Polls have come to play a crucial role in politics, relied on by politicians and public alike, yet their problems are becoming increasingly apparent: they don’t offer us the certainty we expect from them and are vulnerable to manipulation. As polls have recently failed to account for Trump’s election and the Brexit vote, we ask: how might we remain informed? What feasible alternatives do we have to polls?
 
This is the first in a series of podcasts made in the run-up to the 2017 UK General Election, brought to you by the Critical Writing programme at the Royal College of Art.

Sophie Tolhurst