Failure to adapt meant competitors left HMV behind, analyses YouGov CEO Stephan Shakespeare Almost exactly a year ago we looked at HMV on YouGov’s BrandIndex and saw that it did not fit the traditional pattern of a retailer facing difficulties – struggling with consumer perception compounded by a poor economic ...
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YouGov President, Peter Kellner, discusses how YouGov polls the European Parliament elections Like other polling companies, YouGov has started monitoring voting intentions ahead of next year’s elections to the European Parliament (EP). And, like other companies, we have found that UKIP’s support is significantly higher when people are asked for ...
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John Humphrys asks: will Cameron’s speech on the EU this week settle the issue of Europe or provoke political conflict? It has been a long time coming but David Cameron’s speech on Europe is finally to be delivered. On Friday, the Prime Minister will stand up in Amsterdam and lay out ...
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YouGov President, Peter Kellner, analyses Britain's opinion on the EU referendum Public opinion is on the move on Europe. YouGov’s latest poll for the Sunday Times confirms that if David Cameron called a straight in-out referendum some time in the future, Britain would vote to remain a member of the ...
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John Humphrys asks: where should welfare costs be cut and will attempts to reform the system risk creating more problems than they solve? The government easily won the vote in the House of Commons this week on its plans to limit the rise in many welfare benefits to 1% a ...
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Aldi is becoming mainstream as customers seek value, analyses YouGov CEO Stephan Shakespeare This time last year poor results at Tesco shocked investors and the grocery sector, although followers of YouGov’s BrandIndex and this column would have been aware of their problems a month earlier. With the all-important Christmas season ...
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YouGov President, Peter Kellner, discusses the public's views on welfare reform As governments down the years have discovered, welfare is a political minefield. Most people think they pay more into the government’s welfare pot through taxes than they draw out in benefits. They find the system horrendously complex but have ...
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Compare and contrast - Atul Hatwal writes that a Labour victory from the current position would be unprecedented, Dan Hodges writes that a Tory victory is still the most likely outcome of the election. On the other side of the political fence Paul Goodman writes that a Conservative victory is ...
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John Humphrys asks: are the increases in rail fares justified or are the public being victimised? If you are a commuter returning to work today, the realisation that the long midwinter holiday is over for another year and that the next bank holiday won’t turn up till the end of ...
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YouGov President, Peter Kellner, looks ahead to the new year in 2016 January 2, 2016 Looking back on 2015, the odd thing is that David Cameron’s triumphs should provoke such surprise. The events that gave him total command of British politics have been enjoyed as a fairy tale by some ...
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