Posts Tagged ‘opinion polling’

Were we wasting our time?

Were we wasting our time?

With the first post-referendum raft of data on voting intentions published last week, and with spending totals due for publication today, one of the key strategists of Yes for Wales campaign sets the information in a context

The limits of Twitter

The limits of Twitter

How far can you rely on twitter when trying to gather opinion?

Will Labour win a majority?

Will Labour win a majority?

As Labour launches its Election campaign the polls look promising, but how certain can the party be it is heading for a majority in the Assembly in four week’s time?

Evidence based punditry

Evidence based punditry

After years of paucity, Wales is finally getting some regular, high quality opinion polling

Time to change the narrative in Wales

Time to change the narrative in Wales

Don’t believe the hype: Labour is taking contradictory positions on public finances and it’s time for the Conservatives in Wales to set the record straight

What next for the Liberal Democrats?

What next for the Liberal Democrats?

The Liberal Democrats have entered the UK government for the first time in eighty years, but in doing so have set a significant challenge for the Welsh element of the federal party

Only the Lib Dems can win here – errr…?

Only the Lib Dems can win here – errr…?

“First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you win.” This famous quote by Mahatma Gandhi is probably privately what many Liberal Democrats are feeling at the moment, even if they can’t work out whether or not they are stuck on the third phase or really moving into the fourth. [...]

BBC Wales Poll – Initial reflections

BBC Wales Poll – Initial reflections

THE results of an exclusive poll commissioned by BBC Cymru Wales released today are good news for those supporting more powers for the National Assembly for Wales, and good news for a Labour Party buoyed by a confident conference in Swansea over the weekend. Looking first at the future of devolution in Wales, the poll [...]

Online polling is vital to democracy

Online polling is vital to democracy

With the General Election campaign having unofficially started, it seems like we’re getting an opinion poll every day. Online polling is the latest advance in this intriguing science

A special present

THANKS for staying with WalesHome.org today, as we have undertaken a bit of an experiment. Every hour on the hour since 6am we have published a new post to the Hearth blog. Most of these have dealt with the data emanating from the You Gov poll released this morning. It has been a big extra [...]

Reaction to the poll from the candidates

ONE of the key sets of findings from the You Gov poll this morning was the recognition factor and perception of the three candidates seeking to replace Rhodri Morgan as First Minister. As Adam wrote earlier today, Rhodri scores well on both perception and recognition. His possible successors aren’t so strong. To recap, the question [...]

More of a mixed message for the Conservatives

THE YOU GOV poll today certainly made good reading for the Welsh Conservatives in terms of headline figures around 31% of the Welsh electorate being prepared to back them in a UK General Election, but the messages in the polling weren’t uniformly pleasing. For example, as we noted earlier, Conservative voters remain less convinced than [...]