From Spreadsheet to Hansard: How Alzheimer’s Research UK’s Constituency Profiles Powered MP Speeches

Join Our Newsletter We’re often told that MPs love constituency-level data. For many organisations, the challenge isn’t convincing parliamentarians of its value—it’s figuring out how to source relevant localised statistics in the first place. At Polimapper, we build tools that make that part easier. And while we know from experience that good data gets used—in emails, briefings, […]

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Free mock-up Polimapper’s expert team can create a mock-up Utilising your branding  Using a sample of your data or public data The free mock-up service is designed to: help you understand the benefits of the platform help sell the benefits of geo-advocacy within your organisation We do all the hard work building the visualisation, so […]

New Holyrood boundaries confirmed

1 May 2025 was a key date in England’s political calendar due to the impact of Reform on the local and mayoral elections, but in Scotland it was significant for another reason. It was the date when the final proposals for the boundaries on which next year’s Holyrood election will be fought were submitted to […]

Below Average Resources: A new lens on UK poverty

The number of children living without adequate resources rose to 36% in 2022/2023, according to the government’s new measure of poverty. Working-age poverty also rose by 1% to 23%, while pensioner poverty remained unchanged. On January 23rd, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) published updated poverty figures for 2022/2023—the latest year for which data […]

Polimapper Version 4

We at Polimapper are delighted to unveil Version 4, featuring a much improved customer interface.

Geodata in 2025: Top trends to watch

The start of the new year provides a good opportunity to attempt to identify some of the trends and changes we can expect to see in the world of geographical data over the next 12 months. From deprivation data to AI, open data in the UK and in Europe, here are the data trends to […]

Working with deprivation data

Deprivation is often associated with a wide range of health and social issues within the communities it impacts. Whether it’s the increased incidence of certain medical conditions, or higher crime and anti-social behaviour rates, understanding how issues interact with and are caused by deprivation is an important component in developing policy led solutions. For this […]

How associations can communicate ‘value’ to MPs

This week I had the opportunity to attend and speak at the annual Trade Association Forum Best Practice Exchange. In a breakout session covering member retention and recruitment, a member of the panel said something that resonated with me. You have about one minute, he said, to convince someone of your value proposition before they […]