Swimming in a fish bowl
@plentie.bsky.social
Interested in opinion polling. And how the mainstream press frames stories. Third-culture person.
Housing tenure is a red herring. It's just a proxy for age.
January 26, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Housing tenure is a red herring. It's just a proxy for age.
It's crimes per 1,000 adults, so population size isn't relevant.
January 8, 2026 at 7:05 AM
It's crimes per 1,000 adults, so population size isn't relevant.
Using the BBC's definition of 'fluent', I'd wager a large proportion of children on Glasgow for whom English is a *first* language are not fluent
December 16, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Using the BBC's definition of 'fluent', I'd wager a large proportion of children on Glasgow for whom English is a *first* language are not fluent
Indeed. I suppose if there's anything useful to be extracted from this clickbait, it's evidence that anti-intellectualism is thriving.
December 15, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Indeed. I suppose if there's anything useful to be extracted from this clickbait, it's evidence that anti-intellectualism is thriving.
The stupidest take of the year. Sunder's a fucking national treasure who does more to expose and challenge racists than anyone, and takes some dreadful abuse from said racists in doing so. And he does so with evidence and expertise which is 1000x more effective than any 'upfront condemnation'.
December 14, 2025 at 10:37 PM
The stupidest take of the year. Sunder's a fucking national treasure who does more to expose and challenge racists than anyone, and takes some dreadful abuse from said racists in doing so. And he does so with evidence and expertise which is 1000x more effective than any 'upfront condemnation'.
The pathway is by no means unaffected. The new taxable income requirements and B2 language test will impact a huge number of BNOers.
November 21, 2025 at 10:00 AM
The pathway is by no means unaffected. The new taxable income requirements and B2 language test will impact a huge number of BNOers.
The HKBNO community is understandably mortified. Many of whom sold everything and scrimped to bring their families to the UK, only to have the goalposts moved by a craven policy change.
Well done, Labour - you've alienated this group of hundreds of thousands of voters for generations.
Well done, Labour - you've alienated this group of hundreds of thousands of voters for generations.
November 21, 2025 at 9:35 AM
The HKBNO community is understandably mortified. Many of whom sold everything and scrimped to bring their families to the UK, only to have the goalposts moved by a craven policy change.
Well done, Labour - you've alienated this group of hundreds of thousands of voters for generations.
Well done, Labour - you've alienated this group of hundreds of thousands of voters for generations.
November 20, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Leading survey question resulting in over-claim.
November 18, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Leading survey question resulting in over-claim.
The 'fuck right off' seems to fit, though
November 9, 2025 at 9:50 PM
The 'fuck right off' seems to fit, though
My hunch is that the "Green voters" in this poll are answering truthfully, but they aren't representative of all Green voters.
November 7, 2025 at 6:10 PM
My hunch is that the "Green voters" in this poll are answering truthfully, but they aren't representative of all Green voters.
There are much bigger challenges with polling than rogue participants offering spurious answers, such as drawing a properly representative sample, and constructing unambiguous questions.
November 7, 2025 at 6:08 PM
There are much bigger challenges with polling than rogue participants offering spurious answers, such as drawing a properly representative sample, and constructing unambiguous questions.
That's always possible, but typically confined to a small proportion of the total sample, plus there are checks in place to spot random activity.
November 7, 2025 at 5:47 PM
That's always possible, but typically confined to a small proportion of the total sample, plus there are checks in place to spot random activity.
Not necessarily. The two questions wouldnt be linked in the survey. They will be mixed with other questions and the results of each question cross-tabulated to find interesting comparisons.
November 7, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Not necessarily. The two questions wouldnt be linked in the survey. They will be mixed with other questions and the results of each question cross-tabulated to find interesting comparisons.
You can trust the relative scores but not the absolute scores, especially if recruited via an online access panel as this survey is.
November 7, 2025 at 1:35 PM
You can trust the relative scores but not the absolute scores, especially if recruited via an online access panel as this survey is.