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How the left/right balance of Liberal Democrat voters has changed
It is common to use two political spectrums to sort out where people or parties sit ideologically: the left-right spectrum and the authoritarian-libertarian spectrum. The latter is important in explaining the politics of the coalition’s formation, as it was a defence of civil liberties against New Labour’s post-9/11 authoritarian streak that both saw senior figures [...]
How ICM and YouGov compare
What to do when you’re struck by just how different two pieces of data are? Why, draw a graph of course. Hence this, triggered by the very differing picture of Liberal Democrat fortunes told by the latest YouGov and ICM polls:
Ssssh! Don't mention this opinion poll finding
Here’s one opinion poll finding that has had almost no coverage and I suspect will continue to do so because its finding is so at odds with what nearly everyone is saying. It’s from Anthony Wells’s excellent polling blog: YouGov re-asked a question from back in 2009 about whether people though Britain was a broken [...]
So, why do you like Vince Cable?
Two findings jumped out at me from YouGov’s recent poll of Liberal Democrat members, parts of which Stephen Tall covered last week. One is the similarity in many of the findings between YouGov’s poll and the Liberal Democrat Voice surveys of party members, a similarity which we’ve found before. That’s good news – and reassuring [...]
Learning the lessons from last week #2: Lib Dem voters don’t want out of the coalition
Even after last Thursday, I’ve come across very few Liberal Democrats saying, “we should have made a deal with Labour last May”. That’s not a surprise, given the Parliamentary arithmetic and also all that has come out since about just how split Labour’s negotiating team was, not to mention the almost farcical lack of preparation [...]
Overwhelming public support to end sexism in Royal succession
Last month Nick Clegg took up the issue which Lynne Featherstone and Evan Harris had previously been pushing, namely changing the rules of Royal succession so that men and women are treated equally, rather than men being given preference over women. One of YouGov’s post-Royal Wedding questions was about Royal primogeniture and found overwhelming backing [...]
A reason to be sceptical of what the public tells opinion pollsters
Much can be learnt from opinion polls, but a reminder of why not all results should be taken at face value is this: If there were local council elections in your area on May 5th, how likely would you be to vote in them, where 0 means you will definitely not vote, and 10 means [...]
Fairer votes referendum: it needs to be about the voting system, not the government
Contrasting poll results from YouGov and ICM on the AV referendum show how important it is avoid the referendum becoming a vote for or against the government rather than about the merits of the alternative vote compared to first past the post. An ICM poll has found the Yes camp leading by 35% – 22% [...]
Market Research Society rules that it is ethical to poll about false personal allegations
The Market Research Standards Board (MRSB) has cleared YouGov of all the complaints made about its polling of 16-19 April during the general election – but in so doing has raised a big question about what now counts as ‘ethical’ polling. The MRSB’s ruling gives the green light to pollsters asking questions on behalf of [...]
Is there still inequality in the workplace?
Do you think women in Britain have equal job opportunities with men, or not?
Men: Yes 51%, No 43% – net +8%
Women: Yes 25%, No 63% – net -38%
Net scores by political preference:
Conservative: 0%
Lib Dem: -22%
Labour: -25%
Source: YouGov, f...
