Six extra voting intention polls ‘discovered’
My Pollbase database of national voting intention polls, going back to 1943, seeks to be the largest such collection. … Read the full post »
1951 General Election
Read about the 1951 general election which saw the Conservatives under Winston Churchill return to power, defeating Clement Attlee’s Labour Party.
This is how general elections used to be called
How Clement Attlee called the 1951 general election. … Read the full post »
Party political broadcasts: The greatest hits
The BBC had been pressing for political broadcasts to be used during the 1950 election, but initially met hostility from politicians. The very first political broadcast, either PEB or PPB, was eventually seen on 15 October 1951. … Read the full post »