Ben
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Ben
@benpageresearch.bsky.social
understanding people in 90 countries #italy #politics #trends #serendipity. Member ESRC at UKRI. Visiting Professor at Kings College London. Pollster, social researcher, trends and futures. Ex CEO of Ipsos globally and in UK (2009-2025)
The economy stupid! Real wages in NYC versus rest of USA. One reason for #Mamdani win…
November 6, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Much smaller lead for Farage when it’s a straight head to head with Starmer. But even here, a lead…..
October 30, 2025 at 9:47 AM
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Babe, what's wrong, you haven't touched your remembrance day pizza
We will fight them on the quiches
October 28, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Nothing to see here folks, all completely normal
HISTORIC HEAT IN AUSTRALIA
Insane Minimum 30.1 Brewon
NEW SOUTH WALES HOTTEST OCTOBER NIGHT EVER

Dozens of records smashed by even 4/5C(see below)
Yesterday incredible 44.9 in New South Wales

It's one of the top most extreme events Australia has ever experienced

Map compiled 100% by Cameron H (X)
October 23, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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Sometimes, as a public service, I read a book so you don't have to...

... this is one of those times
www.ft.com/content/7ad4...
October 22, 2025 at 11:54 AM
One for all the #historians #curators etc. The most popular subject globally is….history #humanitiesmatter. And if you don’t study it you will repeat it….
October 10, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Well he’s right about that…
"Antifa has been around in various iterations for almost 100 years in some instances, going back to the Weimar Republic in Germany."

- Jack Posobiec at Trump's roundtable on antifa
October 9, 2025 at 8:31 AM
In one sense dramatic: Reform well ahead of Labour on understanding Britain, good team of leaders, and looking out for me - all key qualities of an election winner…but 2029 all to play for - 62% see them as extreme - and as result public still split on who will win - despite Reform polling lead
October 9, 2025 at 7:40 AM
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Good to see the Conservative Party committed to keeping the deficit down by *checks notes* spending £2 billion giving tax breaks for private education, creating a massive new deportation force and pledging to maintain pensioner benefits.
October 8, 2025 at 10:58 AM
74% of the British said they did not care whether the new Archbishop is male or female - so if you do, you are definitely in a minority
October 3, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Any recommendations on who to follow/starter packs for

Rome
Renaissance
Baroque art
Early modern history

Thanks all (have politics and polls covered )
October 3, 2025 at 5:21 AM
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For all those off to Liverpool. Lowest #Labour vote share since June 2009 . Worst ever rating for a sitting PM since we started on this measure in 1977…. Tories can’t mock - they have worst rating ever measured (since 1976) ….#strangetimes ipsos.com/en-uk/uk-opini…
September 28, 2025 at 8:16 AM
I do find this a bit disturbing - the estimate is that Gen Z will ultimately spend 25 YEARS of their lives looking at a screen….. reminded me of one of the stories in Sum (40 tales of the Afterlife by David Eagleman)
September 28, 2025 at 3:02 PM
For all those off to Liverpool. Lowest #Labour vote share since June 2009 . Worst ever rating for a sitting PM since we started on this measure in 1977…. Tories can’t mock - they have worst rating ever measured (since 1976) ….#strangetimes ipsos.com/en-uk/uk-opini…
September 28, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Good morning from italy
September 25, 2025 at 6:25 AM
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Step 1: Remove women’s access to healthcare.
Step 2: Stop measuring maternal & infant mortality.
Step 3: There’s no evidence that restricting reproductive rights increases the amount of dead women, girls, & infants. blog.ucs.org/dminovi/when...
When States Suppress Maternal Mortality Data, Pregnant People Pay the Price
By burying their heads in the sand, legislators and regulators aren’t supporting healthy women and families, but putting them in much greater danger. Suppressing scientific investigation costs lives.
blog.ucs.org
September 20, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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Step 1: Cut funding for food stamps
Step 2: Stop measuring hunger
Step 3: There's no evidence cuts to food stamps led to a rise in hunger
www.wsj.com/economy/trum...
www.wsj.com
September 20, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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Our great and patriotic comrades at the Ministry of Agriculture are pleased to announce that our Dear Leader has solved the problem of hunger in the American Democratic Republic.
Step 1: Cut funding for food stamps
Step 2: Stop measuring hunger
Step 3: There's no evidence cuts to food stamps led to a rise in hunger
www.wsj.com/economy/trum...
www.wsj.com
September 20, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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A giant in the world of electoral politics, polling and public opinion - his name pops up regularly in the "British General Election Of..." books for decades. RIP
Sir Robert Worcester, legendary pollster and founder of MORI (now Ipsos UK) has died at 91. He taught so many people so much about the value and importance of opinion polls in modern democracies - everyone in our industry and politics owes him a debt of gratitude.
September 10, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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Anyone who's studied British political parties, and especially Labour, will be sad to hear this news - Sir Bob was a true pioneer in the field. RIP.
Sir Robert Worcester, legendary pollster and founder of MORI (now Ipsos UK) has died at 91. He taught so many people so much about the value and importance of opinion polls in modern democracies - everyone in our industry and politics owes him a debt of gratitude.
September 10, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Sir Robert Worcester, legendary pollster and founder of MORI (now Ipsos UK) has died at 91. He taught so many people so much about the value and importance of opinion polls in modern democracies - everyone in our industry and politics owes him a debt of gratitude.
September 10, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Great useful balanced piece on Italy today thanks @billemmott.bsky.social - how “normal” is Giorgia Meloni? engelsbergideas.com/essays/giorg...
Giorgia Meloni's balancing act
The Italian Prime Minister has so far pursued a careful, pragmatic approach to government. Her greatest test will be whether she can implement her ambitious reform of Italy's constitution while keepin...
engelsbergideas.com
September 6, 2025 at 8:25 AM
In a meeting with three ex ministers from different parties. Why are they so much more human and interesting after they leave parliament (ps I know - but still)
September 3, 2025 at 7:52 PM