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With a T-rex skeleton selling for $50m at auction on Tuesday, our poll shows that the Tyrannosaurus Rex is Brits' top dinosaur, with 30% listing it as their favourite T-rex: favourite of 30% of dinosseurs Stegosaurus: 12% Triceratops: 11% Diplodocus: 10% Velociraptor: 7% yougov.com/en-gb/articl...
Who doesn't like dinosaurs? Certainly not the person who paid a record-breaking $50m for a T-rex skeleton at auction on Tuesday Our 2024 poll found 15% of Britons love dinosaurs, and 34% like them - only 3% dislike or hate them, while 47% are indifferent yougov.com/en-gb/articl...
What do Labour members say Andy Burnham's biggest priorities should be? Top 5 1. Cost of living: 33% 2. NHS: 31% 3. Economy: 20% 4. Defence: 17% =5. Relationship with EU: 16% =5. Housing: 16% yougov.com/en-gb/articl...
What country do the public see as England's main footballing rival? Argentina: 31% Germany: 13% France: 11% Scotland: 7% Wales: 1% Other: 5% Just those *very* interested in football... Argentina: 31% Germany: 27% Scotland: 19% France: 12% Wales: 2% Other: 5% yougov.com/en-gb/daily-...
Britons are divided over whether speed limits on country lanes should be reduced to 20mph, as new government guidance encourages local councils to pursue lower speeds in rural areas to improve safety for drivers, cyclists and pedestrians Support: 45% Oppose: 44% yougov.com/en-gb/daily-...
As Keir Starmer's time as PM draws to a close, our final figures show 64% of Britons have a negative view and 28% a positive view of the Labour leader Most popular (as PM) - July 2024 Fav 44% / Unfav 44% Most popular (all) - June 2020 Fav 44% / Unfav 30% Least popular Fav 18% / Unfav 75%
Across 5 key characteristics, most Britons take the negative view of Starmer, particularly when it comes to decisiveness Indecisive: 74% Weak: 67% Untrustworthy: 60% Incompetent: 59% Dislikeable: 59% yougov.com/en-gb/articl...
What is the worst thing Starmer did as PM? Again, responses are diverse, but the winter fuel payment, flip-flopping, and "everything" top the list, at 6% each 2024 Labour voters are likewise most likely to say winter fuel and u-turns, as well as Gaza, all on 8% yougov.com/en-gb/articl...
What is the best thing Keir Starmer did as PM? Foreign affairs top the list, with one in seven Britons citing examples like not joining US-Iran war (6%), general foreign policy (5%), handling Trump (2%) and supporting Ukraine (1%) yougov.com/en-gb/articl...
How do 2024 Labour voters say Keir Starmer did as prime minister? Great: 4% Good: 31% Average: 40% Poor: 15% Terrible: 8% yougov.com/en-gb/articl...
With Keir Starmer's time as PM almost over, how well do Britons think he did? Great: 2% Good: 14% Average: 29% Poor: 21% Terrible: 30% yougov.com/en-gb/articl...
But are British boomers unique in wanting to block one-off bank holidays? Not according to our 2024 European poll, which found a consistent trend of support falling the older people get 🇪🇸 52% of 18-29yr olds support / 16% of 60+ 🇬🇧 52% / 18% 🇫🇷 47% / 16% 🇮🇹 43% / 26% 🇩🇪 40% / 7% 🇩🇰 32% / 6% 🇸🇪 31% / 8%
With our poll last week marking the latest case of older Britons opposing a one-off bank holiday (in this case if England win the World Cup), have the over-65s *ever* backed an extra bank holiday? yougov.com/en-gb/articl...
58% of Britons would oppose all MPs being given full-time police protection Support: 25% Oppose: 58% yougov.com/en-gb/daily-...
