This is a special episode of Polling Politics to celebrate the release of Marie's new book Honourable Misfits: A Brief History of Britain's Weirdest, Unluckiest and Most Outrageous MPs. In the episode Joe and Marie discuss everything from 'Free

London Eyed (with Tony Travers)

May 5th, 2021 20m 45s

For our final pre-Super Thursday special, Deltapoll's Joe Twyman is joined by Professor Tony Travers from the London School of Economics to discuss all things London. Can Shaun Bailey outperform Zac Goldsmith? What does a big mandate mean for S

Hartlepoll (with Sienna Rodgers)

May 4th, 2021 16m 4s

For the third episode of Polling Politics' mini-series about #elections2021, we're looking at the Hartlepool by-election, where shock polls give the Conservatives a significant lead over the incumbents, Labour. To unravel the situation in Hartl

The Scotch Tape (with Ailsa Henderson and Mark Shephard)

Apr 30th, 2021 22m 54s

For the second episode of Polling Politics' mini-series about #elections2021, we turn our attention to Scotland. Has Anas Sarwar inspired a revival in Scottish Labour? Are the Greens going to be very happy next Friday? And what does the birth o

Wales Watching (with Roger Awan-Scully and Lauren McEvatt)

Apr 28th, 2021 19m 14s

Polling Politics is back for a mini-series of bitesized episodes about what Joe is calling 'Super Thursday'. First up: Wales. How has covid impacted Labour and Mark Drakeford? Is Welsh independence a 'thing'? And why do some parties want to abo

This is not an actual episode of Polling Politics (with Producer Nick)

Jul 6th, 2020 3m 51s

Producer Nick is making a new podcast documentary called The Town That Didn't Stare and he wanted to play you the trailer. You can subscribe below:Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-town-that-didnt-stare/id1518550835Spotify: ht

Labour Of Love, Actually (with Ayesha Hazarika & Bethany Wheatley)

Dec 11th, 2019 34m 27s

On this week's episode of Polling Politics, we look at the state of the General Election the day before the country goes to the polls. To do so, Joe and Marie are joined by Ayesha Hazarika, a former Labour advisor and editor of the Londoner's d

Green Mean Singing Machine (with Jonathan Bartley)

Dec 5th, 2019 36m 37s

On this week's Polling Politics, Joe and Marie are joined by Jonathan Bartley co-leader of the Green Party (and the first party leader in this election cycle to face the infamous PP scrutiny) to discuss environmentalism, tactical voting and kar

The (Night)Mayor Before Christmas (with Rory Stewart)

Nov 28th, 2019 29m 41s

On this week's Polling Politics, Joe and Marie are joined by former Tory minister and newly independent London mayoral candidate, Rory Stewart. They discuss his ambitions for London, why he thinks Sadiq Khan will be the next Prime Minister, and

Rising To The Debait (with Henry Zeffman)

Nov 21st, 2019 27m 58s

On this week's Polling Politics, Joe and Marie are joined by The Times' political correspondent Henry Zeffman to discuss the first Boris vs Jez debate, how the election is shaping up around the country, and whether people trust that the electio

Doorstep Into Christmas (with Abby Tomlinson)

Nov 14th, 2019 28m 3s

On this week's Polling Politics, Joe Twyman and Marie Le Conte are joined by Labour and People's Vote activist Abby Tomlinson to discuss how things are shaking up for the Remain coalition, what the Labour doorstep is like, and at what point you

Ready, Set, Go! (with Will Jennings)

Nov 7th, 2019 32m 52s

Polling Politics is back for the 2019 General Election! To kick things off, Joe and Marie are joined by Professor Will Jennings from the University of Southampton to talk through polls (opinion and exit), parties and Prime Ministers (not to men

Polling Politics Hits The Road! (with Alex Kealy)

Oct 7th, 2019 52m 20s

On this week's Polling Politics, we're coming to you live from Podcast Live in Euston. Joe and Marie are joined by comedian Alex Kealy (and some audience participation) to discuss the triumvirate of s**tshows: Labour, the Tories, and Brexit.P

XOXO Gossip Girls (with... Marie Le Conte?!)

