Muslims are the fastest-growing religious group in the world. The growth and regional migration of Muslims, combined with the ongoing impact of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and other extremist groups that commit acts of violence in the name of Islam, has brought Muslims and the Islamic […] Read more »
UK: Sharp fall in support for air strikes within Syria
In just seven days, five million people have joined the ranks of those opposed to air strikes in Syria. But if Jeremy Corbyn is tempted to rejoice at this, he should beware. He is paying a heavy price for these gains, with support for Labour slipping and his own personal […] Read more »
Nearly Half of Syrians Would Leave Syria if They Could
More than 4 million Syrians have fled their country since the onset of the conflict there in 2011, and millions more have been displaced inside their own borders. As the conflict entered its fifth year in January 2015, about half of Syrians (46%) surveyed said they would leave their country […] Read more »
British public beginning to regret opposition to 2013 Syria action
In 2013, as Britain prepared to go to war with President Assad’s forces in Syria – who had been accused of torturing, gassing and barrel bombing their own citizens – public opinion was at the heart of the forced de-escalation of British military involvement. Parliament was reconvened after YouGov research […] Read more »
Public support for tough climate deal ‘declines’
Public support for a strong global deal on climate change has declined, according to a poll carried out in 20 countries. Only four now have majorities in favour of their governments setting ambitious targets at a global conference in Paris. In a similar poll before the Copenhagen meeting in 2009, […] Read more »
Polling Matters: The U.S. presidential race, with Stan Greenberg
On this week’s episode of the PB / Polling Matters podcast Keiran discusses the 2016 US Presidential race with Democratic pollster and strategist Stan Greenberg. CONT. Polling Matters Read more »