The Irish protocol.

I'd imagine that the number of people that invested in a LucidTalk poll to do this (on each poll cycle, to ensure the numbers don't just crash back to reality the next time round) would be pretty statistically insignificant, though admittedly that's a hunch rather than something I can back up.

Any online poll is vulnerable to this; it's why a significant sample size and weighting is required; the idea being the insincere responses get washed out in the noise.

Odd that you didn't highlight any of these complaints with regards to the Loyalist poll highlighted earlier, with all its glaring flaws.....or Owen Polley's opinion piece you presented as a, 'great article' in which the opinion was formed not by a weighted sample of the NI population, nor a random sample of the broader Unionist population....but rather on a sample of those who read the Newsletter....and are incensed enough to write a letter to said newspaper.....inherently a group with more extreme feelings on the topic.....and which he presented other articles he wrote himself as source material.

It's almost as if you don't hold the same high standards when you're reading what you want to hear but go scrambling to look for flaws you can exaggerate when it doesn't.

I'll highlight that I have plenty of time for the Life and Times survey, and would hold it in higher regard when forming my opinion than a LucidTalk poll, and will continue to do so when Life and Times next does a survey even if it doesn't, 'take my side' (though like any other, it also isn't perfect....for example in 2020, it was also primarily online polling rather than the usual face to face.)

Linketty-link?

The Life and Times Survey data was also collected online, so presumably it's as "open to abuse" as the LucidTalk data. Unless you're aware of measures that Life and Times have taken to prevent this, but LucidTalk haven't? If you are, give details. If you're not, on what basis do you regard L&T as "more reputable" than LucidTalk?

Don't forget he's a founding member of the Policy Exchange a seriously right wing think tank.

Just on Opinion Polls, I see somebody has done a bit of digging on the Loyalist Voice opinion poll and come up with the following. I guess we can put that one on the shelf to catch some dust or use it as an explanation of why 'protest' of any magnitude has failed to materialise.

M&S Chairman seems perennially surprised that Ireland did not Ir-exit, remained in the EU and therefore implemented Customs for UK imports on 1/1 this year as required, consistent with EU membership and UKs new status!

I suppose that is what Brexit is about. Making problems as a point of principle ("sovereignty") and acting surprised afterwards that other people can have principles too.

It's been very unfortunate for Brexiter unionists that the right people haven't been seriously hurt yet (Nationalists in NI, "Southern Ireland") but repeating what I've said before if they actually do get their way on this NI protocol business (not impossible) they may not be happy with the final outcome either!

No, my analysis would be the TUV will fail to match their polling because they don't have the candidates.

*So I did a bit of research and cannot find a mention of this heavy questioning of Lucid Talk BY or ON the BBC.

Any link or is this another garden path you are going up and expecting people to follow?

DUP seem to have all but capitulated on the Protocol. Pleading for an extension now.

Wise move. They will get one too if Westminster don't queer the pitch. Nobody wants to cause hardship just because it took a long time for some to accept the new realities.

https://twitter.com/JP_Biz/status/1432685333871800322

Still no link to this 'heavy questioning'.

Focus of the belligerent Unionists seems to have shifted to taking down the PSNI bizarrely.