tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post802425334730786818..comments2024-03-28T22:10:55.287+00:00Comments on SCOT goes POP!: BREAKING : Have the BBC decided to involve No-friendly pollster Ipsos-Mori in their leaders' debate?James Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01516007141763230886noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-72901975449730687392014-08-15T13:26:54.007+01:002014-08-15T13:26:54.007+01:00" Anonymous said...The paradox of Scot goes P..." Anonymous said...The paradox of Scot goes Pop: "If the polls are discredited in James Kelly's eyes why waste his time analysing them?"<br /><br />Reading ability appears to be something you're lacking in too since the discrediting of the polls piece was written by a Guest, Scott Hamilton.James Colemannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-32687475512615491162014-08-15T10:04:46.733+01:002014-08-15T10:04:46.733+01:00As I recall, the BBC have a policy that explicitly...<i>As I recall, the BBC have a policy that explicitly forbids the commissioning of voting intention polls.</i><br /><br />They tend not to ask Party voting intention, but they do commission polls on matters of public opinion. How you would vote in a referendum would come under that and the email doesn't mention any Party VI questions. Though they might ask 2011 voting for weighting purposes, MORI don't seem to do this. They don't use past vote weighting in their GB-wide polls either - they seem to be too worried about false recall.<br /><br />Whether they <i>should</i> do such a thing is another matter. Polling tends to require careful analysis, which political correspondents aren't always good at. Misinterpretation of the results, later refuted, could cause problems for the BBC. More seriously there is a danger that the debate gets sidetracked into polling quibbling - great for the likes of us, but boring and incomprehensible for most people and perhaps avoiding topics that they do want to hear about.<br /><br />It's difficult to criticise the BBC for using Ipsos-MORI though, because as far as I am aware they are the only people doing regular telephone polling for Scotland.Roger Mexiconoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-23278225443074694322014-08-14T23:44:54.316+01:002014-08-14T23:44:54.316+01:00I said as much on twitter when many Yessers felt e...I said as much on twitter when many Yessers felt excluded. I consider too many NO questioners seem to appear in Debates seen. Elgoldavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15951171605012658248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-59040892778480246592014-08-14T23:08:10.630+01:002014-08-14T23:08:10.630+01:00"From what I heard the BBC are using Comres t...<i>"From what I heard the BBC are using Comres to pick their audience."</i><br /><br />Well, at least we don't have a clear idea whether ComRes are No-friendly or Yes-friendly, so that would be perceived as a neutral choice.James Kellynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-44663269359808033672014-08-14T23:01:00.368+01:002014-08-14T23:01:00.368+01:00From what I heard the BBC are using Comres to pick...From what I heard the BBC are using Comres to pick their audience.TheeForsakenOnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15153140737814757097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-12392996657888125652014-08-14T22:58:46.705+01:002014-08-14T22:58:46.705+01:00If you want an invitation to appear at this debate...If you want an invitation to appear at this debate, the best thing to do might be to pretend to be a rabid No voter. <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-60559123947145390822014-08-14T22:22:27.195+01:002014-08-14T22:22:27.195+01:00The phrase "published before the debate"...The phrase "published before the debate" seems innocuous enough, if they mean a day or two before. However, the phrase "some of the findings used as questions" is suspicious to say the least.<br />The only excuse the BBC could have in doing this is if they have permission from both the First Minister and Darling. However, the BBC would still be open to the charge of breaking their own rules.<br />If the BBC doesn't have permission and are deliberately going against policy then they deserve to be condemned in public - but I won't hold my breath on that happening.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-37852843574474486442014-08-14T22:14:25.407+01:002014-08-14T22:14:25.407+01:00Is anonymous some sort of attack bot, fact free an...Is anonymous some sort of attack bot, fact free and as stupid as someone who failed the Turing Test?<br /><br />He certainly appears to be a robot, so, I guess, a fail?douglas clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11422060678908705962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-80819697604763385672014-08-14T21:46:57.111+01:002014-08-14T21:46:57.111+01:00What is happening on the ground.<a href="https://twitter.com/ChrisDarroch2/status/499883389726785536" rel="nofollow">What is happening on the ground.</a>cynicalHighlanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06034325908473006163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-74839432404590513972014-08-14T21:43:41.228+01:002014-08-14T21:43:41.228+01:00Interesting use of the word "if" there. ...Interesting use of the word "if" there. Nice try.James Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01516007141763230886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-50535995297451619882014-08-14T21:41:23.912+01:002014-08-14T21:41:23.912+01:00The paradox of Scot goes Pop:
"If the polls ...The paradox of Scot goes Pop:<br /><br />"If the polls are discredited in James Kelly's eyes why waste his time analysing them?" <br /><br />Pointless exercise if you ask me but jolly good reading for us cynical trolls.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com