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NEW PB / Polling Matters podcast: Will May reach and deal and can she get it through parliament if she does?

NEW PB / Polling Matters podcast: Will May reach and deal and can she get it through parliament if she does?

This week’s PB / Polling Matters podcast is split into two parts: In part one, Keiran Pedley is joined by Peter McLeod (Vice President at pollster GQR) to explore what the public think of “Chequers” and what they expect from any Brexit deal May brings back. It turns out that Chequers is more popular than you might think in the right context – but is that the context the Prime Minister’s eventual deal will ultimately be seen in? Keiran and…

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NEW PB / Polling Matters podcast: What now for Scotland?

NEW PB / Polling Matters podcast: What now for Scotland?

On this week’s PB / Polling Matters podcast, Keiran Pedley is joined by pollster Mark Diffley to deep dive on the latest round of polls in Scotland. Topics discussed include: 1) How support for Scottish independence has changed over time and the impact that Brexit could have 2) When the next Scottish Independence vote will happen 3) What’s going on in voting intention polls for Holyrood and Westminster and what this means for the main players north of the border…

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NEW PB / Polling Matters podcast: Housing policy could decide the next General Election

NEW PB / Polling Matters podcast: Housing policy could decide the next General Election

On this week’s PB / Polling Matters podcast, Keiran Pedley and Matt Singh look at recent polling by Matt on behalf of Shelter and ask ‘what’s going on in the marginals’ and ‘How important is housing politically?’ Follow this week’s guests: Follow @KeiranPedley Follow @MattSingh_ Tweet

NEW PB / Polling Matters podcast: Poll trends that will shape the future…education, Brexit and the politically homeless with Paula Surridge

NEW PB / Polling Matters podcast: Poll trends that will shape the future…education, Brexit and the politically homeless with Paula Surridge

On this week’s PB / Polling Matters podcast, Keiran Pedley is joined by Paula Surridge (Senior Lecturer in Political Sociology at the University of Bristol). Keiran and Paula discuss the big trends shaping British politics, such as age, social class and education and the impact they could have on British politics in the future. Paula gives her view on whether Labour would benefit from explicitly campaigning for a second referendum on Brexit and whether there is appetite for a new…

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NEW PB / Polling Matters podcast: Chequers is dead, so should Labour offer a ‘people’s vote’?

NEW PB / Polling Matters podcast: Chequers is dead, so should Labour offer a ‘people’s vote’?

As Labour heads to Liverpool, Keiran Pedley and Leo Barasi look at the polling and ask whether it is in Labour’s interests to offer another vote on Brexit. They lay out the case for and against and debate what happens next. Follow this week’s guests: Follow @KeiranPedley Follow @LeoBarasi Tweet

NEW PB / Polling Matters podcast: Where do the Lib Dems go from here?

NEW PB / Polling Matters podcast: Where do the Lib Dems go from here?

Keiran Pedley is joined by Mark Pack of the Lib Dem Newswire to discuss this week’s Lib Dem conference. Keiran and Mark discuss how the conference went and where the party goes from here and Mark gives everyone an outside tip on who the next Lib Dem leader might be when Vince Cable steps down. Listen to the latest episode here: Follow this week’s guests: Follow @KeiranPedley Follow @MarkPack Tweet

NEW PB / Polling Matters podcast: Who are the centrists and who do they think they are?

NEW PB / Polling Matters podcast: Who are the centrists and who do they think they are?

On the latest episode of the PB / Polling Matters podcast, Keiran Pedley and Leo Barasi discuss some recent polling by Opinium that looks at where Brits place themselves of the left-right political scale, who classes themselves as ‘centrist’ and what they think it means. Follow this week’s podcasters: Follow @KeiranPedley Follow @LeoBarasi Tweet

BONUS PB/Polling Matters podcast: What do the boundary commission proposals mean?

BONUS PB/Polling Matters podcast: What do the boundary commission proposals mean?

On a bonus episode of the Polling Matters podcast, Keiran Pedley is joined by Professor Ron Johnston from the University of Bristol to discuss the Boundary Commission’s proposals this week for reforming parliamentary constituencies in Westminster. Ron explains how it’s all done, the potential implications if the current proposals are adopted and what happens next. Follow @KeiranPedley Tweet