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ALBUM REVIEW: Radiohead – The King of Limbs at PMA. How do you review a Radiohead album?
There's a sense of insignificance in trying to talk about this band, a sense of shouting to be heard amidst a chorus of fans and critics. Swirling conspiracy theories, hubbub about release method, endless speculation. This is a band that people want to talk about. More than any other artist, Radiohead seems to inspire listeners to contemplate what it all means rather than just how it sounds. Whoa dude. In some ways, Radiohead cultivated that urge to philosophize with the release of King of Limbs. Radiohead is in a unique position where everything they do is a media event, and it's not their fault.
In many ways, King of Limbs is a study in two parts – a skittering, free jazz first half followed by a ballad-based, reverb-soaked finish. This is heady music, no doubt about it, and certainly not jammed with sing-along choruses, or even many definitive hooks and melodies to latch on to. Julianna Barwick. Bio: florine and sanguine available on itunes emusic and if you'd like to be on the MAILING LIST please send an email to firstname.lastname@example.com. thank you BOOKING INQUIRIES: Panache Booking- Michelle Cable email@example.com 415-246-5405 PRESS INQUIRIES: email@example.com Member Since: July 26, 2005 Members: julianna barwick Sounds Like: Describing this hazy, hallucinogenic album from Brooklyn's Julianna Barwick, you can neatly take Panda Bear's trippier tracks as a jumping off point, as Barwick loops and layers beautiful vocal harmonies with a similar slow-motion deep sea vibe.
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"Your Face Left Before You" "Sleep Gets Your Ghost" "Revel In Contempt" "Medulla Oblongata" Arone Dyer had no particular reason to be smiling so much.
She wasn't feeling well. It's Buke and Gass' homemade quality that draws you in at first. The duo's debut album, Riposte, just recently made NPR Music's 50 Favorite Albums of 2010, and with good reason: There's unbridled creativity at play, as the speakers are joyfully pummeled with unexpected delight — exactly the way they are at this Tiny Desk Concert.


