BlogHide Resteemscandy49 (63)in uk • yesterdayPoll suggest next parliament will be hungThe pollster MoreInCommon did a huge MRP poll with a sample of 11,000 people. It suggests a hung parliament where no govt can form even with a coalition: It suggests a hypothetical parliament…candy49 (63)in uk • 15 days agoBritain joins CPTPPBritain's accession to the CPTPP trading block came into force today (15th December 2024). 🇦🇺🇧🇳🇨🇦🇨🇱🇯🇵🇲🇾🇲🇽🇳🇿🇵🇪🇸🇬🇻🇳🇬🇧 Including Britain, it's 12 countries, 500 million…candy49 (63)in uk • 17 days agoUK voting intention by most important issuesThe pollster MoreInCommon asked people how they intended to vote, and then what the most important issue was. Here is how it broke down: source The most interesting thing to me was "Jobs and…candy49 (63)in uk • 19 days agoBritain's voting intention by Christmas movieThey asked people how they'd vote, and then what was their favourite Christmas movie. Here are the results: source I was amused to see Tories loved Love Actually. No wonder they elected…candy49 (63)in ukpolitics • 24 days agoMPs with religious faith voted against assisted suicideHere is how MPs voted in the assisted suicide vote, broken down by their religious faith: source Basically, if you were Christian, Muslim, Buddhist or Sikh, you tended to vote against…candy49 (63)in ukpolitics • 26 days agoInteresting Sky news video about the Labour govtIt discusses which things Labour have done which have cut through to the public, and whether the public views the issues positively or negatively. Source: They've only had one success:…candy49 (63)in usa • 2 months agoRepublicans are doing better than in 2020 with early votingEarly voting has started in several US states for the Presidential election. We obviously don't know how people are voting, but we know the breakdown by registered Democrats and registered…candy49 (63)in uk • 3 months agoVoters turn on StarmerThe pollster Savanta asked 2,000 people to give a one-word description of Keir Starmer. Here is the resulting word cloud: source Here is the same exercise done for Starmer in Sept 2023 (so…candy49 (63)in uk • 4 months agoThe second round of the Tory leadership contestHere is how Tory MPs voted: Robert Jenrick - 33 (+5) Kemi Badenoch - 28 (+6) Tom Tugendhat - 21 (+4) James Cleverly - 21 (-) Mel Stride - 16 (-) Mel Stride has been eliminated. The vote…candy49 (63)in uk • 4 months agoThe Labour party lead drops to 4%It's exactly two months since the general election, here is the poll from BMGResearch: source Note that in the general election, Labour got 33.7%. As you can see from the graphic above…candy49 (63)in uk • 4 months agoKeir Starmer's approval ratings fall to a new lowHere is the chart from the pollster MoreInCommn: source It's only 7 weeks after the election, but Starmer is already on -16, which normally takes several years for new govts to achieve.…candy49 (63)in uk • 4 months agoBritish voters are worrying about energy billsYouGov asked which area of household spending were people most worried about. Here are the results: source Energy bills topped the list of concerns, though people aged 25 to 49 are worrying…candy49 (63)in uk • 4 months agoHere is the polling for the Conservative leadership candidatesThe six candidates are Tom Tugendhat, James Cleverly, Robert Jenrick, Kemi Badenoch, Priti Patel and Mel Stride. The pollster also asked questions about Nigel Farage who heads the Reform Party.…candy49 (63)in uk • 5 months agoSome shocking polling on the recent riotsThis polling was done by WeThinkPolling: source The new Labour government was elected on just 33.7% of the vote. Some people thought they'd bring mortgage rates down. Instead Starmer…candy49 (63)in uk • 5 months agoKeir Starmer's approval ratings go negativeIn the wake of the recent riots, Prime Minister Keir Starmer's ratings have turned negative (31% positive, 38% negative giving him a rating of -7): source The people he has to worry about…candy49 (63)in politics • 5 months agoKamala Harris leads Trump in the first national poll since Biden retired from the Presidential raceThe poll is from Redfield and Wilton Strategies. Kamala Harris: 45% Donald Trump: 43% Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: 5% Other: 1% Don't Know: 4% In the poll before Biden stepped down, Biden was at…candy49 (63)in uk • 7 months agoLabour are focusing on the Red WallThe Red Wall is the group of traditional Labour seats in the North of England, which unexpectedly voted Conservative in 2019. Labour are determined to win them back. According to the FT, Labour is…candy49 (63)in uk • 7 months agoWord cloud to describe Nigel FarageEver since Nigel Farage announced he'd be a candidate in the constituency of Clacton, opinion pollsters have been frantically polling to find out what voters think of him. When people were asked…candy49 (63)in uk • 7 months agoThe Green Party fields a full slate of candidates in England and WalesFor the first time ever, the Green Party is fielding candidates in all 575 seats in Endland and Wales, plus about half the seats in Scotland and two-thirds of Northern Ireland. Here's the map of…candy49 (63)in uk • 7 months agoWord cloud for Starmer and LabourThe pollster Redfield and Wilton asked voters to say what Kier Starmer and the Labour party stood for. It was free-form so they could put down whatever they liked. Here is the resulting word…
