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Apr 2024
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235. What Britain really thinks of polit...

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Are the Tories in danger of being overtaken by Reform UK? Should polling instruct or inform political decisions? Who is the country’s least popular politician? Join Rory and Alastair for their first ever TRIP Polling episode, in collaboration with JL Partners, as they answer all these questions and more. To see the polling results in full each month, go to ... Show More
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