'Unpopular government, unpersuasive opposition' – Peter Kellner explores how the public's current views of the two main parties are affected by the state of the economy Two big facts lie at the heart of contest between Labour and the Conservatives. The first is that most people think the Government and, in ...
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New poll shows Germans wary of bail-outs, the euro – even the EU itself, explains YouGov President Peter Kellner There is one figure in a poll conducted this week by YouGov-Germany that could turn David Cameron green with envy. Despite Angela Merkel’s domestic problems ahead of next year’s elections to ...
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The House of Lords defies every democratic principle. But does the public really want reform? Peter Kellner suggests not Were we starting from scratch – in the wake, say, of civil war or revolution – the issue would barely qualify for the label ‘controversy’. Of course every legislator would be ...
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As the news agenda turns to tax avoidance, it seems David Cameron has reason to smile – but for how long, asks Peter Kellner The immediate impact of the rows over tax avoidance has been to help the Prime Minister. In YouGov’s latest survey for the Sunday Times, his net ...
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Peter Kellner reveals what voters really think of British Parliament and our politicians We bring you the results of what we believe to be the most detailed survey ever into attitudes to British democracy and our political system. This extensive study, analysed by our president Peter Kellner, contains disturbing data ...
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I’m an unusual voter. I’m not a Liberal Democrat, yet I think Nick Clegg has been rather impressive in his two years as deputy Prime Minister. Faced with the awkward arithmetic of the last general election result, he has ensured that Britain could navigate the world’s financial storm with a ...
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Recent YouGov results show British public think Murdoch 'not fit' to run News Corp, and 'don't have much sympathy' with the tabloid press, or its celebrity hacking targets, as Leveson resumes According to our survey for the British Journalism Review, published as Lord Leveson resumes his inquiry after its Jubilee ...
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Extensive polling on the royal family shows cheer towards royals but pessimism on whether life has improved since 1952, explains YouGov President Peter Kellner My, we are a miserable lot. One might have thought the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee would be an occasion to celebrate how much life in Britain has ...
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As the campaign for Scottish independence launches, Peter Kellner considers polling precedent to predict what SNP leader and first minister Salmond should aim for if he wants a 'yes' vote Last Friday, during his media blitz to launch the ‘yes’ campaign for Scottish independence, SNP leader and first minister Alex ...
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How would Britain vote in a referendum on the EU - and should Cameron or Miliband commit to calling one? Peter Kellner considers our latest poll results According to the Observer, senior members of Labour’s shadow cabinet want Ed Miliband to commit Labour at the next election to an in-out ...
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