S2E25: "Polls Should Be Taken, Not Inhaled" ft. Sir John Curtice - a podcast by Raj Thomas, Rowan Emslie and Warren Peace

We're back this week with another round from polling expert ("poll-lord") Sir John Curtice, plus we look into whether the 'national wage rise' is real (probably not), and why the government funding Grammar School's is so painful.
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WEEK IN BULLSH*T -
A 0.4% rise in real wages has been widely reported this week. Following the street parties that swept the country after the news, we dissect how this is not only long overdue - but also probably not true. Lies, damn lies, and statistics...
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FEATURE - John Curtice, pt.2
Raj gets back to talking to polling expert John Curtice. We talk the 'polling upsets' of the 2017 election, Brexit and Trump - and the ins and outs of his notoriously accurate exit poll, which Raj accidentally implied was easy and got roundly schooled.
Check out Pt.1: https://soundcloud.com/connectedanddisaffected/s2e24-poll-position-ft-sir-john-curtice
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RIGHT WING WATCH
Grammar schools are back on the agenda after more funding from the Government. We talk about how they don't work and compare it with the gutting of an actual evidence-based policy from the last Labour government - Sure Start.
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