Blogs

I take a look at the effect of question framing on immigration attitudes, and what the new census data can tell us about the link between population density, inequality, and voting.

This first issue examines the prime minister’s popularity, a quick analysis of the growing diversity of the House of Commons, and a challenge to the consensus on how ethnic diversity interacts with voting patterns.

British Future ran a series of polls on the Focaldata platform between 28 February - 7 March 2022 among four samples: general population, Scotland, ethnic minorities, young people.

A group of animal protection organisations (including Humane Society International) ran a poll on the Focaldata platform with over 10,000 UK respondents. Fieldwork was conducted between 11-20 April 2022. Using the polling data, Focaldata completed a constituency-level analysis using MRP.

Getting a representative sample of ethnic minority adults via online panel research is a major problem for researchers and stakeholders. Skews and biases in sample composition are common—and have major implications for policies and campaigns affecting ethnic minorities.

Online panel marketplaces bring speed and scale—and fraud and disengagement. As panel marketplaces dominate research, data quality is more important than ever. Here are our findings about data quality that you can apply to your team.

Hanover Communications ran a series of polls on the Focaldata platform between 28-31 January 2022. The polls were targeted at the general population and at Red Wall constituents.

Scandals and surging COVID cases have weakened Boris Johnson and the Conservative Party. Our latest analysis shows that while the current situation is dire for Johnson and his party, it’s not terminal.