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Source: RedfieldWilton@twitter
Labour are more trusted than the Conservatives on EVERY policy issue prompted.
Which party do voters trust most on...?
(Lab | Con)
NHS (42% | 17%) Education (39% | 20%) Economy (38% | 23%) Immigration (33% | 21%) 🇺🇦 (31% | 24%)
Why do the other parties rank so low? Are you guys a two party system or not?
It’s because it’s not a ranking question but a winner questions: Who do you trust most to handle…
That way you’ll basically get answers that are aligned with an opinion poll.
If they instead had asked: “How much do you trust X to handle…” where voters had to answer for EACH party, you’d have a more trustworthy poll.
This poll, in my humble opinion, is CRAP.
Yes.
But, if a third party actually gains any real traction, its policies will be swiped by one of the big parties, which is how we ended up with Brexit.