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Larry’s Diary, Week Three Hundred And Thirty-Nine

30th August 2026 Going Postal 0

Monday Good morning, my happy readers. Well, the weather seems to have changed for what, to me, is much improved. The sky over Downing Street is clear blue this morning and it’s pleasantly warm. But [more…]

Elections

Opinion Polls – The Methodology and Reliability

26th August 2026 Going Postal 0

The previous piece on opinion polls looked at who commissions opinion polls and what might be their motivations. This second piece is about how opinion polls are conducted and how reliable they are. Let us [more…]

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Opinion Polls & Opinion Pollsters

25th August 2026 Going Postal 0

In 1992, every opinion poll and market research organization predicted a Labour victory at the general election. The BBC exit poll as the polls closed at 10pm on 9 April 1992 suggested that the Conservatives [more…]

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Peaked too early?

11th November 2025 Going Postal 0

Reform are at all times high with the latest polls predicting a huge majority and the Conservatives being reduced to just 7 MPs.  However, the next election could be some years away (at the time [more…]

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Larry’s Diary, Week Two Hundred And Ninety-Five

7th September 2025 Going Postal 0

Monday Good morning, friends. It’s a most unusual day today, a warm and sunny Bank Holiday Monday. It usually rains on a bank holiday, but I think the weather gods have got it wrong, as [more…]

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15th April 2024 Going Postal 0

If the opinion polls are to be believed, we are heading for a change of government with a landslide majority and I thought that it would of interest to look at when this has happened [more…]

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