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Politics Unpacked

Can we trust the polls?

Politics Unpacked

Anna Covell

News & Politics, Politics, News

4.41.4K Ratings

🗓️ 14 November 2019

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

Matt Chorley talks to polling guru Sir John Curtice about where the polls went wrong, whether they are right now, and how his election night exit poll works.

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0:00.0

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0:54.1

pacts, party political broadcasts,

0:56.6

and quite a lot of protesters.

0:58.6

Welcome to Week 2 of your Christmas election Britain. The Brexit Party will not contest the 317 seats

1:09.6

the Conservatives won at the last election.

1:12.6

I think the Conservative Party has, I'm afraid, fundamentally changed.

1:16.6

No referendum in the first term for Labour government.

1:19.0

It took a mourning for that position to crumble.

1:21.6

This should be declared a national emergency.

1:24.0

Uh, moment, yes. Cyber attacks that took place yesterday.

1:29.0

Talk your diet Boris, have you?

1:30.0

Yeah. Where are you being?

1:32.0

Hello, and welcome to the Red Box Politics Podcast in The Times, I'm Matt Chorley.

1:38.0

In this special Friday election episode of the podcast I'm delighted to be joined by Professor Sir John Curtis

1:44.4

for a fascinating chat about the polls can we trust them what are they saying

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