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Can We Trust the Opinion Polls?

David Cowling examines the role of opinion polling in British politics

Radio 4,3 episodes

Episodes

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Episode 1
David Cowling looks at the track record of polls in previous British elections.
17 Jan 2016,28 mins
Episode 2
David Cowling explores why opinion polls got the last general election result so wrong.
24 Jan 2016,28 mins
Episode 3
David Cowling asks if political opinion polling will be more reliable in future.
31 Jan 2016,28 mins