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A student look into an international experience
Being able to experience the college life is one thing, but experiencing it from a whole other country is another. One student has gotten a small look into UofSC's ever-growing international community.
All classes are cancelled and the University is closed through Friday, October 9. See sc.edu/weather for updates.
Announcements, news and all the links a student needs can be found here on the Student Gateway. To find what you need, browse the categories below, click on the plus sign to display links within that category and select the link you want.
For students who choose to remain in Columbia through the weekend, UofSC will offer essential services, academic support and a number of events, activities and volunteer opportunities.
The Carolina Clemson Blood Battle, the largest collegiate blood drive in the nation, invites UofSC undergraduate students to apply to serve as committee members for the 2015 Blood Battle.
Journalist and author Cokie Roberts will be the guest speaker Wednesday (Oct. 6) to open the 175th anniversary celebration for the South Caroliniana Library at the University of South Carolina.
The University of South Carolina has been recognized by INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine as one of the nation's top universities for diversity and inclusivity.
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. All month long, Student Health Services will host events to educate students, faculty and staff on how to stay safe.
Students at the University of South Carolina have the opportunity to see country music star Brad Paisley perform Friday, Oct. 16 as part of My Carolina Alumni Association's homecoming activities and grand opening for the university's new Alumni Center.
Being able to experience the college life is one thing, but experiencing it from a whole other country is another. One student has gotten a small look into UofSC's ever-growing international community.
Tamara Sheldon is a new assistant professor in the economics department at the Darla Moore School of Business. The Boulder, Colo., native is blending her interests in the environment and business to study how the economy affects the environment and how better to provide incentives for sustainability.
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The City of Rochester recently unanimously enacted a "Ban the Box" ordinance, which prohibits employers from asking applicants about criminal convictions at any time before the employer has conducted an initial employment interview or made a conditional offer of employment. This new ordinance takes effect on September 19, 2014. It applies to all public and private employers and employment agencies that employ individuals within the City of Rochester, as well as any vendors, contractors, or suppliers of goods or services to the City of Rochester (regardless of their location).
There are some exceptions to this general prohibition on inquiries about criminal convictions. For example, the ordinance allows inquiries where the conviction would legally bar employment in that position or where inquiries into convictions are specifically authorized by another applicable law or by a licensing authority for licensed trades or professions. Additionally, employers with less than four employees are not covered by the ordinance. The ordinance also does not apply to applicants for positions in the City of Rochester Police Department, the Fire Department, or any other positions as "police officers" or "peace officers."
The ordinance provides for a private right of action for an aggrieved party to seek injunctive relief, damages, costs, and reasonable attorneys' fees. The City of Rochester's Corporation Counsel may also initiate a court action seeking penalties of $500 for the first violation of the ordinance and $1,000 for each subsequent violation.
Although this new ordinance does not prohibit employers from considering a criminal conviction after the candidate submits an application and attends a first interview, employers must be aware that Article 23-A of the New York Corrections Law protects an applicant from discrimination based on a past criminal conviction unless: (1) there is a "direct relationship" between the criminal offense and the position sought; or (2) granting employment would pose an "unreasonable risk" to property or to the safety or welfare of specific individuals or the general public. This analysis requires an employer to consider all of the following eight factors:
To ensure compliance, any employers who are covered by this new ordinance should revise their employment applications to omit any questions about criminal convictions. Covered employers should also train their human resources personnel, managers, supervisors, and any other employees who have contact with job applicants regarding the requirements of this new ordinance, as well as the limitations contained in Article 23-A of the New York Corrections Law.
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Montbretia Lodge sits in a peaceful location in Killadoon, near the village of Louisburgh, County Mayo, and boasts spectacular views of the sea. This cottage is set entirely over the ground floor, and can sleep eight people in four bedrooms, including one king-size double with an en-suite shower room, one double, one twin and one adult bunk bedroom. The cottage also contains a family bathroom and an open plan living area with kitchen, dining area and sitting area with an open fire. To the outside of the cottage there is ample off road parking and a courtyard garden with furniture and a barbecue. Montbretia Lodge sits in a fantastic location, and is ideal for friends and family who want to explore the beautiful west coast of Ireland.
|Sleeps up to 8, 4 bedrooms
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|No pets allowed, No smoking at this property
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|4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms of which 2 Family bathrooms
|Double beds (2)
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Underfloor heating with open fire. Electric oven and hob, microwave, fridge/freezer, washing machine, tumble dryer, dishwasher, TV with Saorview, DVD, CD/radio. Fuel, power and starter pack for fire inc. in rent. Bed linen and towels inc. in rent. Travel cot and highchair on request. Ample off road parking. Patio garden with furniture and BBQ. Sorry, no pets and no smoking. Shop 5 miles, hotel with bar and restaurant 4 mins walk. Beach 5 mins walk.
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The West of Ireland conjures up many images; thatched, whitewashed cottages, a flock of sheep on a narrow road, an emerald green field with a stone wall, or the Atlantic waves crashing into towering cliffs and rocky shores.
The small town of Louisburgh, County Mayo, is located on the Bunowen River, and has been designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Surrounded by lovely rural scenery, the town offers endless opportunities to explore Ireland. Boasting three Blue Flag beaches, Bertra, Carramore and Old Head, and in close proximity to Sheaffrey and Mweelrea Mountains, there is something to please everybody. Take a ferry from Roonagh Pier out to Clare Island, one of the inhabited islands in Clew Bay, and on a clear day, enjoy views towards Connemara and Achill, or discover the more traditional Féile Chois Cuain, May Bank Holiday music festival. This lovely location offers plenty to see and do for all ages.
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Report: Andy Reid to Kansas City Chiefs 'imminent'
Well so much for Andy Reid to Arizona.
According to CBS Sports NFL insider Jason La Canfora, the former Eagles coach is set to become the boss in Kansas City.
A deal between the Chiefs and Andy Reid is not imminent following latest meetings. expect sweeping changes and announcement likely today…
— Jason La Canfora (@JasonLaCanfora) January 3, 2013
La Canfora meant to say it was "now imminent", which he tweeted out shortly after.
Reid will not be traveling to San Diego or Arizona. Issues of staff and structure were hashed out today.
— Jason La Canfora (@JasonLaCanfora) January 3, 2013
It's a somewhat stunning turn of events if only for the fact that as of Tuesday it was being reported that Reid was all but certain to be taking the Arizona job. However, the most high-profile coach on the market reportedly had a good interview with the Chiefs Wednesday, and decided to cancel scheduled visits to Arizona and San Diego.
Though Reid may (or may not) have been their top choice, the Cardinals can now turn their attention to current defensive coordinator Ray Horton, who they have interviewed twice already, Denver offensive coordinator Mike McCoy, who they are scheduled to chat with this weekend, and Pittsburgh offensive coordinator Todd Haley, who the Cardinals have asked for permission to talk to.
No matter where they go, Arizona Sports 620's Kyndra de St. Aubin is reporting the Cardinals will not be conducting interviews Thursday.
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A warm and very comfortable nest after cold and harsh winter days, a central location for tours and walks into town , great coffee in the morning - what else could I possibly need? Loved the quiet stay here and the amazing view from the backdoor...
We had some issues regarding the room we had booked. The lady in charge took over from the gentleman at the desk and rearranged rooms so we could get an upper floor room with a balcony as we had been promised. When we arrived in our room we realized that the birds had been using the balcony so it was...
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My boyfriend and I stayed here for an overnight recently and were really pleased with our room and the hotel, in general. We booked the jacuzzi room which was wonderful. Everything was spotlessly clean. The room was huge and the ceiling was lovely and high. The hotel is within walking distance of the town centre. The only thing that could...
Thanks for your comments on your recent trip to Canmore.
We are glad that you enjoyed your stay with us in our Jacuzzi suite, and had the opportunity to visit our downtown area.
Our complimentary breakfast is classified as "continental" therefore does not have any hot items on the menu.
The hotel is along one of the main streets crossing Canmore and not far from downtown. Its exterior aspect is pleasant and the large lobby you can see from outside could convince you to stay here. The lobby is large, with old furniture and a big fireplace, armchairs, books and chess at disposal of guests: everything typical of an old...
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The hotel is within walking distance of the town centre, a number of restaurants and a Safeway supermarket. The room was very pleasant with lovely views of the Three Sisters from the balcony. Maid service was very good as were the amenities. The complimentary breakfast was excellent with a good choice of all that was needed and the stock was...
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So he hollows a space in the mellow ground
Where leaves for lining and straw abound,
And well remembers his apple mound
When a day of scarcity comes around.
By many a token may we suppose
That the knowledge apple no longer grows,
That broke up Adam and Eve's repose
And set the fashion of fig-leaf clothes;
The story's simple and terse and crude,
But still with a morsel of truth imbued:
For of trees and trees by the multitude
Are some that are evil, and some that are good.
The more I muse on those stories old
The more philosophy they unfold
Of husbands docile and women bold,
And Satan's purposes manifold;
Ah, many a couple halve their fare
With that mistaken and misfit air
That the world and all are ready to swear
To a mighty unapple-y mated pair.
The apple's an old-fashioned tree I know,
All gnarled and bored by the curculio,
And loves to stand in a zigzag row;
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APF plans to rebuild the Fondwa Community Center destroyed by the earthquake of January 12, 2010, this time safer to guard against rain, earthquake and environment degradation. It will be used as a library, a visitor center and a cafeteria for the students.
What is the issue, problem, or challenge?
The earthquake of January 12, 2010 in Haiti has created homelessness in all part of Haiti and all classes. So, the peasants of rural Fondwa Leogane were not exempt, students as well as families, sick and healthy suffered the effect of the earthquake. So, instead of permanent shelter, APF's goal is to continue to create sustainable development through rebuilding the community center which will be a temporary home, a library and a place to eat some hot meals to the 700 Fondwa locals.
How will this project solve this problem?
Feeding more than 300 women and children, continue giving medicine and treatment to the 700 residents, and make operational the health center.
Potential Long Term Impact
We will provide hope and safer housing and shelter to 700 women, children and men of a community. we will educate them and teach them how to change their lives, to empower themselves.
Funding Information
This project has been retired and is no longer accepting donations.
Additional Documentation
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This month marks the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The landmark legislation signed by President Lyndon Johnson outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex or national origin. Bob Schieffer, who will host "CBS News: 50 Years Later, Civil Rights" tonight, joins the "CBS This Morning" co-hosts to preview the special symposium.
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Louis de Bernieres, best known for his historical novels Corelli's Mandolin and Birds Without Wings, returns with a more contemporary story set in his native United Kingdom.
A Partisan's Daughter is narrated alternately by Chris, an aged British widower, and Roza, a woman of uncertain origin; long separated, the two recount a strange relationship that ended badly years ago. The result is a largely unsatisfying exploration of loneliness buoyed only by moments of poignancy or humor, as well as an admittedly haunting ending.
It all begins one night in London in the late 1970s, when unhappily married Chris discovers that the woman he has just solicited for sex is not, in fact, a prostitute. Tickled by Chris' acute embarrassment, the woman teases him by claiming that she used to be a high-priced sex worker but no longer. Today, recalling the exchange, Roza muses, "I didn't know it at the time, but it was the most destructive thing I could have told him."
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"And that wasn't very complimentary, was it, monkey boy?"
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by areilly February 08, 2008
The little kid who talks like a pirate, and punches like a parrot.
That mouthy little monkey boy angers me.
by oooOOOgreGOOOooo August 29, 2005
someone to be chumped, used for your own pleasure and then left wimpering and alone...crying in the night.
Algore in the last election
by ZENOLEGG August 24, 2005
A man with a simian gait and a tendancy towards random acts of mischief.
Has Monkey Boy swaggered off with the rent to buy a bag of garys again.
by Gareth Mitchell January 11, 2004
Noun - A hairy female from Marketing that uses a man's razor to create the space between her eyebrows. This same razor is then used to remove her 5 o'clock shadow from her upper lip.
When I kissed Monkey Boy my lips got chaffed from her razor stubble.
by Taint Licker April 14, 2003
Dave Wilson, see also monkey
Someone who makes the tea, also known as a placement student.
by Anonymous April 28, 2003


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The movie won four major awards, political drama "Call Girl" won four technical honors, while Oscar contenders "Amour" and "Searching for Sugar Man" also picked up trophies.
Realism trumped film noir at this year's Guldbagge Awards, with politically motivated dramas Eat Sleep Die and Call Girl dominating Sweden's equivalent of the Oscars, taking four trophies each.
Gabriela Pichler's Eat Sleep Die, the story of a young Balkan immigrant in Sweden who gets laid off from her factory job, won the best picture award, with Pilcher taking both the best director and best screenplay honors. Star Nermina Lukac won the best actress prize.
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YouGov - Politicshttps://yougov.co.uk/news/categories/politics/2015-10-09T23:47:10+00:00YouGovLondon mayoral election: it doesn't get closer than thisFreddie email@example.com/people/freddies/https://yougov.co.uk/news/2015/10/09/london-mayoral-election-it-doesnt-get-closer/
Sadiq Khan and Zac Goldsmith are neck and neck on who would make the best Mayor of London – and even on their personalities

There's just over six months to go to London's mayoral election, and there's everything to play for. Up until now, the expectation has been that this one is Labour's to lose. Despite disasters elsewhere in the country, Labour actually increased their share of the vote in London at the recent general election and the loss of Boris Johnson as the Tory candidate means the loss of one of the only popular politicians in the country. Throughout the summer, in YouGov match ups between Zac Goldsmith and Tessa Jowell, the former Olympics minister and presumed favourite for the Labour nomination has been healthily ahead.

