Dr Mark Pack, author of Polling UnPacked: The History, Uses and Abuses of Political Opinion Polls, joins Paula Surridge, one of UK in a Changing Europe's Deputy Directors and co-author of The British General Election of 2019, in this episode of Brexit and Beyond to discuss political polling. They discuss famous polling misses, ‘house’ effects, truthfulness in polling responses, using polls to decide on a new party leader and more.

Brexit and Beyond: Mark Pack

Speaking as part of the University of Cambridge's 'Brexit Week' - which took place from 18 to 22 October 2016 - Anand Menon gives his response to the discussion topic of 'The UK and Brexit: How, why and where now?'.

Professor Anand Menon is a Professor of European Politics and Foreign Affairs at King’s College London, and Director of the UK in a Changing Europe initiative.

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Brexit Week #12: Professor Anand Menon, Kings College London

In this episode we got to speak to a world renowned polling expert and political scientist in Sir John Curtice.

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00:17:33 Why Brexit is Not a Right Wing Issue 

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In each episode of The UK in a Changing Europe Podcast, formerly known as UKICE (I Tell), we sit down with a new guest and explore their area of expertise. We investigate the key issues and discuss how and why it helps us better understand our society. The podcast was cited by the Guardian in 2022 as one of the best podcasts to understand British politics.

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