Starmer slumps, Reform rallies: Should we take the polls seriously yet?

The Bunker – News without the nonsense

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News, Government, Politics, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 11 February 2025

⏱️ 35 minutes

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A shock new poll has put Reform ahead of Labour for the first time – could this be just a short-term protest, or could this be the start of a shake-up of Britain’s status quo? Today in The Bunker, Alex von Tunzelmann is joined by Ben Walker, senior data journalist at The New Statesman and founder of Britain Elects to discuss the numbers and ask if it’s time to start worrying about them. • We are sponsored by Indeed. Go to Indeed.com/bunker for £100 sponsored credit. • Go to proton.me/thebunker to receive a 38% discount on Proton Mail www.patreon.com/bunkercast Written and presented by Alex von Tunzelmann. Producer: Liam Tait. Audio editors: Tom Taylor. Managing editor: Jacob Jarvis. Music by Kenny Dickinson. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production. Instagram | Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:51.7	Hello and welcome to The Bunker.
0:53.8	Your Need to Know on News and Politics five days a week. I'm Alex von
0:57.2	Tunselman. We're several years away from a general election, yet if you're on social media,
1:02.8	you can hardly move for opinion polls. Every day there seems to be an update. Have reform
1:08.3	overtaken the Conservatives? Have they even overtaken Labour?
1:11.9	With an eye over the Atlantic, it's understandable that some people are freaking out about what all
1:16.5	of this might mean. But does it mean anything at all? To help me cut through the noise,
1:22.0	I'm joined in the bunker by Ben Walker of Britain Elects. Ben, welcome to the bunker.
1:26.5	Thank you for having me. Again.
1:28.6	Again, welcome back to the bunker. Excuse me. Lovely to see you here.
1:32.9	Now, before we get into it, what is Britain Elects? Because you're not a pollster, are you?
1:37.7	No. No, although who knows for the future? This is, I think this is going to be quite a dramatic year for Britain, Alex, but we'll see about that.
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