Suddenly, with the surprise selection of Sadiq Khan by Labour (after being endorsed by Jeremy Corbyn), all bets are off. It is rare to see an absolute dead heat in polling, but as of today, neither candidate is ahead. Asked which candidate would make the better mayor, 28% of Londoners choose Goldsmith, 29% of Londoners choose Khan and a whopping 44% say they are not sure. That's a lot of votes for both candidates to woo, and six months is not a lot of time to do it.

What's remarkable is just how evenly matched the two men are, right down to the different aspects of their personality. Likeable? Its 41%/41%. Good in a crisis? 26%/27%. Up to the job of Mayor? 38%/39%. There's only one area where you start to see a major difference – whether the two men are 'in touch with ordinary people'. 41% think Mr Khan is, compared to only 18% for Zac Goldsmith. His multi-millionaire status is one weak point for the Tory, and you can expect his rival to make a lot of noise about it.

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Opinion Formers: Half do not expect Jeremy Corbyn to be Labour leader by the next General ElectionAlec firstname.lastname@example.com/people/alec.folwell/https://yougov.co.uk/news/2015/10/09/opinion-former-expect-corbyn-not-to-be-Labour-Lead/
Undoubtedly, Jeremy Corbyn's election as leader of the Labour Party has sent shockwaves through the politically engaged, simultaneously raising people's greatest hopes and deepest fears. YouGov's Opinion Formers - which draws leaders from the worlds of business, politics, the media, charities, public sector and academia among others – however do not expect his election as leader of the Opposition to boost the fortunes of his beleaguered party.

Half (51%) of Opinion Formers doubt that Jeremy Corbyn will still be Labour leader by the time of the next General Election, while a third (33%) expect a split within Labour that could see some Labour MPs leaving to start a new party or join another. A further 30% expect general support for Labour to fall across Britain as a result of Corbyn's election.

Despite these grim prospects for Corbyn's future, 30% of Opinion Formers do think that his election is good for British politics, perhaps indicating that while most feel he will never be handed the keys to 10 Downing Street, his ideology provides a refreshing break with the consensus politics which have led many to become disillusioned with the establishment.

When we breakdown the data by who Opinion Formers voted for in the 2015 election, we can see that even Labour supporters are likely to doubt that Corbyn will still be leader by the next election (44%), although they are also most likely to think that he is good for British politics. They are also least likely to expect a split within the party and defection of Labour MPs (20% compared with 44% of Tory voters and 38% of Liberal Democrat voters), and are also more optimistic that Corbyn's election will increase support for Labour across Britain (24%). Perhaps most interesting is that Liberal Democrat voters are on balance less likely to vote for Labour than they were before (28% less likely versus 12% more likely), perhaps suggesting that those who might still feel embittered by their Party's actions in the last government wouldn't even now see Labour as a viable alternative.

When split by which sector Opinion Formers work in, those in Culture and Arts or Academia appear most hopeful regarding Corbyn's prospects; 36% and 39% respectively feel his election is good for British politics, 27% expect an increase in general support for Labour across Britain as a result, and 16% and 15% respectively are more likely to vote Labour than they were. Conversely, those in business are the most negative; over half (54%) doubt he will still be leader by the next General Election, over a third expect a general fall in support for Labour (37%) and a split in the party (36%), and only a quarter (25%) think that his election is good for British politics.

Whatever your view on Jeremy Corbyn, one thing everyone can agree on is that he has certainly got people talking.

YouGov completed online interviews with 661 members of its UK Opinion Formers panel. Opinion Formers are leaders in their field from business, media, politics, NGOs, academia and beyond. Fieldwork was undertaken between 15th and 23rd September 2015. The figures have not been weighted.
Osborne ahead of Boris among Conservative membersWill firstname.lastname@example.com/people/will.dahlgreen/https://yougov.co.uk/news/2015/10/06/tory-members-osborne-ahead-johnson/
A recent YouGov poll of Conservative members has George Osborne supported by 37% for next leader – ahead of Boris Johnson with 34%

George Osborne's speech at the Conservative party conference yesterday, pledging to comandeer a centre ground he says has been "completely abandoned" by Jeremy Corbyn's Labour, has been read as much as a demonstration of the chancellors' leadership credentials as a display of the Tories' effort to make themselves the 'natural party of government'.

Boris Johnson, George Osborne's main rival in a leadership election David Cameron has assured us will come before 2020, today leads the counter offensive, attacking the chancellor's plans for tax credit cuts, saying that the Tories should "protect the hardest working and the lowest paid".

YouGov research of Conservative party members reveals that George Osborne (37%) is ahead of Boris Johnson (34%). Theresa May, speaking on immigration today at conference, trails in third with 19% and Sajid Javid has 10%. Nicky Morgan, secretary of state for education, announced yesterday her intention to run for leadership. The poll was conducted prior to this announcement.

We've divided the Conservative membership into two groups: activists/passive and pragmatists/idealists. George Osborne has a clear lead among those who engage actively with canvassing, by phone and door to door, and the pragmatists - ie those who say it is better for parties to put forward policies that allow them to win, even if this means compromise.

Boris Johnson on the other hand has a greater lead among idealist Conservative members, who say parties should put forward policies they really believe in, even if they're unpopular and prevent them winning elections. He also leads (39% to George Osborne's 34%) among those who want to leave the EU, while Osborne has a healthy lead among those who want to stay (42% to Johnson's 29%).

Among the general public (excluding don't knows and wouldn't votes – 54%), who wouldn't have a vote in the Conservative leadership but would ultimately decide which party to elect, Boris Johnson has a huge lead (54%) over George Osborne, who is tied with Theresa May at 20%.

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Analysis: Corbyn is Britain's least popular new opposition leaderPeter email@example.com/people/peter.kellner/https://yougov.co.uk/news/2015/10/05/corbyn-britain-least-popular-new-opposition-leade/
While we should not enslave ourselves to history, neither should we ignore it: recent history contains a bleak message for Jeremy Corbyn

In politics, as in those personal finance ads, the past does not always provide an infallible guide to the future. Five months ago, David Cameron defied the rule that Prime Ministers never increase their party's vote-share after a full parliamentary term; he became the first person to do so since Lord Palmerston 150 years ago.

Opinion polls have been measuring the ratings of opposition leaders since the Second World War. The first incoming leader of the polling era was Hugh Gaitskell, who succeeded Clement Attlee as Labour's leader in 1955. Here are the initial ratings of every opposition leader since then. The questions have varied slightly, from Gallup, Mori and YouGov, but in each case we show the net rating, subtracting the negative score from the positive score.

The most obvious point is that YouGov's latest poll for The Sun shows that Corbyn is the first new opposition leader to have a negative initial rating. With two, Michael Foot and Iain Duncan Smith, the positive and negative scores were in balance. Everyone else started out with a positive score – even Ed Miliband, whose initial plus 26 contrasted with his dire ratings later in the 2010-15 parliament.

