Polling

The last year has seen opinion and election polling subjected to both criticism and praise. Here we review the evidence, looking particularly at recent experiences in the US, UK, France and the Netherlands.

The Ipsos / GfK Exit Poll for BBC News, ITV News and Sky News once again proves accurate.

Ben Page writes for the Times Red Box and walks us through the challenges for pollsters during election time.

David Cameron was almost always positively rated by the public – or at least viewed more favourably than is usual for politicians, says Roger Mortimore in The Conversation.

In the wake of the UK voting to leave the EU against the wishes of the majority of Scots, our new poll for STV News suggests that Brexit has not caused an upsurge in support for a second independence referendum being held.

Ipsos polling conducted in the UK sheds light on how flexible voters are prepared to be in their expectations of public sector services, says Ben Page in Policy Network.

Ipsos Scotland director Mark Diffley takes a look at the Scottish Parliament election results in Holyrood magazine.

Ipsos Scotland director Mark Diffley suggests in Holyrood magazine, that Scotland may now be entering a period of political and electoral stability.

Mark Diffley, Director, Ipsos Scotland, writes in Holyrood magazine on the state of play approaching the 2016 election.