Show Notes
In this jam-packed episode, we look at today’s by-elections in England and Scotland, the government’s social media ban, the security and defence spending crisis, plus how does polling actually work?
This week’s stories:
As Kemi Badenoch hits an approval rating high, why has the Conservative Party's support remained stagnant?
Defence spending fallout: In the wake of John Healey's resignation, the British public want increased defence spending but where do they think extra funds should come from?
Is the public in support of the government's social media ban for under 16s?
Triple by-election breakdown: focus group insights from Makerfield, plus could energy politics hinder the SNP in Aberdeen South or Arbroath and Broughty Ferry?
A pollster's guide to polling: the methodology behind the numbers.
The decline of childhood independence over generations.
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