Polling Matters

Jun 14 2021 100 ep. 34 mins 1k
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Keiran Pedleys bring you the latest opinion poll news and analysis with guests. Follow Keiran on twitter @keiranpedley

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Ipsos MORI Politics + Society podcast. Why are the Tories pulling ahead and what is going on with Starmer?

Jun 14 2021 23 mins  
On this week’s episode of the Ipsos MORI Politics and Society podcast, Keiran Pedley and Cameron Garrett sit down to discuss the latest wave of Ipsos MORI’s Political Monitor. They ask what is behind the Conservative’s growing poll lead and examine Keir Starmer’s falling poll ratings.

Ipsos MORI Politics & Society Podcast: Starmer a year in, Johnson's poll ratings and past PMs

Apr 01 2021 31 mins  
In this special episode, Kieran Pedley is joined by two colleagues, Holly Day and Cameron Garrett. Holly talks about the government’s improving poll ratings and what is driving them Cameron talks about Keir Starmer’s poll ratings a year in as Labour leader And Keiran takes us through how the public think past PMs did in office – as featured on Times Radio this week

Ipsos MORI Politics + Society podcast. All things Scotland with Sir John Curtice

Feb 25 2021 35 mins  
On this week's podcast, Keiran Pedley is joined by Emily Gray, Managing Director, Ipsos MORI Scotland and Sir John Curtice, Professor of Politics at The University of Strathclyde. In this episode, the guests discuss the unfolding important elections in Scotland and the latest Ipsos MORI Scottish Political Monitor, including: Is the Salmond - Sturgeon row cutting through to voters?

Ipsos MORI Politics & Society Podcast: Greens surge, Government and COVID and how is Starmer doing?

Feb 10 2021 33 mins  
On this week's podcast, Keiran Pedley is joined by Stephen Bush, Political Editor of the New Statesman and Paula Surridge, Deputy Director of The UK in a Changing Europe and Political Sociologist at the University of Bristol. In this episode, the team review the latest data from the Ipsos MORI Political Monitor including: The state of the main parties as we enter 2021, The Greens b

Ipsos MORI Politics + Society podcast. Scotland: why 'Yes' is winning and what happens now?

Oct 15 2020 34 mins  
On this week's podcast, Keiran Pedley is joined by Ailsa Henderson from the University of Edinburgh and Emily Gray of Ipsos MORI Scotland to discuss this week's bombshell Ipsos MORI / STV News poll showing support for Scottish independence at a record 58%. The group discuss what has caused support for independence to increase, the arguments Scots find convincing for independence an

Ipsos MORI Politics + Society podcast. US election special. Can Trump turn things around?

Oct 08 2020 34 mins  
On this week’s podcast, Keiran Pedley is joined by Chris Jackson from Ipsos in the US and Ariel Edwards-Levy of the Huffington Post to take a deep-dive look at the upcoming US presidential election. Topics discussed included: What’s driving Biden’s lead? How can Trump turn it around? Shy Trump voters / partisan non-response bias / turnout filters and other important polling p

Ipsos MORI Politics + Society podcast. New COVID restrictions and Starmer's first conference speech

Sep 24 2020 31 mins  
On this week's Ipsos MORI Politics & Society podcast, Keiran Pedley is joined by Katy Balls, Deputy Political Editor of The Spectator and Ben Walker, Data Journalist at the New Statesman and founder of the Britain Elects website. The team discuss the fallout from new COVID restrictions announced by the government this week – and what the public think of them as well as reaction t

Ipsos MORI Politics + Society podcast. Where do the Conservatives go from here?

Jul 07 2020 37 mins  
This week Keiran Pedley is joined by former Deputy Chief of Staff to David Cameron, Baroness Kate Fall and by Asa Bennett, Brexit Editor at the Daily Telegraph. Interspersed with insights from Ipsos MORI polling, they look at the state the Conservative Party finds itself in now; how it might differ from the party led by David Cameron; and the challenge posed to the future of the Co

Ipsos MORI Politics + Society podcast. How does Starmer make it to Numner 10? With Ayesha Hazarika and Alastair Campbell

Jun 18 2020 45 mins  
On the inaugural Ipsos MORI Politics & Society podcast, Keiran Pedley is joined by Ayesha Hazarika, Alastair Campbell and our Chief Executive Ben Page to discuss historic poll ratings for the new Labour leader and where the Labour Party go from here after a historic defeat in December. Topics covered on the show include: Starmer’s leadership ratings in context Ben Page on the imp

A short message from Keiran

Jun 18 2020 1 mins  
On the future of Polling Matters and some exciting new plans.