The second point is that no new opposition leader whose initial rating was less than plus 20 has ever become Prime Minister. The list of leaders with lower ratings provides a roll-call of failure: Gaitskell, Foot, Hague, Duncan Smith and Howard. For Corbyn to have a substantially worse rating than any of them is a measure of how much he must do to lead Labour to victory.

Not every leader with an initial rating of more than plus 20 went on to become PM – look at Kinnock's rating as well as Miliband's. (John Smith, who started out with a net rating of plus 26, did not get to Downing Street either; but he died before he could fight an election, so can't really be counted as either a successful or unsuccessful leader.)

There is, I think, a reason for this pattern, and why history will be hard for Corbyn to defy. Many voters give new opposition leaders the benefit of the doubt. They see a fresh face that they often don't know much about. They hope the new leader will become a credible national leader. Sometimes the new leader justifies their faith; Tony Blair's rating on the eve of the 1997 election was plus 51. More often, the doubts grow – most spectacularly with Michael Foot (minus 60 on the eve of the 1983 election) and Neil Kinnock (minus 30 in 1987).

History, however, provides no example of a party leader with a relatively low initial score significantly improving on their rating. For the stock of goodwill to grow, it needs to start strongly. Just as party ratings follow a conventional rhythm, with oppositions having the chance to exploit the unpopularity of governments in mid-term, so do the fortunes of party leaders. For an opposition leader to have a real chance of victory, they and their party must both be well ahead of their rivals by mid-term. Opposition leaders with a low starting score have never managed to achieve the kind of mid-term cushion that enables them to withstand the recovery that governments and prime ministers normally enjoy as the following election approaches.

To repeat, history can never be regarded as an infallible guide. But I would not place any money on Corbyn becoming Prime Minister. And if he is to prove me wrong, I reckon he can't wait until 2020 to persuade voters he is up to the job. His rating needs to move strongly into positive territory by the end of 2017 at the latest.

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Reputation battle: which is 'the party of working people'?Will email@example.com/people/will.dahlgreen/https://yougov.co.uk/news/2015/10/04/party-working-people/
The Conservatives have a long way to go to establish their brand as 'the party of working people', although they are making significant progress

The Conservative party has launched a 'moderate trade unionist' group, in a move to bolster its image as 'the party of working people', a label offered by David Cameron at the Conservative manifesto launch in April. YouGov's latest voting intention figures for The Sun have the Conservatives almost tied with Labour among the C2DE social grade, which is one indication of progress on that front. However in terms of the underlying party brand – which groups in society the party is seen as close to – the Conservatives are still a long way behind Labour in being seen as close to 'ordinary working people'.

When presented with a variety of different groups and asked to say whether each party is close or not close to them, the Conservatives are seen as most close to rich people and businessmen; Labour has the opposite problem – distant from businessmen and the middle class, but nevertheless still close to ordinary working people (61% say they're close).

When asked straightforwardly about which party better reflects and understands the views of ordinary working people, 38% of British people choose Labour and 22% choose the Conservatives. However Labour shouldn't feel comfortable with these results – 33% say neither party represents them, and in the recent Sun survey 58% said Labour had seriously lost touch with ordinary working people. Progress has not been made on this under Jeremy Corbyn – the same amount of people (59%) said this after Ed Miliband was elected in 2010.

Even more concerningly for Labour, when asked to measure the direction of travel, fully 44% of voters think the Labour party used to represent ordinary working people but doesn't now. Meanwhile 25% of voters think the Conservative party is improving at representing this group (including 22% of Lib Dems and 19% of UKIP supporters), but one in two say that they never have and still won't.

The evidence suggests that while the underlying brand of the Conservatives is still not intuitively seen as close to working people, the party is making real progress in the eyes of a significant portion of the electorate.

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Majority support for cooperating with Russia on SyriaWill firstname.lastname@example.com/people/will.dahlgreen/https://yougov.co.uk/news/2015/10/01/cooperation-russia-syria/
59% of British people support Britain and the US cooperating with Russia in the fight against ISIS in Syria – and support for sending ground troops back into Iraq is increasing

Russia began bombing opponents of president Assad in Syria yesterday, giving the US only an hour's warning. Russian defence officials said the attacks on rebel-controlled areas were targeted at ISIS militants, however US officials said there was no evidence ISIS held the territory – there are now concerns Russia is targeting all forces opposed to president Assad, possibly even US-backed Syrian forces. The news came two days after Vladimir Putin met with Barack Obama about the need to work with Assad in Syria, an alliance the US has ruled out repeatedly.

David Cameron said this week he would "work with anybody" to defeat Assad and ISIS, including Russia and Iran. New YouGov research reveals the majority of British people (59%) would approve of British and US forces cooperating with Russia to fight ISIS.

Opinion also balances slightly in favour of cooperating with Assad to fight ISIS (38% would approve, 32% would disapprove). Many people are unsure (30%).

Russia is opposed to ground troop operations and Britain's history in Iraq has made the suggestion unpopular in the past, but as Iraq destabilises and loses ground to ISIS British opposition to ground troops is fading away.

Now more people support Britain and the USA sending ground troops back into Iraq to help fight ISIS (40%) than oppose (39%). In July, when YouGov last asked, people were divided 39%-39%, but before then opposition was clear.

British support for RAF air strikes in Syria, which is to be debated in the Commons soon but may struggle to pass without the support of Jeremy Corbyn's Labour, remains strong. 60% support and 20% oppose.

The prime minister regrets being defeated in parliament in 2013 over air strikes in Syria brought on by Assad's use of chemical weapons and barrel bombs. Many now believe that intervention then, before rebel forces became fractured and infiltrated by ISIS and al-Qaeda militants, could have abated the current conflict, even easing the current refugee crisis largely brought on by people fleeing Assad's regime.

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Crisis in the North East: consumer confidence falls dramatically behind other regionsAndrew firstname.lastname@example.com/people/andrew.farmer/https://yougov.co.uk/news/2015/09/30/north-easts-consumer-confidence-falls-further-behi/
In the North East of England, consumer confidence is lower than anywhere else and has been falling further behind the national average every year for the past five years

As the North East reels from the announcement that SSI is shutting its Redcar steel plant, new analysis from YouGov and Cebr shows that consumer confidence in the region is falling further behind the national average.

The latest figures for September show that consumer confidence in the North East is now over ten points behind the national average and over 18 points behind London. The last time the capital had consumer confidence at levels as low as the North East is currently experiencing was February 2013 – some 31 months ago.

YouGov and Cebr analysed how the region's economic optimism has been falling over the past five years as the economy returned to growth after the financial crash. Comparing year-on-year data for September across the past five years shows how the North East has steadily fallen behind the rest of the nation when it comes to consumers' economic outlook.

While consumer confidence in the North East struggles, the YouGov/Cebr Consumer Confidence Index for the country as a whole remains stable. Although September's score of 114.3 is the highest the index has been since May 2014, levels of economic optimism across the country have been relatively stable in recent months with figures of 114.2 and 114.1 in July and August respectively.

Stephen Harmston, Head of YouGov Reports: 'There are always large regional differences in consumer confidence but in recent years the one constant has been how badly the North East has struggled. While a lot of other places – especially London and the South East – have started to feel the benefits of the recovery many others have not. The news from Redcar will only deepen the sense of pessimism that consumers in the region are feeling and consumer confidence in the North East will only fall further behind the rest of the country as a result.'

Scott Corfe, Associate Director at the Centre for Economics and Business Research: 'When economists talk of a recovery taking hold in the UK a lot of consumers look at their own situations and think the positive benefits of growth are things that only seem to happen to other people. This is especially true when it comes to how the recovery is so focussed in certain regions and seemingly by-passing others altogether. Growth comes where there is investment and in the UK this has led to the London and the South East becoming self-feeding growth machines while places like the North East live off scraps.

