By all accounts, social mobility has slowed. But as Michael Gove proposes ways of addressing the problem through education, John Humphrys considers, can the trend be reversed? There are not many things on which politicians of all parties agree but the value of social mobility is one of them. Every ...
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Will Ed Miliband's lead over David Cameron last? YouGov President Peter Kellner looks to history to judge our latest results It may not last. Short-term blips should not be confused with long-term trends. In polling, as with gravity, what zooms up generally drops back down. Nevertheless, something noteworthy happened last ...
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How much do Twitter storms affect brands? We measure social media audiences to find out YouGov SoMA, the first social media audience measurement tool, reveals some extremely interesting findings about how much Twitter storms can impact audiences and affect perception of brands. SoMA measures how many and what sort of ...
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Our final London elections poll shows Boris Johnson defeating Ken Livingstone in the run-off vote for Mayor YouGov’s final London elections poll for the Evening Standard shows Boris Johnson defeating Ken Livingstone in the run-off vote for Mayor by 53-47% - the same margin by which he won four years ...
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Majority of TV viewing now 'on demand' for 1 in 4 Brits, finds new Smart TV research YouGov’s new syndicated ‘Smart TV’ tracker has revealed that just over one in four (26%) Britons claim to spend more time watching TV through 'on-demand' services, such as BBC’s iPlayer and YouTube, than ...
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Tory slump + UKIP rise = Cameron nightmare - YouGov President Peter Kellner explains the latest polls The game has changed; and with elections across much of Britain this week, the timing for the Conservatives could scarcely be worse. YouGov’s latest poll for the Sunday Times puts them at 29%. ...
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'Out of touch', 'short-termist' – the Government 's had some bad months. Can the PM avoid a House of Lords storm, asks John Humphrys? David Cameron admits he’s had a bad couple of months. The Prime Minister told me in an interview on Monday that the Government needed to 'raise ...
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Fracking: energy saviour or environmental threat? The word ‘fracking’ is not exactly a commonplace term in daily use. Until recently, only experts ever used it and many people – perhaps most – still don’t know what it means. But that’s all set to change. Fracking, according to its supporters, may ...
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With just two weeks until London's mayoral election, recent polling for the London Evening Standard shows Boris Johnson on course to remain mayor, but puts Labour ahead in London assembly With just over two weeks to go until London’s mayoral election, YouGov’s first weekly campaign poll for the Evening Standard ...
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Peter Kellner reveals what voters really think of British Parliament and our politicians Today 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 ...
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