Immigration
As we enter a new year in politics, the Government still faces the same challenges. Polling on the nation's political agenda, conducted by PeoplePolling for Policy Exchange, has found that voters put the top 3 issues facing the government as reducing NHS waiting lists, tackling inflation and building
As the year comes to a close, one final flurry of polling doesn't much help in clearing up where the public stands. Three polls, from Omnisis, People Polling and Techne, all paint different pictures of the direction of travel. Omnisis give Labour a 25% lead (+5), People Polling
Scotland
Just as the polls seemed to settle on a solid margin for Independence, Savanta has released research suggesting a far closer state of public opinion. This ended the six-poll streak in favour of independence, giving "No" a margin of 2%. With undecideds excluded, it gave Yes 49% to
Redfield & Wilton
Voters increasingly regret Brexit and it's not difficult to understand why. The government's popularity is at a staggering low, only matched by levels of confidence in the economy. It's no surprise that Brexit, a policy associated with this government, is now viewed with scepticism
Ipsos MORI
As the polling continues to paint a conflicted picture on national party shares, one particularly interesting piece from Ipsos MORI released yesterday only adds to this. They put Labour on 49% to the Conservatives 23%; a far cry from the 45% and 32% recorded by Deltapoll over the same fieldwork
Opinium
Close followers of polling, or readers of this site, may well have spotted that Reform UK seem to be in something of a renaissance. The party has maintained a strong performance, reaching near double digits, all without the much-prophesied return of their totemic leader. And yet there are reasons to
By-Election
As Stretford and Urmston declared in the early hours of the morning, Andrew Western is the Labour Party's newest MP. The final result saw Labour on 69.6% (+9.3) with the Conservatives sinking to 15.9% (-11.7). This showing was the worst for the party in
As politicos and pundits get set for a second by-election in a fortnight, it's worth taking stock of what's in store. Stretford and Urmston is a safe Labour seat. It's gone Labour in every election since it was formed in 1997, and the party
Opinium
Samuel Kasumu, a prospective Conservative candidate for Mayor of London, has had a piece of London polling commissioned from Opinium that gives some insight into the capital's current concerns. In a press release, Kasumu emphasises the strategic significance of London's most salient issues: he highlights housing.
Strikes
Two new polls on British attitudes towards striking industries provide for a telling insight into opinion on strikes. Savanta finds 13% net support for strikes, down 8% on October. Taking the most comparable figure from Ipsos MORI's poll, net support sits at -3%, down 19% from September. This
Savanta
Savanta have recently published the results of an MRP poll conducted alongside Electoral Calculus and it makes gripping reading. The poll gives Labour 482 seats to the Conservatives' 69. That's a majority of 314. Amongst the headline findings are a Conservative wipe-out North of Lincolnshire. Naturally the
Scotland
YouGov have today released a new poll with The Times, which sheds more light on Scottish public opinion. The headline result is a 5% margin, with Yes on 47% to the 42% of No. This marks a significant pro-independence shift on polling from previous months. Interestingly, it finds that the
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