Poll: Which keeper should be England No 1?

David James returns to the fold for England's friendly against Egypt. But has the Portsmouth stopper done enough to reclaim the No 1 jersey? Is Robert Green the safest choice? Should Joe Hart's exploits for Birmingham be recognised? Vote in our poll (right) and leave your comments below. - 03/03/2010, News & Comment

John Curtice: Voters are looking afresh at Gordon Brown

One of the first rules of election campaigns is that polls that secure the biggest headlines are not always the best guide. This is especially true when the headlines in question focus on the lead one party has over another, a figure that is especially vulnerable to fluctuation from poll to poll. The YouGov poll in The Sunday Times suggesting that the Conse...- 02/03/2010, Commentators

Prosperity tops Chinese 'dream' list: survey

Nearly half of Chinese people say their dreams revolve around wealth or starting their own businesses, with having children only in third place, according to a survey published Thursday.- 12/02/2010, House & Home

Jane Merrick: Women don't like Cameron's policy on marriage

The Independent on Sunday/ComRes poll last weekend contained an early Christmas present for David Cameron: a 17-point Tory lead. True, this is the upper end of a range of about 10 points in the polls - the Guardian/ICM poll today has the gap at just 9 points. here to read the article - 15/12/2009, UK Politics

Andrew Grice: Cameron's trust problem

A month is a long time in politics. Four weeks ago, The Guardian's front-page story of its regular ICM poll reported that David Cameron was "closing the deal" with voters over his suitability to be prime minister. here to read the article - 15/12/2009, UK Politics

John Rentoul: Down the toilet

There is a lot of it about, and today's Populus poll, giving the Conservatives an eight-point lead, down from the current average of 12 points, will only mean more. the article - 08/12/2009, Commentators

John Rentoul: Will a third of Lib Dems vote Labour?

Anthony Wells at Polling Report asks number 189 of my Questions to Which the Answer is No. the article - 07/12/2009, John Rentoul

Polls suggest 'Brown bounce' over

A revival in Prime Minister Gordon Brown's re-election chances evaporated on Sunday as two polls forecast victory for the Conservative party in a parliamentary election due by mid-2010. Polls at the end of last month had suggested Brown's Labour government was narrowing the gap with David Cameron's Conservatives, with the surveys saying an ele...- 06/12/2009, UK Politics

Microprocessor voted most important physical science invention

New Scientist and the British-based Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) announced the computer was the winner of their "Big Impact Poll."- 03/12/2009, News

John Rentoul: Do the polls flatter Labour?

n ICM poll in The Guardian this morning gives the Conservatives a 13-point lead, roughly the same as the 14-point lead in our ComRes poll for The Independent on Sunday at the weekend, and another 14-point lead from YouGov in The Sunday Times. the article - 17/11/2009, Commentators

John Rentoul: Labour's Catch-22

More on opinion poll beauty contests. There was another one yesterday from YouGov, which asked how people would vote if various alternatives were Labour leader. - 29/09/2009, John Rentoul

Facebook pulls Obama assassination poll

The U.S. Secret Service is investigating an online survey that asked whether people thought President Barack Obama should be assassinated, officials said Monday. The poll, posted Saturday on Facebook, was taken off the popular social networking site quickly after company officials were alerted to its existence. But, like any threat against the ...- 29/09/2009, News

Fraud commission voids Karzai votes

The UN-backed commission investigating fraud in Afghanistan's election issued its first orders today to exclude some ballots from the final tally. The 20 August poll has been increasingly marred by reports of ballot-box stuffing and suspicious tallies. A US monitoring group has said "large numbers of polling stations" had more than 100...- 10/09/2009, Asia

Ursula Andress voted number one 'bikini goddess'

Former Bond girl Ursula Andress has been named the ultimate ‘Bikini Goddess’ in a new poll of British women. The poll of 1,000 women, conducted by Gillette Venus Embrace to celebrate the 60th birthday of the bikini, revealed that Andress’ figure is the one women would most like to emulate. Andress, who played Honey Ryder oppo...- 20/08/2009, Features

John Rentoul: Get into the swing

After the world of opinion polling was shaken to its foundations, I have now consulted Peter Kellner (left), president of YouGov and Fount of Wisdom on matters psephological. - 27/07/2009, John Rentoul