Comments on: Youth apathy soars in wake of party conferences http://www.leftfootforward.org/2009/10/youth-apathy-soars-in-wake-of-party-conferences/ Left Foot Forward is a political blog for progressives. We provide evidence-based analysis on British politics, news and policy developments. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 03:48:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Socialism 2009: Saturday sessions and the fightback against Cameron « Though Cowards Flinch http://www.leftfootforward.org/2009/10/youth-apathy-soars-in-wake-of-party-conferences/comment-page-1/#comment-1412 Socialism 2009: Saturday sessions and the fightback against Cameron « Though Cowards Flinch Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:25:01 +0000 http://www.leftfootforward.org/?p=2335#comment-1412 [...] made at the meeting was the catastrophic collapse of Labour’s link with young people, which Left Foot Forward ran an article on not too long ago. The post-war working class may still vote Labour, but the [...] [...] made at the meeting was the catastrophic collapse of Labour’s link with young people, which Left Foot Forward ran an article on not too long ago. The post-war working class may still vote Labour, but the [...]

]]> By: SOCIALIST UNITY » AROUND THE BLOGS http://www.leftfootforward.org/2009/10/youth-apathy-soars-in-wake-of-party-conferences/comment-page-1/#comment-847 SOCIALIST UNITY » AROUND THE BLOGS Sat, 17 Oct 2009 08:00:57 +0000 http://www.leftfootforward.org/?p=2335#comment-847 [...] place on the blogging left, including this really interesting report that young voters recorded a ten percent swing towards abstention over the Party Conferences season. Among 18 to 24 year olds Labour has the highest support of the [...] [...] place on the blogging left, including this really interesting report that young voters recorded a ten percent swing towards abstention over the Party Conferences season. Among 18 to 24 year olds Labour has the highest support of the [...]

]]> By: willstraw http://www.leftfootforward.org/2009/10/youth-apathy-soars-in-wake-of-party-conferences/comment-page-1/#comment-844 willstraw Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:45:06 +0000 http://www.leftfootforward.org/?p=2335#comment-844 Thanks for these comments. We are satisfied that the findings are statistically significant as per the update note above. Thanks for these comments. We are satisfied that the findings are statistically significant as per the update note above.

]]> By: Mike Smithson http://www.leftfootforward.org/2009/10/youth-apathy-soars-in-wake-of-party-conferences/comment-page-1/#comment-841 Mike Smithson Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:55:37 +0000 http://www.leftfootforward.org/?p=2335#comment-841 This is meaningless twaddle and makes this site look amateurish - you cannot compare sub-samples like this because all the other weighting - demographic, gender, regional, and political are not fed it. See Politicalbetting.com later today for a more comprehensive analysis of changes in the voting behaviour of different age groups since the general election. This is meaningless twaddle and makes this site look amateurish – you cannot compare sub-samples like this because all the other weighting – demographic, gender, regional, and political are not fed it.

See Politicalbetting.com later today for a more comprehensive analysis of changes in the voting behaviour of different age groups since the general election.

]]> By: Nick http://www.leftfootforward.org/2009/10/youth-apathy-soars-in-wake-of-party-conferences/comment-page-1/#comment-840 Nick Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:38:04 +0000 http://www.leftfootforward.org/?p=2335#comment-840 Though this may be significant, it should probably come with a health warning - the sub-samples for individual age groups in a normal poll will be so small that they should not be taken as particularly accurate. At the very least, you need to aggregate a few of the polls over a certain period to get to a sample size that is meaningful - and even then, the sub-samples are not themselves weighted to other demographic or political factors, so the margin of error would be high. Though this may be significant, it should probably come with a health warning – the sub-samples for individual age groups in a normal poll will be so small that they should not be taken as particularly accurate. At the very least, you need to aggregate a few of the polls over a certain period to get to a sample size that is meaningful – and even then, the sub-samples are not themselves weighted to other demographic or political factors, so the margin of error would be high.

]]> By: Ben Furber http://www.leftfootforward.org/2009/10/youth-apathy-soars-in-wake-of-party-conferences/comment-page-1/#comment-9008 Ben Furber Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:27:36 +0000 http://www.leftfootforward.org/?p=2335#comment-9008 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">RT @shamikdas: Youth apathy soars in wake of party conferences: http://bit.ly/2IWGwK</span></span> RT @shamikdas: Youth apathy soars in wake of party conferences: http://bit.ly/2IWGwK

]]> By: Will Straw http://www.leftfootforward.org/2009/10/youth-apathy-soars-in-wake-of-party-conferences/comment-page-1/#comment-9009 Will Straw Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:26:23 +0000 http://www.leftfootforward.org/?p=2335#comment-9009 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">RT @shamikdas: Youth apathy soars in wake of party conferences: http://bit.ly/2IWGwK</span></span> RT @shamikdas: Youth apathy soars in wake of party conferences: http://bit.ly/2IWGwK

]]> By: Shamik Das http://www.leftfootforward.org/2009/10/youth-apathy-soars-in-wake-of-party-conferences/comment-page-1/#comment-9010 Shamik Das Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:23:52 +0000 http://www.leftfootforward.org/?p=2335#comment-9010 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">Youth apathy soars in wake of party conferences: http://bit.ly/2IWGwK</span></span> Youth apathy soars in wake of party conferences: http://bit.ly/2IWGwK

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