Almost two in three say the Queen’s Speech is “an important tradition that should be continued” – but young Britons are less likely to agree than the old Today is the state opening of Parliament’s 2013-14 session, a grand ceremonial event in which the Queen reads out a speech she ...
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History helps to explain why Britons favour European equality over American individualism. The Long Slump is supposedly widening the English Channel. This is doubtless the case politically. Tough economic times have hardened British public opinion towards core elements of the European Project, from porous borders and economic interdependence to supranational ...
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Will the United Kingdom still be a member of the European Union in 2020? YouGov President, Peter Kellner, examines three scenarios. Want to receive Peter Kellner's commentaries by email? Subscribe here 1. The Conservatives win the 2015 election and David Cameron is able to redeem his promise to renegotiate Britain’s ...
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Latest YouGov / The Sunday Times results 3rd May - CON 30%, LAB 40%, LD 11%, UKIP 12%; APP -35 See the full poll results
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Public think Labour twice as likely as the Conservatives to be in government after the next general election – but a majority think Ed will never be Prime Minister New YouGov research today reveals that regardless of the public preference more expect a Labour government than a Tory one in ...
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Desire to reduce immigration and get Britain out of the EU are top issues driving voters to UKIP Results continue to come in, but so far it’s clear that UKIP is set to make major gains in today's local elections: at the time of writing, UKIP has won 42 council ...
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Latest YouGov / The Sun results 2nd May - CON 32%, LAB 43%, LD 9%, UKIP 11%; APP -32 See the full poll results
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Making sense of the local elections Starting in the early hours of tomorrow morning, we shall be bombarded with analyses of the local election results. Are the gains and losses for each party above, below or on a par with expectations? Is Ed Miliband on course to become Prime Minister? ...
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Today we have this year’s batch of local elections. This is the smallest of the four year local election cycle – there are no district or borough councils up for election, it is just the County Councils and a few unitary councils (mostly those that used to be county councils ...
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Latest YouGov / The Sun results 1st May - CON 33%, LAB 39%, LD 10%, UKIP 13%; APP -30 See the full poll results
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