On this week's PB / Polling Matters podcast, Keiran Pedley and Leo Barasi look at public opinion on the NHS as it hits 70 years old in light of the government's promise to pump in extra cash. Keiran takes us through what the public think of the policy and whether they would accept tax rises to pay for it alongside data on how perceptions of the quality of care provided by the NHS have changed over time.
Later in the show, Leo looks at public opinion on UK drug laws, especially those related to cannabis as the government looks to change the law and discusses how policy might shift in the future. Leo also raises the important distinction between 'decimalisation' and 'legalisation' that appears to go over many commentators heads.
Finally, Keiran and Leo briefly look at US public opinion on the Trump administration's policy of separate children of immigrants from their parents at the US border. Spoiler alert: it's very unpopular.
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Polling Matters - BONUS Episode 128 Breaking down the Local Election results
Polling Matters - Episode 127 Rudd resigns, public opinion on immigration, Trump's visit and a look at the locals
Polling Matters - Episode 126 Local Elections preview with Prof. Colin Rallings
Polling Matters - Episode 125 Are you racist? Windrush, Syria reaction and the future of polling
Polling Matters - Episode 124 Corbyn’s declining poll ratings, economic trust and who would vote for a new party anyway?
Polling Matters - Episode 123 Russia reaction, Labour membership polling and one year to Brexit
Polling Matters - Episode 122 Tories take the lead? Russia reaction, Facebook, Cambridge Analytica and Labour antisemitism row
Polling Matters - Episode 121 Breaking down the British Election Study
Polling Matters - Episode 120 What do Brits think of other countries and how old is 'too old' to be Prime Minister?
Polling Matters - Episode 119 Vote blue go green? Farage, Boris & 2nd referendums (again) plus Labour NEC election fallout
Polling Matters - Episode 118 Reshuffles, Oprah & public opinion on trust and Brexit
Polling Matters - Episode 117 What do the DUP want and are we heading for a united Ireland?
Polling Matters - Episode 116 Why the polls are not moving, Brexit regret (or not) and Alabama
Polling Matters - Episode 115 German election special: Merkel's future & the German UKIP
Polling Matters - Episode 114 Hurricanes, Trump's approval rating, the EU withdrawal bill & Tory attempts to woo young voters
Polling Matters - Episode 113 What will immigration look like after Brexit?
Polling Matters - Episode 112 End of term review
Polling Matters - Episode 111 Who is Britain's most popular politician?
Polling Matters - Episode 110 Support for a 2nd Brexit vote grows (plus THOSE Trump emails)
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