"Homeowners in London and the South East have also benefitted from the significant feel-good factor that comes from seeing a large increase in the value of your home – something that's likely to continue over the coming years."

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Jeremy Corbyn 'twice as left-wing' as Ed MilibandWill email@example.com/people/will.dahlgreen/https://yougov.co.uk/news/2015/09/29/jeremy-corbyn-twice-left-wing-ed-miliband/
New research of over 11,000 British people reveals the new Labour leader is seen as twice as left-wing as Ed Miliband was

Jeremy Corbyn makes his first big speech today, using the Labour party conference in Brighton to persuade the wider electorate that they have nothing to fear – and that he shares their values. After questions over his stance on security issues and criticism for not singing the national anthem, the new Labour leader is expected to reassure: "Fair play for all, solidarity and not walking by on the other side of the street when people are in trouble. Respect for other's point of view. It is this sense of fair play, these shared majority British values, that are the fundamental reason why I love this country and its people."

YouGov has been tracking public perceptions of where the political leaders of the last 13 years stand on the left-right spectrum, revealing that Jeremy Corbyn is seen as to the left of any leader since 2002 and further away from the centre than Nigel Farage of UKIP.

With an average score of -80, where minus numbers are more left-wing and positive numbers are more right-wing, Jeremy Corbyn is seen as twice as left-wing as Ed Miliband was on average over his leadership (-40). At the end of his leadership Ed Miliband was seen as veering slightly to the left – in March he scored -40, which had moved to -48 shortly after the general election.

The latest research includes over 11,000 people, including nearly 2,000 people who were eligible to vote in the Labour leadership election. Members of the Labour "selectorate" say Mr Corbyn is only slightly less left-wing (scoring -78) than the general public do.

David Cameron is seen as having moved to the right since last summer, and is now one point to the right of Michael Howard, making the prime minister the most right-wing Conservative leader since 2002. With an average score of 53, he is only 9 points to the left of Nigel Farage (62 points).

The UKIP leader is seen as further to the right than the Green Party's Natalie Bennett (-54) and Nicola Sturgeon (-46 among Scottish adults) are to the left. The new Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron scores -20, further to the left than Nick Clegg, who scored -3 over the course of his leadership.

The new Labour shadow chancellor John McDonnell had a similar message of reassurance yesterday, joking that he would come across more as a "boring local bank manager" than a radical left-wing economist. He insisted Labour were not 'deficit deniers', and said the party could balance the books through investment and ingenuity, rather than through spending cuts.

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EU referendum: Brexit ahead by 2Will email@example.com/people/will.dahlgreen/https://yougov.co.uk/news/2015/09/28/eu-referendum-brexit-leads-2/
For the first time since November 2014 more British people want to leave the EU than remain a member

Until September support for remaining in the EU had been in positive territory for 8 consecutive months. Between June, the last time we asked the referendum question, and September, opinion has shifted slightly – now leaving the EU has a two point lead.

This coincides with the European refugee crisis and problems in Calais over the summer, but we can't be sure if this has caused the shift in mood. British people have been wary of accepting more refugees, and they may be concerned continued membership of the EU could increase our exposure, but Britain has so far exempted itself from EU migrant quotas.

The research puts the 'In' camp at 38%, down 6% since June, and 'Out' at 40%, up 6%. Until around the time of the European Parliament elections in 2014, when EU membership became more of a reality in people's minds due to increased coverage, 'Out' had had a fairly steady lead.

The question wording has been altered in September's poll to match a slight change advised by the Electoral Commission – now the answer options are 'Remain a member of the European Union' / 'Leave the European Union' rather than 'Yes' / 'No' to membership, which had received criticism for giving the pro-EU camp the advantage of optimism.

Our monthly Eurotrack poll, which has used the same question wording since it began in 2012, has shown the same shift in mood over the summer. July had a lead for 'Stay' of +8; in August 'Stay' led by +2; and in September 'Leave' leads by +3.

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Britain among worst rated for handling of European refugee crisisWill firstname.lastname@example.com/people/will.dahlgreen/https://yougov.co.uk/news/2015/09/27/european-refugee-crisis/
Research from seven European countries reveals perceptions of Europe's handling of the refugee crisis - and how language affects sentiment towards refugees

European leaders approved a deal to enforce migrant quotas this week, agreeing to distribute 120,000 people between them despite opposition from Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Romania, while Britain has refused to take part in the scheme. The defeated eastern European countries expressed resentment at what they felt was bullying from western European nations, particularly Germany, and saw the ruling as a violation of national sovereignty.

New YouGov research across seven European countries reveals that Hungary, which has strongly opposed housing refugees from the current crisis, building fences and using teargas against them, is considered as having dealt worst with the situation. On average it scores net -33 for its handling while Britain ranks among the worst with net -15, behind only Hungary and Greece (-16).

Germany, which is expected to have taken 800,000 refugees by the end of the year, is seen as having handled the crisis best (+27) and most of its own population (54%) agree it has handled things well. In Britain 27% say the country has dealt well with the crisis while 35% say it has done so badly.

There has been much criticism of the media for describing the displaced people as 'migrants' when their position involves leaving war-torn countries and escaping persecution rather than freely looking for work. YouGov's research confirms that the choice of language does have some effect on people's willingness to accept people affected by the crisis into their country.

In Britain when the term 'migrants' is used to describe those affected 56% say fewer should be accepted. When the term 'refugees' is used this drops to 49%, and when 'people fleeing terror and persecution' is used 43% say we should accept fewer.

Each country has its own concerns about accommodating refugees and some have been less welcoming than others, but the main emotions felt are primarily of sadness rather than indifference. In Germany the emotion used by most people to describe feelings towards the crisis is fear. In Britain it is sadness.

Hungary has proposed its own solution to the crisis - each of the 28 EU member states would contribute 1% of its income from the Union, plus 1% of its contributions to it, into a fund to improve conditions in refugee camps in countries neighbouring Syria and strengthen Europe's borders. The Hungarian prime minister wants to focus attention on tackling the crisis outside of Europe, rather than distributing refugees within it.

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The gap between Corbyn's support and Labour's target votersPeter email@example.com/people/peter.kellner/https://yougov.co.uk/news/2015/09/25/measuring-gap-between-corbyns-supporters-and-labou/
Jeremy Corbyn's supporters and the general public are divided by a gulf that is unprecedented in modern British politics

Successful party leaders marry the enthusiasms of their supporters to the mood of the wider electorate. By this test, Jeremy Corbyn looks destined to fail. New YouGov research for the New Statesman reveals that those who voted for Jeremy Corbyn overwhelmingly describe themselves as left-wing. They reject capitalism, and admire Tony Benn more than Tony Blair. Two-thirds of them want to abolish private schools and the monarchy, and favour higher taxes to pay for greater welfare.

Labour's target voters think none of these things. Nor do many current Labour supporters. The table gives the main findings. The first column sets out the views of those who voted for Corbyn to be party leader. The final three columns are taken from a separate survey of more than 10,000 electors. Just over a quarter would currently vote Labour; a further 20 per cent would consider doing so. To win in 2020, Labour must retain the support of almost all its current supporters and at least half its potential voters.

Our figures show how hard this will be. While 81 per cent of the people who voted for Corbyn say they are "very" or "fairly" left-wing, a mere 15 per cent of potential Labour voters, and just 25 per cent of "weak" Labour supporters do so. ("Firm" supporters are those who identify fairly or strongly with the party, while "weak" supporters would currently vote Labour but don't identify strongly with it.)

