The Week in Polls

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A new pollster, and how the polls now stand
Welcome to the 165th edition of The Week in Polls (TWIP) which takes a look at what the polls are telling us about voting intention figures for…
Apparently inconsistent poll answers? Don’t blame the public
Welcome to the 164th edition of The Week in Polls (TWIP) which takes issue with a journalist’s criticism of the public for apparently supporting higher…
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Strengths and weaknesses of Reform's standing in the polls
Welcome to the 163rd edition of The Week in Polls (TWIP) which takes a look at both strengths and weaknesses in the polls for Reform UK.

May 2025

Lessons from polling at the 2024 general election
Welcome to the 162nd edition of The Week in Polls (TWIP) which takes a look at the lessons learnt at the recent British Polling Council event on polling…
Three less conventional ways of looking at who supports Reform
Welcome to the 161st edition of The Week in Polls (TWIP) which delves into some more tangential questions that throw a light on who votes for Reform.
What will, and won't, work for Labour in the face of Reform's rise?
Welcome to the 160th edition of The Week in Polls (TWIP) which takes a look at Reform/Labour swing voters courtesy of some excellent analysis by Steve…
Reality arrives, 2025 edition: how did the polls and projections do?
Welcome to the 159th edition of The Week in Polls (TWIP) which takes a look at how the polls and predictions performed in the local elections we have…
The Week in Polls hits its 3rd birthday
On this day in 2022, the first edition of The Week in Polls appeared.

April 2025

Making sense of the national vote share figures you hear after local elections: PNS and NEV
Welcome to the 158th edition of The Week in Polls (TWIP) which explains how the national vote share calculations are done after each round of May local…
Public opinion in turbulent times: Neville Chamberlain's approval ratings
Welcome to the 157th edition of The Week in Polls (TWIP) which goes back in time to the earliest national political polls in Britain, showing how…
Unpopular populism: the new international trend?
Welcome to the 156th edition of The Week in Polls (TWIP) which takes an international tour of three other countries to see how populists are faring.
The pollsters who ask about Ed Davey but then bury the answers
Welcome to the 155th edition of The Week in Polls (TWIP) which takes a look at the different approaches pollsters take towards Liberal Democrat leader…
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