Comments on: What are TfL hiding?

By: Anthony Wells

Anthony Wells — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 15:23:24 +0000

GD - nope, the results to the online questionnaire are in this report and neither the questions or the number of responses match.

By: GD

GD — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 14:45:07 +0000

Is it possible that these are consultation responses dressed up as opinion polling? Has MORI done the processing and then allowed it to be released in a misleading manner?

See the online questionnaire and comparison with the statement on the press release.

Bob Worcester’s successors have, in effect, released their own voodoo poll results. It is therefore misleading to say that ‘The polling was commissioned as part of Transport for London’s consultation on emissions based charging proposals’; although it certainly wouldn’t fall within the BPC’s remit.

By: Sally C

Sally C — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 20:21:33 +0000

New ICM poll for the Guardian seems to be showing
con 37 [n/c] Lab 34 [-1] Lib Dems 21 [+1].
This is compared to the last Guardian ICM poll rather then the last ICM poll.
We have commented on The Guardian’s variation in the past.
Not sure waht we make of it.
Compared with the last ICM for ?? whoever, Labour are up 2.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2008/feb/19/polls

By: Richardr

Richardr — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 17:15:10 +0000

If it was a taxpayer funded poll, would not a freedom of information request be granted?

By: Sally C

Sally C — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 15:51:21 +0000

If it is a taxpayer funded poll then the details should be released to the taxpayer.
What sort of information would it be in the taxpayers interest to hide?

With all the other media commentary about the Mayor, it would be in the pollsters interests not to be associated with anything that is not seen to be transparent in the usual manner.