This gulf matters – as the Conservatives know only too well. Their party was unelectable when they were led by William Hague, Iain Duncan Smith and Michael Howard. True, they were up against Tony Blair, New Labour and a steadily growing economy. But, in addition, most voters saw the three Tory leaders as too right-wing – and their political outlook was nothing like as far removed from the public mood as Corbyn's.

So: should Corbyn tack to the centre and compromise on his long-held views? He has already performed U-turns on a number of issues, such as Europe. He accepts that abolishing the monarchy will have to wait.

However, if he abandons the beliefs he has embraced for more than thirty years, he faces a double risk. On the one hand, the people he needs to attract may reject him as a cynical leader, hiding his true feelings to win votes; on the other hand, those who voted for him may accuse him of betraying the very principles that he proclaimed so clearly in his leadership campaign.

Corbyn's other option, of course, is to hold firm to his views, make the case for red-blooded socialism, and persuade millions of voters to back his crusade. If he truly believes in it, he should do so – and set out to prove me wrong.

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An edited version of this commentary appears in the current issue of New Statesman

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Angela who? Minimal recognition for opposition frontbenchWill email@example.com/people/will.dahlgreen/https://yougov.co.uk/news/2015/09/23/cabinet-recognition/
The top ten Labour shadow cabinet ministers have an average recognition rate of 34% – while their Conservative counterparts are much more recognised

The new Labour leadership has refreshed the opposition frontbench with a team of predominantly left-wing MPs, in a bid to move the party on from the Blair/Brown years and bring previously sidelined voices to the fore. Cabinet Blairites Jim Murphy, Stephen Twigg and Liam Byrne have lost their jobs, and other high-profile former shadow ministers – Yvette Cooper, Liz Kendall, Chris Leslie, Chuka Umunna and Tristram Hunt – have refused to serve in Jeremy Corbyn's top team.

The new additions have had fewer opportunities to make their voices heard and we can expect them to have a greater media presence in the future, but the image of experience is important in voting behaviour and the new shadow cabinet has a significantly lower recognition rate than their Conservative counterparts – even among their own supporters.

The average recognition rate for ten of the top government cabinet positions is 50%, while Labour's is only 34%. The average identification rate among those who voted Conservative in 2015 for their team is 52%, but Labour voter's have a rate of only 37% for their new frontbenchers.

British adults were show a picture of each MP and asked to identify them from a list of 21 names. The MP with the highest misidentification is the minister for business, innovation and skills Sajid Javid – 19% think he's Chuka Umunna.

Only 34% of the general public and 37% of Labour voters correctly identify their deputy leader Tom Watson, while the shadow chancellor John McDonnell is identified by only 19% and 22% respectively.

Jeremy Corbyn's was criticised for failing to appoint a woman to any of the so-called 'Great Offices of State': leadership, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Foreign Secretary and Home Secretary. His is however the cabinet or shadow cabinet in history to include more women (16) than men (15) in the broader set of ministerial positions, many of which he says are the 'real' top jobs, overseeing key public services.

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Analysis: EU referendum – the state of public opinionAnthony firstname.lastname@example.com/people/anthony.wells/https://yougov.co.uk/news/2015/09/22/eu-referendum-state-public-opinion/
In-depth YouGov polling conducted over the summer reveals the challenges and opportunities for those campaigning to stay in or leave the European Union

With the Labour leadership election out of the way, the next year or two of Westminster politics is likely to be dominated by the issue of Europe, or more specifically, David Cameron's promised renegotiation and referendum on EU membership.

Asked which way they are most likely to vote and whether they may change their mind 50% are currently leaning towards voting to stay, 40% are leaning towards voting to leave, 10% have no idea at all. The core pro-EU support, those who say will definitely vote to stay, is 31% with a further 19% saying they would currently vote to remain but could be persuaded to vote to leave. Core support for leaving is 23%, with 17% currently voting to leave but open to persuasion.

Who is voting to Remain and Leave?

There is a strong correlation between attitudes to Britain's membership of the EU and age. Under 25s lean towards staying by 64% to 23%, over 60s lean towards leaving by 52% to 43%. Older voters, of course, are historically far more likely to actually vote.

Looking at social class a majority of pro-EU voters are middle class (57% are in social classes ABC1, compared to 47% of anti-EU voters). Here the traditional turnout advantage would work the other way, middle class voters tend to be more likely to turnout at elections, and are more likely to support Britain remaining in the EU.

Pro-European voters have a higher household income, are more likely to be in work, but less likely to own their house outright. 37% of pro-EU voters have a university degree, only 15% of anti-EU voters do. All these differences are to some degree factors of age (older people grew up when fewer people went to university and house prices were lower) but in summary, younger, middle class, graduates tend to be pro-EU, older, working class, less well educated people tend to be anti-EU.

Committed leave supporters, while smaller in number than committed remain supporters, are also more vocal. 17% of those who are certain to vote to leave say they discuss the issue of Britain's membership of the EU very often with friends and family, compared to just 6% of those who are certain to vote to stay.

Party Divisions

Referendum splits voters of all parties. UKIP are, predictably, the most united, though there are even a small number of pro-European UKIP supporters. The Liberal Democrats and Greens very heavily support staying. Labour and SNP voters strongly lean towards staying. Conservative supporters split down the middle, with very slightly more Tories leaning towards leaving.

The campaign to stay in the EU had a huge advantage amongst supporters of the parties of the left. The campaign to leave has only UKIP wholly onside, with the Conservatives split. The divisions within Conservative and Labour ranks will probably shift significantly once leading figures within the parties take a more explicit line – to some degree party supporters opinions will be influenced by the signals their party leaderships take. At the current time this is still unclear – David Cameron is expected to recommend people vote to stay, but we don't know which leading Tory figures will declare in favour of leaving. Similarly Labour's presumed full support for staying in the EU has been put into question by the election of Jeremy Corbyn.

Arguments

We tested positive and negative arguments for both sides of the campaign (negative arguments about the EU, and positive ones about the opportunities outside the EU; positive arguments about the EU and negative ones about the risks of the leaving the EU).

For those in favour of staying, the arguments that were seen as most convincing were that EU market access brings jobs and prosperity, that outside of the EU we would end up having to follow the same rules to trade with Europe, we just wouldn't have any say, and that EU membership offers advantages like being able to live and work elsewhere in the EU. These were also the arguments that soft LEAVE voters found most convincing.

For those in favour of leaving, the arguments seen as most convincing were those around immigration and money currently spent on EU membership being better spent on services in Britain. These were also the arguments seen as most convincing by soft REMAIN voters. The most convincing anti-arguments were seen as convincing by over 60% of soft REMAIN voters, in comparison the strongest pro-arguments were only seen as convincing by just over 40% of soft LEAVE voters.

Perceptions

It would be wrong to focus solely upon issues and arguments though. People are not logical calculating machines who vote upon a careful balancing of rival arguments, what determines who we vote for is far more complicated. In general elections it is a mix of broad perceptions of the parties, who is competent, who we identify with and who reflects our values, and of the party leaders themselves. In a referendum we are not picking a party or politicians to govern us, but perceptions of values and identities are still important, it still matters what we think we are saying about ourselves when we vote.

Asked about the typical supporter of EU membership and the typical opponent, supporters of the EU are perceived as being well-informed, sensible, open-minded, liberal. Those who support leaving the EU tend to perceive it's supporters as being out of touch, part of the establishment, liberal and left-wing.

