Public backs European Court of Human Rights 45% – 26%
It’s notable both how high support for Britain’s involvement with the European Court of Human Rights is, and also how high… … Read the full post »
YouGov
Read my posts about internet polling firm YouGov, including on the question of whether its results are biased.
YouGov is a member of the British Polling Council (BPC), the polling industry’s self-regulation body, and was founded in 2000.
It pioneered online political polling in the UK. To see how YouGov’s poll results compare with those from other pollsters, see this analysis.
For more on political polling, sign up for my weekly round-up of political poling news, The Week in Polls and you can see all the latest national voting intention polls here.
Can you trust Parliamentary by-election polls? The Week in Polls, 5 June
What’s the track record of Parliamentary by-election polls? Here’s some evidence. … Read the full post »
Are the Conservatives really facing being reduced to 101 MPs? The Week in Polls #5
We’re coming up to the six month anniversary of the last time the Conservatives were ahead in a national voting intention poll. … Read the full post »
What do the polls say about anti-Conservative cooperation? The Week in Polls #4
A poll out this week looked at the possible impact of seat deals between Labour, Greens and Liberal Democrats for the next general election. … Read the full post »
Increasing public support for immigration: The Week in Polls #3
We’ve had five national voting intention polls with fieldwork in the last week, putting the Conservatives on 33-34%, Labour on 37-39%, the Lib Dems on 11-12% and the Greens on 3-7%. … Read the full post »
The relevance of local elections and something Leavers and Remainers agree on: The Week in Polls #2
Given we have national opinion polls, how useful are local elections for judging the national political mood? … Read the full post »
Four pollsters all show majority want Boris Johnson to resign
Having reported some of the initial polls following the news of fines for Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak over breaking lockdown rules, let’s follow my own usual advice to others and round up all the polls on the topic. … Read the full post »
First polls shows overwhelming majority want PM to resign
The first opinion polls are out following the news that both the Prime Minister and Chancellor of the Exchequer have been fined for breaking lockdown rules. … Read the full post »
Voters oppose government plans to exclude trans people from conversion therapy ban
New YouGov/The Times research shows Britons would support a ban on conversion therapy at about the same rate for both sexual orientation and gender identity, with widespread support across parties and social groups. … Read the full post »
YouGov: is it biased to the Conservatives?
People on the left often claim YouGov is biased towards the Conservatives. Is that true? … Read the full post »