At its AGM today, Equitable Life published findings of research conducted by MORI amongst policyholders. This was undertaken to help the Society understand the concerns of all policyholders.
Pensioners Would Elect Labour. More British pensioners intend to vote Labour than Tory in the forthcoming General Election, according an NOP/Sunday People survey...
Pulse Check
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Postal voting will not have an appreciable effect on voter turnout at the next General Election, according to a MORI survey commissioned by the Institute for Citizenship. The survey shows that awareness of how to obtain a postal vote has no effect on those saying they are certain or very likely to vote at the next General Election.
Since the beginning of the election the British Election Study Gallup poll has been asking c. 150 people each day a number of questions relating to the election, including how people intended to vote, their certainty of voting, interest in the election, issues of importance, liking and disliking of political leaders, etc. Up until Friday, I had not read about it nor had been aware of its design.
The British pollsters for some years have followed the Gallup method of determining voting intention, asking a two part question, "How do you intend to vote in the General Election on 7th June?", and leaving aside those who say at that point they would not vote, asking the remainder, usually about 90%, "Which party are you most inclined to support?" (asked of those who say they are undecided or refuse to say for which party they would vote for). As a frame of reference, figures of 30% undecided, 10% would not vote and 3% refused would not be unusual at the first question, and when asked the second, the undecideds drop to 10% and the refusals to 2%.
More bad news for the Conservatives in the latest polls. NOP is the only major polling company reported in papers today — as both the Observer (ICM) and the Sunday Telegraph (MORI) take a break in mid-campaign from spending the money to find out that the Labour Party is still flat-lining in the polls.
