Can We Trust the Opinion Polls?
Episode 2
28 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
David Cowling explores why opinion polls got the last general election result so badly wrong. Show more
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28 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
David Cowling explores why opinion polls got the last general election result so badly wrong. Show more
28 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
David Cowling looks at the track record of polls in previous elections. He explores why their results matter and if there were warning signs that indicated they were going wrong. Show more
28 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
David Cowling asks if polling will be more reliable in future and if the industry can restore its reputation in the wake of its errors at the last general election. Show more