A belief that MPs face a risk to their personal safety has increased in the last month, though this change is predominantly among Reform voters All Britons Great/fair risk: 64% (+11 from 16 June) Little/no risk: 31% (-2) 2024 Reform Great/fair risk: 75% (+27 from 16 June) Little/no risk: 22% (-20)
What news story did Brits hear most about last week? (asked 12-13 Jul) World Cup: 26% -General: 22% -England game: 4% Anne Widdecombe death: 25% Nigel Farage: 15% -Resigns + calls by-election: 4% -Count Binface standing: 4% -Donations: 2% -By-election (general/other): 2% -General/other: 3%
An ECIU study has found that three quarters of media coverage of the June heatwave did not mention climate change - our recent poll found 71% of Britons think climate change was a likely cause of the high temperatures yougov.com/en-gb/articl...
With the Eng v Arg World Cup match sparking internet arguments about the Falklands, here's a reminder of where countries stand on the dispute 🇬🇧 57% should belong to UK / 16% to Argentina 🇺🇸 35% / 24% 🇩🇰 31% / 23% 🇸🇪 28% / 23% 🇩🇪 24% / 30% 🇫🇷 23% / 27% 🇮🇹 21% / 32% 🇪🇸 14% / 52% yougov.com/en-gb/articl...
Latest YouGov Westminster voting intention, 12-13 July 2026 Reform UK: 24% (-1 from 5-6 Jul) Conservatives: 19% (-2) Labour: 19% (-1) Greens: 15% (+2) Lib Dems: 13% (+1) Restore Britain: 3% (=) SNP: 3% (=) Plaid Cymru: 2% (=) Your Party: 0% (=) Others: 1% (-1) yougov.com/en-gb/articl...
Is your home messy or tidy? Very tidy: 17% Fairly tidy: 53% Fairly messy: 23% Very messy: 5% yougov.com/en-gb/daily-...
As the US and Iran once again trade strikes as part of their ongoing conflict, Britons tend to believe neither side really wants peace Neither side want peace: 39% (-2 from 20 Apr) Iran want peace, US does not: 16% (-1) US want peace, Iran do not: 14% (-1) Both sides want peace: 8% (+1)
Britons tend to believe that the world requires drastic change to avoid the worst effects of climate change Too late to avoid worst effects: 13% Able to avoid worst effects with drastic change: 54% Able to avoid worst effects with current policy: 10% Climate change is not an issue: 12%
61% of Restore Britain supporters say they have no reservations about voting for the party This compares to 43% of current Reform UK voters and 21-28% of Conservative, Labour, Lib Dem or Green voters saying so about their party of choice yougov.com/en-gb/articl...
A full 88% of current Restore Britain supporters have a *very* favourable opinion of Rupert Lowe This compares to 49% of current Reform UK voters feeling similarly about Nigel Farage and just 16-18% of Labour or Lib Dem voters holding such an opinion of Keir Starmer or Ed Davey
90% of Restore Britain supporters consider immigration to be one of the most important issues facing the country Immigration: 90% Cost of living: 37% Crime: 33% Defence: 22% Economy: 18% Welfare: 16% Taxation: 14% Political reform: 12% NHS: 10% yougov.com/en-gb/articl...
🧵/ YouGov Big Voter Study: What attracts Restore Britain supporters to the party? Only party honest about issues facing country: 57% Trust them on immigration: 48% Rupert Lowe's leadership: 37% Only party to stand up for me: 28% Party closest to my values: 28% yougov.com/en-gb/articl...
Being a wasted vote, lack of experience and unrealistic policies are Green voters' top worries about the party Unlikely to win: 30% Lack of experience: 24% Worry policies are unrealistic: 18% Don't like some policies: 9% Don't trust them on defence: 7% No reservations: 26%
69% of the Greens' gains from the Lib Dems and 51% of their gains from Labour would consider voting for their former party again yougov.com/en-gb/articl...
The Greens' gains since the last election look fairly similar to those who voted for the party in 2024, with all groups being disproportionately young, not heterosexual and university educated yougov.com/en-gb/articl...
The cost of living is the issue Green supporters are most likely to see as one of the most pressing problems facing the country Cost of living: 55% NHS: 35% Environment: 34% Poverty and inequality: 34% Racism and discrimination: 25% Economy: 22% Housing: 14% Europe: 14% yougov.com/en-gb/articl...