Less than half of Americans believe midterms will be counted fairly after Trump rants - poll Just 45 percent of U.S. citizens say midterms will be secure, according to latest YouGov poll The Independent UK · Sep 11
Friday briefing: Would a wealth tax save our public services or be billionaire repellent? In today’s newsletter: Some think taxing the super-rich is a moral obligation, others say it drives cash away from the country. The truth may be somewhere in the middle The Guardian - UK · Sep 11
Why Conservative Republicans Are Worried About License Plate Cameras Recent comments by Greg Abbott and Ron DeSantis reflect a bipartisan backlash against warrantless surveillance. Reason · Sep 9
One Nation surges in two polls taken after Secret Harbour byelection The federal YouGov and Morgan polls are the first that were entirely taken after One Nation thumped Labor at the August 29 Western Australian state Secret Harbour byelection. The Conversation · Sep 9
Your Eyes Might Hurt From These 58 Examples Of How Cringey People Can Be (New Pics) Most of us do everything in our power to make our lives comfortable. We tend to avoid discomfort as much as possible, even if that sometimes holds us back. But sometimes we’re forced to confront awkward or painful situations. And other times, people actually go out of their way to… Bored Panda · Sep 7
Why the Scottish Government can't keep running from council tax reform EARLIER this year, YouGov polling for Tax Justice Scotland found a staggering 83 of Scots want a fairer system to replace Council Tax with more… The National (Scotland) · Sep 6
A New Bill Reflects the Bipartisan Backlash Against Flock-Enabled Mass Surveillance Criticism from Trump allies and recent survey results show that resistance to widespread deployment of automated license plate readers spans the political spectrum. Reason · Sep 3
Majority of Britons agree with Burnham that Brexit was ‘wrong turn’ for UK Andy Burnham hit out at the impact of Brexit and the impact of decisions made in the 1980s as he addressed the House of Commons as prime minister for the first time The Independent UK · Sep 2
78% of Britons Back Early Release for Foreign Nationals to Be Deported, While 64% Oppose New Rules A YouGov survey reveals a supermajority of Britons oppose the early-release programme under the Sentencing Act 2026, preferring deportation and building more prisons to address overcrowding. International Business Times UK · Sep 2
“Stuffed As A Society”: People Fear For The Future After Learning Intimate Act That Gen Z Is Rejecting Some Gen Z commenters argued that it can be a conscious decision to avoid an uncomfortable, awkward, or potentially misread situation. Bored Panda · Sep 1
I surveyed workers to see if AI had caused job losses and was surprised by the findings Do artificial intelligence tools such as ChatGPT eliminate jobs, create new ones, or both? There’s a lot of speculation regarding this question, but little solid data in the U.S. to answer it. The Conversation · Aug 27
Mixed results for One Nation and the Coalition in latest federal polls There have been mixed messages emerging from the three federal polls released this week. In the DemosAU poll, the Coalition was up four points on the primary vote to 25% and One Nation was down five points to 24%. The Conversation · Aug 26
Woolworths’ Ooshies craze causes Coles sales slump with parents shopping at rival supermarket to collect toys Coles full-year results show that despite gaining market share over past 12 months, sales fell over four weeks of ‘competitor’s collectables campaign’ The Guardian - AU · Aug 25
Claude wins out in major user satisfaction survey, beating Gemini and ChatGPT — but it's bad news for Grok and Siri Claude is reportedly the AI tool people are most satisfied using, with both current and former users expressing high regard for Anthropic’s AI ahead of close rivals Gemini and ChatGPT. TechRadar · Aug 22
Evening Standard · Aug 21 Why Sadiq Khan would win fourth term as mayor - even if most Londoners want him to stand down Commentary: If Sir Sadiq did go for four more years in City Hall a contest with Tory Sir James Cleverly could be close but Labour would be frontrunner
The Independent UK · Aug 20 Third of Britons say Harry and Meghan should not move back to UK In a major U-turn, Harry and Meghan are set to return from the US later this month to live in a non-royal residence outside of London.
Evening Standard · Aug 20 Harry and Meghan should not move back to UK, say a third of Britons Just 21% of Britons surveyed said they in were in favour of the Sussexes relocating from the US back to England
Evening Standard · Aug 20 Most Londoners don't want Mayor Sadiq Khan to seek fourth term, new poll shows In a blow to Sadiq Khan, the YouGov survey found 55% of Londoners think the capital has become a worse place to live since he was first elected 10 year ago
Latin Times · Aug 17 Trump's GOP Support Slides as Republicans Grow More Pessimistic About Economy: His Latino Voters Are Also Turning on Him President Donald Trump is heading into the final stretch before the midterm elections with an increasingly complicated problem: support is softening inside his own party at the same time that Latino voters, a key part of the coalition that helped return him to the White House, are showing significant dissatisfaction…
The Conversation · Aug 16 Resolve poll suggests more voters support Labor’s federal budget changes than oppose them The three new federal polls have the total vote for One Nation and the Coalition at 46% in YouGov (down one), 48% in Morgan (up 0.5) and 49% in Resolve (steady). The Resolve poll gives Labor encouragement by suggesting their May budget changes are becoming more popular.
The Independent UK · Aug 13 Labour’s immigration policy has been an ‘abject failure’, says Burnham-backing pressure group Exclusive: A Labour Party pressure group has attacked the government’s approach to immigration, criticising it for adopting a ‘Reform/Conservative style immigration policy’
The Guardian - US · Aug 13 Trump orders Pentagon to scrap modern jet launching tech on new US aircraft carrier and revert to steam catapults – as it happened This live blog is now closed.
The Independent UK · Aug 13 Kemi Badenoch’s popularity is rising – but voters still unconvinced by Tory party, new poll shows There is a belief that the Conservatives ‘have not learned their lessons’, researchers say
International Business Times UK · Aug 13 Prince Harry Popularity Takes a Turn as Britons Are Asked One Question About His Future The Duke of Sussex remains unpopular overall, but new YouGov figures show his favourability has edged upwards after years of decline.
International Business Times UK · Aug 12 Trump's Approval Rating Sinks To Record Low as Yougov Poll Finds Six in Ten Call Him Untrustworthy US President Donald Trump's approval rating has dropped to 33% in a recent poll, highlighting growing public dissatisfaction and potential implications for the upcoming midterm elections.