Comments on: Why did YouGov change its EU opinion poll question format?

By: EU withdrawal – what’s the state of play? | Orphans of Liberty

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By: john

john — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 19:57:08 +0000

euGov.

By: Robert

Robert — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 22:11:45 +0000

I am shocked by your accusation that the You Gov polls are rigged. The next thing you will be saying is that our postal voting system has been corrupted to the advantage of the Labour Party. It is just as well that nice Mr Clegg has foiled the Conservative Party attempt to rig the proposed boundary changes in this parliament otherwise Cameron may have more seats than he deserves.

By: c777

c777 — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 10:10:17 +0000

Sorry the link.

http://takingliberties.squarespace.com/taking-liberties/2008/10/8/peter-kellner-yougov-and-ash.html

By: c777

c777 — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 10:09:47 +0000

Kellner has form on this.
I know its not directly related but he carried out bent surveys for ASH of which he …………
“Kellner is chairman of the “editorial board of scientific and medical experts” that produced the latest ASH report, Beyond Smoking Kills”.
H/T Taking liberties.
Now we see he has links to the EU.
I would not trust anything this big state progressive ,says,does,or writes, he has an agenda , same as all of them.

By: Maurice Lupton

Maurice Lupton — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 16:41:44 +0000

It is so obvious that because of to whom Peter Kelner is married , Baroness Ashton the EU foreign Minister, that it is very much biased.

By: cosmic

cosmic — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 14:32:35 +0000

I’d say that opinion polls were much like pop charts, assumed to reflect opinion, but offering huge scope to manipulate it.

By: permex

permex — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 13:20:08 +0000

Reading your last post on this crucial subject it is clear that we sceptics have no big guns (as yetg) but………..unless ALL , All of the many sceptic groups get their act together and WORK TOGETHER we are on a good hiding to nothing.

By: Clarence

Clarence — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 12:15:47 +0000

This is spot on and relevant, despite being five years old:

http://hitchensblog.mailonsunday.co.uk/2007/12/how-to-read-an.html

“Opinion polls are not used to reflect opinion but to influence it.”