Matthew Smith
@mattsmithetc.bsky.social
Head of data journalism at @YouGov. Formerly digital comms at
@policy_exchange, @unisontweets
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Should there be national service for Boomers?
A German think tank has called for 1yr of "mandatory social service" for all new retires - a move Britons would oppose for the UK
Support: 14%
Oppose: 73%
18-24yr olds: -43 net support
25-49: -58
50-64: -70
65+: -53
yougov.co.uk/society/arti...
A German think tank has called for 1yr of "mandatory social service" for all new retires - a move Britons would oppose for the UK
Support: 14%
Oppose: 73%
18-24yr olds: -43 net support
25-49: -58
50-64: -70
65+: -53
yougov.co.uk/society/arti...
October 9, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Haha, I enjoyed that finding too!
September 19, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Haha, I enjoyed that finding too!
We’ve always got something: yougov.co.uk/topics/polit...
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September 19, 2025 at 12:27 PM
We’ve always got something: yougov.co.uk/topics/polit...
Too late, already working on a much more cursed idea… bsky.app/profile/will...
Worth recalling British people hate fun and banning or licensing everything is wildly wildly popular. Absolutely masturbation licences would have over 50% support.
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85% of Britons favour some form of dog licence, with 54% believing they should be required to own any breed of dog
Should require licence to own any breed of dog: 54%
Should require licence to own some breeds of dog: 31%
Should not require licence to own any dog: 8%
yougov.co.uk/society/arti...
Should require licence to own any breed of dog: 54%
Should require licence to own some breeds of dog: 31%
Should not require licence to own any dog: 8%
yougov.co.uk/society/arti...
July 29, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Too late, already working on a much more cursed idea… bsky.app/profile/will...
Great chart! Just in case it helps, the sizing guide half way down this page has helped me with this issue more times than I care to remember instruct.uwo.ca/geog/2240/dr...
Drawing Lab. 3: Proportional symbol map
instruct.uwo.ca
June 12, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Great chart! Just in case it helps, the sizing guide half way down this page has helped me with this issue more times than I care to remember instruct.uwo.ca/geog/2240/dr...
Finding out I was ‘wrong’ with my Leader of the Lords entry because I used her name rather than her full title was extremely aggravating
May 23, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Finding out I was ‘wrong’ with my Leader of the Lords entry because I used her name rather than her full title was extremely aggravating
I’ve been joking that if the media want Musk out they just need to start referring to him as ‘co-president’, and Trump will boot him in short order
February 7, 2025 at 5:07 PM
I’ve been joking that if the media want Musk out they just need to start referring to him as ‘co-president’, and Trump will boot him in short order
Yeah, I must confess, having scoffed at the article I did try and plot a journey along two points of the NYC subway map myself and struggled. But surely with a smartphone telling you which station to get on and which line to use that issue falls away
December 18, 2024 at 4:23 PM
Yeah, I must confess, having scoffed at the article I did try and plot a journey along two points of the NYC subway map myself and struggled. But surely with a smartphone telling you which station to get on and which line to use that issue falls away
What I found particularly perplexing is that her travel journalist archive suggests that she primarily goes to Disney World... which has an extensive mass transit system?
December 18, 2024 at 4:20 PM
What I found particularly perplexing is that her travel journalist archive suggests that she primarily goes to Disney World... which has an extensive mass transit system?