The words most associated with supporting British exit from the EU are sensible, right-wing, ignorant, ordinary, stuck-in the past. Those who would vote to leave see those who agree with them as sensible, ordinary, well-informed and seeing things others don't. Those who support EU membership see those opposed as ignorant, stuck in the past, bigoted and out-of-touch.

Unsurprisingly supporters and opponents of EU membership have positive perceptions of those who share their views and negative perceptions of those who don't, but the negative associations of the LEAVE campaign seem to be more worrying for them: being associated with backwardness, bigotry and ignorance seems, qualitatively, a more worrying charge than being associated with a liberal, left-wing establishment.

When it comes to the campaign, both campaigns will want to paint them as a cause that is supported by well-informed, sensible, ordinary people – the sort of people that floating voters will be happy to be associated with - and play up the negative perceptions of their opponents.

Risk Aversion

Referendums give a natural advantage for the status quo – the public tend to move towards the perceived safety rather than the perceived risk of change. Historically the vast majority of referendum campaigns across the world have displayed a movement towards the status quo during the referendum campaign. In the handful of exceptions to the rule, such as the Scottish Independence referendum in 2014, the campaign for change has managed to also make the status quo look risky – for example, Alex Salmond campaigning on how remaining part of the UK would pose a risk to Scotland's NHS.

Currently 58% of people think leaving the EU would be very or fairly risky for Britain, 32% think it would pose little or no risk. Unsurprisingly perceptions of its riskiness are concentrated amongst those who support staying, but even among those who would vote to leave but might change their mind over a third see leaving the EU as risky, suggesting there is potential for a campaign playing upon the risks of Brexit to drive some voters away from LEAVE.

However, asking only about the riskiness of leaving the EU would be to assume that the status quo is perceived as risk-free – it is not. 38% think Britain remaining in the EU is very or fairly risky, 48% think it poses little or no risk. Naturally the status quo is seen as less risky than change, but it is less clear cut that might be expected. 26% of soft REMAIN voters think remaining in the EU is very or fairly risky. The LEAVE campaign will want to try and persuade voters that staying a member of the European Union also brings risks.

What might happen?

Our polling so far shows potential for both sides. Those in favour of Britain's membership of the EU currently have the lead and have a larger base of support. They also have the benefits of being the status quo option, meaning they have a head start in portraying themselves as the safe option and their opponents a leap in the dark.

However, the obvious arguments in favour of EU membership poll badly when compared to some of the arguments against. Arguments about leaving the EU costing jobs and prosperity are not seen as being as convincing as more straightforward arguments about being able to cut immigration and spend EU contributions on services. The campaign to remain in the European Union need to find some arguments that are as effective as those of their opponents.

Taking arguments in isolation can be misleading though. Anti-immigration arguments look like a winner on paper, but people will judge the campaigns and arguments as a whole. Our polling also found potential for the LEAVE campaign to be seen as ignorant and bigoted. Playing the anti-immigration card may play to those negatives. The actual leave campaign will need to paint a positive image of Britain outside Europe to counter people's fear of the unknown, not be seen as narrow-minded and fearful.

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Public: PM's Oxford 'debauchery' couldn't matter lessWill email@example.com/people/will.dahlgreen/https://yougov.co.uk/news/2015/09/21/cameron-debauchery-doesnt-matter/
Most people say new allegations about David Cameron's 'debauched' behaviour at Oxford couldn't matter less (but we didn't mention the pig)

The Daily Mail featured new allegations about apparently debauched behaviour during David Cameron's time at Oxford University this morning, from Lord Ashcroft's unauthorised biography of David Cameron, Call me Dave. The claims involve David Cameron's membership of a cannabis smoking group called 'Flam' and a social society called Piers Gaveston, which David Cameron is supposed to have performed an unsavoury sexual act with a pig to gain access into.

The news has gone viral on social media, with #PigGate trending and users noticing similarities with an episode of Charlie Brooker's series Black Mirror. But new YouGov research reveals that most people in the wider British world don't care, at leasst in principle.

62% think that more allegations that David Cameron was involved in debauched behaviour during his time at Oxford couldn't matter less. Only one in four people say it's a sign of the man and a legitimate public interest story.

Downing Street has not commented on the story, and when asked about it at a press conference in China George Osborne appeared to smirk and move on to something else.

Lord Ashcroft, who donated millions of pounds to the Conservative party and was apparently promised a top job by David Cameron prior to 2010 but then offered only a minor one, has said the new book is "not about settling scores". He did admit he had personal "beef" with the prime minister, however.

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2694 GB adults were questioned on 21 September 2015 – results are weighted to be nationally representative

 Is rail nationalisation a vote-winner?Peter firstname.lastname@example.com/people/peter.kellner/https://yougov.co.uk/news/2015/09/21/is-rail-nationalisation-vote-winner/
Popular policies put forward by leaders who lack public credibility can end up losing more votes than they gain

For obvious reasons, politicians love to claim that their policies are popular. The more they can show that they are on the side of the voters, the easier it is to win votes. Jeremy Corbyn thinks he is onto a vote-winner with his plan to renationalise Britain's railways. Is he?

The case for saying yes is contained in YouGov data down the years. The last time we asked specifically about it was last November. 59% told us they supported renationalising the railways; just 21% were opposed. Even Conservative voters divided 48-35% in favour. Voters also back another of Corbyn's ambitions: to renationalise Britain's gas and electricity companies. Our latest survey for the Sunday Times finds that the public backs this by 50-30%.

It's worth noting that Ukip voters strongly support both measures. So Corbyn could argue that his policies would help win back the working-class voters that preferred Nigel Farage's party to Ed Miliband's in May.

However, here are three reasons why nationalisation may not end up winning Corbyn many votes.

First, debate has not yet been joined. Voters are reacting to what they see as the failures of the railway and energy industries – the perception of high prices helping to line the pockets of shareholders and senior managers. (It's the same with banks – public hatred of the bonus culture lies behind a widespread desire to see the state retain its shareholdings in the banks it rescued.)

What we have not yet had is the debate about how nationalisation would work. How much would it cost? How efficiently would the state run industries it owned? Would rail and energy prices really fall? Opponents of nationalisation would point to the old days when these industries were in state hands. They were badly run and starved of investment. (When nationalised companies borrow money, this adds to the government's borrowing requirement. This used to lead to investment cutbacks every time ministers needed ways to save money without cutting back on teachers, doctors or welfare benefits.)

In the last parliament, Labour thought it was onto a vote-winner by promising a mansion tax. Yet, by election day, the tax alienated many people who feared that it was the thin end of a thick, aspiration-sapping Labour wedge. It might just be the owners of expensive homes today, but what about the wider, more modestly successful middle-class families tomorrow? Corbyn could suffer the same fate with nationalisation. Voters may fear that a Labour government led by him could end up controlling far more of the economy and not doing it very well.

Secondly, there is the goose-and-gander problem. If Corbyn's aim is to set out policies that voters want, then he would promise to cut welfare benefits, massively reduce immigration, back air strikes against Islamic State/ISIS in Syria and declare his undying love for Nato, British nuclear weapons and the monarchy. Far more of Corbyn's distinctive policies come in the "unpopular" than "popular" column.

Third, policies cannot be divorced from wider judgements of character and competence. Last week, a YouGov/Times survey asked voters how much they would trust Corbyn on a range of issues. Only on the NHS do slightly more people (40%) trust him 'a lot' or 'a fair amount' than 'not very much' or 'not at all' (34%). That balance of plus six (40 minus 34), compares with big negative scores on everything else: defence (minus 34), managing the economy (minus 27), terrorism (minus 27), immigration (minus 24), Britain's relations with the European Union (minus 23), taxes (minus 20), government spending and cuts (minus 19).

