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Understanding the minds of punters

Understanding the minds of punters

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YouGov have published some fascinating insights into punters, YouGov say YouGov Profiles data allows us to explore the mindset of those who gamble at least once a week with a bookmaker – either online or in shop. The data shows that while there are some clear distinctions between more traditional in-store bettors and those who gamble digitally, there are also a number of shared characteristics.  As one would imagine those that use a traditional instore bookmaker are likely to be older…

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Only 11% of the country are prepared for the Zombie apocalypse

Only 11% of the country are prepared for the Zombie apocalypse

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The UK is going to be woefully unprepared when the Zombies do rise up Only 11% of us have made plans for the Zombie apocalypse @YouGov finds. https://t.co/Ppv9qUU1fh pic.twitter.com/2jY8FNOFJD — TSE (@TSEofPB) September 8, 2017 YouGov: Of those 11% who do have zombie plans, 45% involve holing up somewhere, 43% consider supplies, just 13% killing zombies. pic.twitter.com/bmN1vCeuDa — TSE (@TSEofPB) September 8, 2017 YouGov: Of the 45% of zombie plans that involve holing up, the largest number intend to hole…

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YouGov finds 7 out 10 voters, and 4 out 10 Tories don’t want Mrs May to fight the next general election

YouGov finds 7 out 10 voters, and 4 out 10 Tories don’t want Mrs May to fight the next general election

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YouGov poll for The Sunday times finds 7 out 10 voters, and 4 out 10 Tories don't want Mrs May to fight the next general election. — TSE (@TSEofPB) September 2, 2017 The YouGov poll finds 23% of all voters want Mrs May to go now, 48% want her to go before 2022, & 30% wanted to fight the next GE as leader — TSE (@TSEofPB) September 2, 2017 So Mrs May ignored Sir Lynton Crosby's advice not to hold…

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It is a mistake to assume that LAB leave voters feel as strongly about Brexit as CON ones

It is a mistake to assume that LAB leave voters feel as strongly about Brexit as CON ones

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If it comes to the crunch LAB leavers see jobs as more important With Labour apparently shifting its position on Brexit a notch or two there’s been a lot of interest about what Labour voters think particularly those who supported Leave at the referendum. There is not that much polling about where we can see specifically how LAB Leavers view an issue compared with CON ones and those of other parties. One of surveys that had this split and is…

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Concern about immigration drops sharply although nearly 3 times as many CON voters raised it than LAB ones

Concern about immigration drops sharply although nearly 3 times as many CON voters raised it than LAB ones

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NHS remains top issue facing country according to Aug @IpsosMORI Issues Index which uniquely does not prompt responses pic.twitter.com/a4uWqWYFWh — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) August 22, 2017 Concern about immigration continue to slide according to latest @IpsosMORI Issues Index pic.twitter.com/keGIuq6XS4 — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) August 22, 2017 From latest @IpsosMORI issues index – concern split by party support. Notice big CON-LAB gap on immigration pic.twitter.com/U13eUR2VxD — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) August 22, 2017 In a month which has seen almost no polls…

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A week goes by and the main polling news is that Remain voters are much more relaxed about gay sex than Brexiters

A week goes by and the main polling news is that Remain voters are much more relaxed about gay sex than Brexiters

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Wikipedia Am I the only person who yearns for the YouGov daily poll? Given the precariousness of the government’s parliamentary situation and the massive challenge of Brexit we’ve just gone through a whole week without a single published voting poll. Just about the only survey that’s been published was the YouGov poll for Pink News on attitudes to gay sex with the cross tabs broken down by voting intention. Not surprisingly Remain voters (64%) were much more likely to agree…

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The Tories needs to resolve divisions soon because divided parties struggle at election time

The Tories needs to resolve divisions soon because divided parties struggle at election time

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One of the things that we know from previous elections is that parties that are seen to be divided can get punished by the voters. That was John Major’s fate at GE1997 after five difficult years of one split after another. The current situation, as seen in the recent YouGov polling illustrated in the chart and touched on in this week’s podcast, looks challenging and could be hugely problematical if there is the need for an early election. This, of…

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