With Opposition Leader Wayne Furbert due to give a televised address on Thursday evening about the UBP’s recent travails, a significant majority of readers of this site feel that it’s time for him to step down. According to an unscientific...
Readers of this site are divided over the merits of conscription as a means of providing the Bermuda Regiment with recruits, according to an unscientific poll that I’ve been running for the last couple of weeks. While 51% of respondents...
For the last couple of weeks I've been running a poll asking who you think would win the next election if it was held tomorrow. The results were as follows: Election Talk If a General Election was held tomorrow, who...
Since Ewart Brown announced he would be challenging Alex Scott for the leadership of the PLP at this week's delegates' conference, I've been running two polls to see who you would prefer to see win. The results were as follows:...
Over the last two weeks, I’ve been running a survey asking how satisfied you are with the way the members of the UBP Shadow Cabinet are handling their jobs. The results are shown in the graph and table below. The...
Today is No Alcohol Day - the day that Bermuda's Center for Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention is urging us to abstain from alcoholic beverages, think about our alcohol consumption, and refrain from drinking and driving. If the results of...
Over the last couple of weeks, I’ve been running a survey to determine support for a variety of political reforms. The results are shown in the graph and table below. The scores for each proposed reform were computed by awarding...
For the last couple of weeks I’ve been running a survey asking how satisfied you are with the way the members of the Cabinet are handling their jobs. The results are shown in the graph and table below. The scores...
Over the last few weeks I've been running a survey asking who you thought would make the best leaders of the PLP and the UBP. The results were as follows. Party Leaders Who would make the best leader of the...
Over the last few weeks I've been running a poll seeking current opinions on capital punishment. The results were as follows. Capital Punishment Should Bermuda bring back hanging (or any other form of capital punishment)? [834 votes total] Yes (316)...
The poll that's been running on the site for the last couple of weeks was unscientifc even by the standards of web polls. In addition to the usual problems of multiple voting, this week's question required a pretty subjective response...
According to an unscientific poll that's been running on this site, an overwhelming majority of readers do not believe that Bermuda should widen the channels into its harbours in order to accommodate larger cruise ships. Mega Cruise Ships Should Town...
The final results of the poll on marijuana use were as follows. Marijuana Use Should marijuana use in Bermuda remain illegal, be decriminalised (possession would not be legal, but would be treated like a traffic offence), or be fully legalised?...
Most people are in favour of having casinos in Bermuda, if a poll conducted on A Limey In Bermuda over the last couple of weeks is indicative of general feeling. 51% of respondents supported the idea of having casinos here,...
The results of the national pride survey are in. They suggest that Bermudians are proud of themselves and their Island, but don’t believe in showing an unquestioning sense of allegiance to it. The web-based poll, which has been running on...
This story in the Christian Science Monitor ought to be required reading for every PLP politician. Titled ‘More politicians write blogs to bypass mainstream media’, it describes how a growing number of politicians are using the web to get out...
Most people would welcome being able to shop on a Sunday in Bermuda, according to a recent poll conducted on this site. 63% of the 258 votes cast were in favour of Sunday trading, with 33% opposed and 4% undecided....
In the poll that’s been running for the last two weeks I asked what you thought the Government’s priorities should be for the year ahead. A number of things stood out. Government Priorities 2005 On which issues should the Government...
Readers of A Limey In Bermuda are divided over the suggestion that Bermuda should use speed cameras to catch drivers travelling faster than 40 kph. The idea was put forward by the Chairman of the Road Safety Council, Dr. Joseph...
A ban on smoking in restaurants and bars would be well-received by Bermudians if the results of this site's most recent poll are indicative of general feeling. Of the 176 votes cast, 80% said they would support such a ban,...
Most readers of A Limey In Bermuda believe that the Government should make it a priority to expand the Human Rights Act to prohibit discrimination against homosexuals. Of the 84 people who voted in last week's poll, 64% thought this...
In last week's poll I asked you to vote for up to three measures that you felt would do most to improve safety on Bermuda's roads. Of the ten ideas suggested, five attracted significantly more votes than the rest. The...
Last week's poll asked if you agreed that the docks should be moved from Front Street and if so, where you thought would be the best alternative location. Of the 82 votes cast, only 21% thought the docks should stay...
Last week's poll asked what you thought would be the best mechanism for deciding whether Bermuda should go independent. Of the 102 votes cast, 83% were in favour of a referendum; only 11% thought the issue should be decided by...
Trying to read meaning into the results of an unscientific poll is fraught with danger at the best of times. But last week's survey, in which I asked who you thought would make the best leader of the UBP, seems...
In last week's poll I asked which sitting PLP MP or Senator you thought would make the best leader of the PLP. The results were emphatic. Of the 119 votes cast, Finance Minister Paula Cox garnered 59 - almost as...
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