If Corbyn is to gain votes from his plan to take over Britain's railways, he must also persuade voters that he know how to run the economy. Put it another way, if the plan were to have come from George Osborne today – or Gordon Brown in his glory days as Chancellor – then the public might well have backed the idea enthusiastically, for it would be seen as a public interest measure being advanced by people who knew what they were talking about. But – and again, the parallel with the mansion tax is telling – an apparently popular policy put forward by party leaders who lack public credibility can end up losing more votes than it gains.

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Conservatives lead at 8YouGov /people/yougov/https://yougov.co.uk/news/2015/09/20/conservatives-lead-8/
Latest YouGov / Sunday Times results 18th September – Con 39%, Lab 31%, LD 6%, UKIP 16%, GRN 3%

As an interim measure YouGov is currently weighting its voting intention figures using recalled vote from the 2015 general election. Our analysis of the election polling is ongoing and we will announce further methodological changes in due course.

Approval

David Cameron has a net approval rating of +3; Jeremy Corbyn is on -8; Tim Farron is on -18; and Nigel Farage is on -3.

YouGov asked British adults in 2011 how likely it was that Ed Miliband would ever become prime minister – 17% said likely, 69% said unlikely and 13% didn't know. Jeremy Corbyn now has the same net score (-52) – 14% say it is likely, 66% say it is unlikely and 19% don't know.

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Public don't think Corbyn will succeedWill firstname.lastname@example.com/people/will.dahlgreen/https://yougov.co.uk/news/2015/09/17/public-doubt-corbyn-success/
Most people say it's unlikey Jeremy Corbyn will win the next general election – and he receives negative ratings on every issue except the NHS

Jeremy Corbyn's first days of leadership have not been easy, with controversies over his shadow cabinet, position on the EU and not singing the national anthem. He managed to escape further trouble at yesterday's Prime Minister's questions, asking questions from the public in a bid to make the event less 'theatrical'.

The first poll to measure the British public's view of Jeremy Corbyn is not kind to the new Labour leader.

Today's YouGov research for the Times reveals that 48% of British adults expect Mr Corbyn to do badly as Labour leader while 30% expect him to do well. Not even a majority (50%) of those who voted Labour in May think he will do well, and 29% say he will do badly.

Four days after Ed Miliband's election as Labour leader in 2010, 50% of the public and 81% of Labour voters thought he would do well as leader, compared to 24% and 6% respectively who thought he would do badly.

The results demonstrate the difference between the Labour members who elected Jeremy Corbyn and the voters who could make him prime minister. In our August Labour leadership poll 70% of Mr Corbyn's supporters said it was likely he could win in 2020 – but the latest research shows only 35% of those who voted Labour in 2015 think this is likely, while 41% say its unlikely.

Among the public as a whole 61% say its unlikely Mr Corbyn could win the next election, and 17% say it's likely. Those who are sceptical tend to see Jeremy Corbyn's chances as very slim – 39% say a Labour win under him in 2020 is very unlikely, while 22% say it's fairly unlikely.

45% of Labour voters say they were delighted or pleased with the leadership election news, however 27% say they were disappointed or dismayed and 23% say they didn't really mind either way.

25% of the general public say they were dismayed at the news, compared to 14% who were delighted.

Decisions

As leader Jeremy Corbyn is now responsible for determining the official Labour position on the big issues. The only issue the British public tend to trust him to make the right decisions on is the NHS – 40% trust him and 34% do not.

On every other issue he has a trust deficit of at least net -19, with terrorism (-27), managing the economy (-27) and defence (-34) particular concerns.

Labour voters are considerably more trusting in Jeremy Corbyn's decision making, with majorities having faith in his abilities on taxes (55%), the NHS (66%) and government spending and cuts (57%). On only one issue – defence – does the Labour leader veer close to negative territory (net +5), suggesting scepticism among Labour voters comes more down to his character than his ideas.

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Corbyn's victory shows why you should bet on good dataStephan email@example.com/people/stephan.shakespeare/https://yougov.co.uk/news/2015/09/16/corbyns-victory-shows-why-you-should-bet-good-data/
It is fashionable these days to say that "if you really want to know what is going to happen just look to the betting odds. Money is smarter than pollsters." When the next person trots out the tired old arguments about "the wisdom of crowds," point them to Jeremy Corbyn's victory in the Labour leadership contest. It provides some of the clearest proof possible that betting odds follow the mainstream narrative rather than being a crystal ball foreseeing future events.

On 21st July YouGov reported that Jeremy Corbyn had stormed into the lead in the contest with 43% of first preference votes. On 10th of August (just before voting commenced – we don't publish election data after voting has started) we said that Corbyn was set for a knock-out blow, claiming 57% - and on Saturday he was declared the winner with 59.5%.

A look at the Ladbrokes' odds over the course of the contest shows clearly why Corbyn went from being a long-shot bet to odds-on favourite.

Before we published our first research into the shape of the contest, Jeremy Corbyn was still third favourite to be leader. Within hours of that data being published the odds had been slashed and he became second favourite.

The effect of our second piece of research into the contest was even more dramatic, prompting the odds of a Corbyn victory to move from c40% to c70% within a few hours. YouGov's research shifted these odds – that is the power of quality data.

On one occasion – May this year – we were wrong. But the bookies were even more wrong. And think back to December 2011. Everybody now says that it was inevitable that Tesco would take a tumble, but readers of this column will know that when I predicted the decline of sales the share price had been rock-solid for a year and it was a full month before a third of the value was knocked off its stock price. The fact is that people don't know much without good data.

This article originally appeared in City AM

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Corbyn's supporters want him to campaign for staying in the EUFreddie email@example.com/people/freddies/https://yougov.co.uk/news/2015/09/15/corbyns-supporters-want-him-campaign-stayin/
Three quarters of Jeremy Corbyn supporters want Britain to remain a member of the EU – and most want their leader to campaign to stay in

There's been a lot of talk of 'mandates' since Jeremy Corbyn's was confirmed as the new leader of the Labour Party on Saturday. The sheer scale of his victory gives the new leader a good degree of cover, and seems to be giving pause to would-be critics within the party.

Signature policies of his campaign such as renationalisation of the railways and 'people's QE' clearly fall under this mandate from the party faithful.

However, one thing Mr Corbyn would not have a mandate for would be to join the 'Brexiteers' and throw his weight behind a campaign to leave the EU – no matter what the outcome of David Cameron's negotiations.

A YouGov survey conducted last week of those eligible to vote in the Labour Party leadership election asked the question, and the response was clear. Overall, 77% of the Labour selectorate would vote to remain a member of the EU if asked today – including 74% of those who supported Jeremy Corbyn. Asked to consider how they would feel after David Cameron had renegotiated and was recommending continued membership, the number changes only very slightly – falling to 76% of Labour members and 71% of those who voted for Mr Corbyn.

The survey then asked specifically if the members felt that the Labour leader should actively campaign in the referendum. Here there are more differences between the different supporter groups within the party. 83% of both Yvette Cooper's supporters and Liz Kendall's supporters, and 73% of Andy Burnham's supporters, would like to see the Labour leader campaign to stay in the EU. For Mr Corbyn's supporters the figure is 57% - lower but still a solid majority. Only 7% of Jeremy Corbyn's supporters think the leader should campaign to leave the EU.

These numbers show what a delicate issue this has already become for the new leader. Reports suggest that it was one of the most important queries raised by shadow cabinet members before agreeing to sign up, and they can now point to the fact that Mr Corbyn's own supporters – his mandate – take a very clear stance on the issue.

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