The Leveson report is published. Now the debate begins. twitter.com/MSmithsonPB/st… — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) November 29, 2012 For the latest polling and political betting news Follow @MSmithsonPB
Confused state of public opinon ahead of Leveson? Apparently contradictory findings from ComRes bit.ly/Y7DzLa twitter.com/MSmithsonPB/st… — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) November 29, 2012 Whatever side you are on there’s something for you in this poll A ComRes online poll for ITV News overnight neatly sums up the dilemma over press regulation. Look at the chart above. When asked “In light of the Leveson Inquiry the Government should introduce statutory regulation of the media” those in the ComRes sample agreed by 51%…
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Revised chart showing support in YouGov poll for statutory press regulation broken down by newspapers read. twitter.com/MSmithsonPB/st… — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) November 28, 2012 The report’s out at 1pm tomorrow Thursday looks set to be a big political day with three Westminster by-elections and the publication of the Leveson report. Dave got his copy this morning and no doubt they’ll be working hard on his response planned for tomorrow afternoon. One possible issue is that the PM and DPM could…
Three weeks on from election day the Romney total gets closer to the 47% mark. docs.google.com/spreadsheet/cc… twitter.com/MSmithsonPB/st… — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) November 28, 2012 And there are several million votes still to be counted Thanks to PB’s AndyJS for the great work he’s doing tracking the final total in the 2012 White House race. His spreadsheet is being updated several times as day and has become just about the most authoritative source for the outcome. Andy is also doing the…
According to YouGov post-2010 general election polling just 41% of UKIP voters cited Europe as a factor. See chart twitter.com/MSmithsonPB/st… — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) November 27, 2012 Thanks to Anthony Wells of YouGov for linking to this polling taken after the 2010 general election which sought, amongst other things, to work out why people had voted the way they did. The responses from UKIP voters when asked to name what were the three key issues for them are showing in…
Betfair data shows that there’s hardly a rush of money going on parties other than LAB in Rotherham. £61 backing Respect & £62 UKIP — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) November 27, 2012 Betfair data also show that in Croydon N the total of bets bcking Respect totals just £34 with £0 going on UKIP. — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) November 27, 2012 On the Middlesbrough Betfair market nobody has backed anycandidate other than LAB. Last price traded 1/100. — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB)…
US authorities take action against Intrade. All US punters ordered to close accounts. www7.politicalbetting.com/?p=54041 twitter.com/MSmithsonPB/st… — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) November 27, 2012 Where now for the Dublin-based bookie? As I’ve often remarked on PB I’ve found it odd that while Betfair has for years taken large measures to stop any US-based customers from accessing its site and trading on its market the Dublin firm, Intrade, has apparently operated with impunity. During the recent White House race the firm became the…