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 - Episode 108 Queen's Speech, Brexit negotiations, Lib Dems and the youth surge
Polling Matters - Episode 107 General Election debrief: Between YouGov and the DUP
Polling Matters - Episode 106 Election eve special
Polling Matters - Episode 105 Bonus episode: Reviewing this weekend's polls
Polling Matters - Episode 104 The YouGov forecast, pollster wars & May's lost momentum
Polling Matters - Episode 103 Explaining the Labour surge & June predictions
Polling Matters - Episode 102 Breaking down the GfK / Business Insider survey results
Polling Matters - Ep. 101 Local election debrief, election forecasting and Macron with Steve Fisher
Polling Matters - Episode 100 Firing the starting gun, Brexit rows and where is the Lib Dem surge?
Polling Matters - Ep. 99 Tory landslides and Vive le pollsters! (with Chris Hanretty)
Polling Matters - Ep.98 Snap election - state of the parties and the race ahead
Polling Matters - Ep. 97 The Lib Dem fightback, the Gorton by-election and time for Nick Clegg?
Polling Matters - Ep. 96 Local elections and what will voters compromise on Brexit?
Polling Matters - Ep. 95 Brexit day: Article 50 & what now for Scotland? Plus GfK Return
Polling Matters - Ep. 94 London, Second referendum(s), Snap elections & more
Polling Matters - Ep. 93 SCOTLAND SPECIAL (and some more on Northern Ireland)
Polling Matters - Ep. 92 Northern Ireland elections, Labour members polling & budget reaction
Polling Matters - Ep. 91 Copeland, Corbyn alternatives and what makes a good PM?
Polling Matters - Ep. 90 Thatcher's legacy with Charles Moore and looking ahead to Stoke & Copeland
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