Archive - The Week in Polls

March 2025

Defra tries, fails to keep secret a poll used to justify legislation

Welcome to the 154th edition of The Week in Polls (TWIP) which takes a look at an attempt by the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs…

Mar 30

Kemi Badenoch vs the Conservative Party: how the polling compares

Welcome to the 153rd edition of The Week in Polls (TWIP) which takes a quick look at an under-explored topic: how the polling for the Leader of the…

Mar 23

What happens after a party wins a landslide?

Welcome to the 152nd edition of The Week in Polls (TWIP) which, after last week’s dive into technical polling details, this time has some…

Mar 16

Polling at a crossroads: is this book the way forward?

Welcome to the 151st edition of The Week in Polls (TWIP) which takes a look at a new(-ish) book about both the problems with and possible solutions for…

Mar 9

New data contradicts Channel 4's controversial claims

Welcome to the 150th edition of The Week in Polls (TWIP) which returns to the story of GenZ and that speech by Channel 4’s Chief Executive, Alex Mahon.

Mar 2

February 2025

Why we should be thinking about 1985

Welcome to the 149th edition of The Week in Polls (TWIP) which takes a hop back in time to 1985 for some perspective on the current polls.

Feb 23

How populists win culture battles while losing the culture war

Welcome to the 148th edition of The Week in Polls (TWIP) which takes a look at new research into culture wars, and how they impact politics.

Feb 16

Channel 4 won't release poll data, sticks by Chief Exec's claims

Welcome to the 147th edition of The Week in Polls (TWIP) which looks at what Channel 4’s press office told me after last week’s edition. Would they…

Feb 9

Gen Z, democracy and a problem with the speech from Channel 4's Chief Exec

Welcome to the 146th edition of The Week in Polls (TWIP) which cannot quite tear itself away from looking at how The Times reports polls, but this time…

Feb 2

January 2025

Is the private schools VAT change causing more parents to lie?

Welcome to the 145th edition of The Week in Polls (TWIP) which dives into the polling details behind a definitive looking headline from The Times. Will…

Jan 26

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