Nick Timothy, the Prime Minister's former adviser who is held partly responsible for the Conservatives' poor performance at the 2017 general election, has a new political column in the Telegraph called "Ideas to Win". Which of the following comes closest to your view?

Nick Timothy, the Prime Minister's former adviser who is held partly responsible for the Conservatives' poor performance at the 2017 general election, has a new political column in the Telegraph called "Ideas to Win". Which of the following comes closest to your view? Published on 11 August 2017 → Survey conducted on 11 August 2017 on 27018 GB adults

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Having failed during the 2017 general election, Timothy's views on how to win an election should not be taken seriously

46%

Having experienced failure during the 2017 general election, Timothy has more insight into what went wrong and how it can be fixed, and therefore his views should be taken seriously

12%

Don't know

42%

Having failed during the 2017 general election, Timothy's views on how to win an election should not be taken seriously

46%

Having experienced failure during the 2017 general election, Timothy has more insight into what went wrong and how it can be fixed, and therefore his views should be taken seriously

12%

Don't know

42%

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