Sep 11th, 2019 29m 33s

On this week's Polling Politics, Joe Twyman is interviewing Marie Le Conte about her new book, Haven't You Heard?. They touch upon gossip, nudity (both with and without a chainsaw/with and without an Alan Mak blanket) and the French phrase for

Our New Prime Minister (with Stella Creasy)

Jul 25th, 2019 47m 2s

On this week's Polling Politics, Joe Twyman and Marie Le Conte are joined by Stella Creasy, Labour MP for Walthamstow. They're discussing our new Prime Minster, Boris Johnson, as well as the new Lib Dem leader, Jo Swinson, the hot weather and a

TyrannoBoris Rex (with Anoosh Chakelian)

Jul 18th, 2019 33m 42s

On this week's Polling Politics, Marie Le Conte and Joe Twyman are joined by the New Statesman's Anoosh Chakelian to discuss Boris Johnson's seemingly unstoppable march to No.10. They also touch upon Labour's ongoing anti-semitism crisis, the d

Inside John Curtice (with Professor John Curtice)

Jul 12th, 2019 44m 46s

On this week's Polling Politics, Joe Twyman and Marie Le Conte are joined by political science legend, Professor Sir John Curtice, the face of Britain's exit poll. Before that, they discuss the news that Kim Darroch has resigned as the UK's amb

Job Hunting (with Sebastian Payne)

Jul 4th, 2019 36m 33s

On this week's Polling Politics, Marie Le Conte and Joe Twyman are back to discuss Britain's biggest job search. They're joined by the Financial Times' Sebastian Payne to talk Boris, Hunt and whether you'd return a wallet if you found it in the

The Emperor's New Wall (with Nicky Woolf)

Feb 1st, 2019 38m 51s

On this week's episode, Joe Twyman and Marie Le Conte are joined by New Statesman USA's Nicky Woolf to discuss Brexit, Anglo-American self-conceptions, the shutdown, the wall, and the field of democratic nominees. We also consider the country t

Slow News Day (with Chris Cook)

Jan 24th, 2019 34m 21s

On this week's Polling Politics, Joe Tywman and Marie Le Conte are joined by Chris Cook, former Newsnight policy editor now working at media start-up Tortoise. They discuss Brexit, a possible general election, slooooow news, the restoration of

Brexit Party Pooping (with Tim Bale)

Jan 17th, 2019 39m 12s

On this week's Polling Politics, Joe and Marie are joined by Tim Bale, Professor of Politics at Queen Mary and key cog in the ESRC's Party Members Project. They'll be discussing the historic defeat of May's Brexit deal, the no confidence motion

Happy Xmas, Brexit Isn't Over (with Anand Menon and Sienna Rodgers)

Dec 20th, 2018 45m 7s

Deck the halls with polls and politics, it's the Polling Politics Christmas Special! This week, Joe and Marie are joined by Anand Menon from the UK in a Changing Europe institute to look back on a Brexity 2018, and LabourList editor Sienna Rodg

The Case for a People's Vote (with Alastair Campbell)

Dec 12th, 2018 57m 38s

On this week's episode, Joe and Marie are joined by Alastair Campbell, author, journalist and former Press Secretary and Director of Strategy to Tony Blair. On the agenda this week: a no confidence vote in Theresa May and the seemingly doomed p

Allez Les Jaunes! (with Sonia Delesalle-Stolper)

Dec 6th, 2018 39m 2s

On this week's Polling Politics, there's a sort-of-French vibe as Marie and Joe are joined by Libération's London correspondent Sonia Delesalle-Stolper to discuss French perspectives on Brexit, May and Corbyn, as well as the ongoing issues in F

Painting The Towns Red (with Lisa Nandy MP)

Nov 29th, 2018 42m 20s

On this week's episode of Polling Politics, Joe and Marie are joined by Lisa Nandy, MP for Wigan to discuss, well, Brexit, as well as her work at the Centre for Towns, countering the country's Londoncentricity. Also joining us at Deltapoll HQ o