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Please find below our history of recent topics you've voted on.

Now that Cardiff City have made it to the Premier League, how do GEM football fans feel about their prospects for next year?
Created on Tuesday, 23/Apr/2013
Finish in top half of table		0.0%
Stay up, but in bottom half		75.0%
Relegated		25.0%

After Wales' breathtaking Six Nations triumph, how many Welsh players should be included in the Lions touring party of 37?
Created on Tuesday, 19/Mar/2013
8 or fewer		0.0%
9 to 12		42.9%
12 to 16		28.6%
16 to 20!		14.3%
More than 20!!!		14.3%

Given the present economic condition, how much are GEM readers planning to spend on the Christmas festivities and presents?
Created on Friday, 30/Nov/2012
More than last year		0.0%
The same as last year		0.0%
This year, I'm cutting back		100.0%

A simple question for GEM readers. Will you be voting in the Police Commissioner Election on November 15?
Created on Monday, 05/Nov/2012
Yes		40.0%
No		60.0%
Don't know		0.0%

Has Gareth Bale become the best ever Welsh outfield football player after recent performances? Cast your vote below..
Created on Monday, 15/Oct/2012
Gareth Bale		32.3%
John Charles		19.4%
Ivor Allchurch		9.7%
Ryan Giggs		32.3%
Gary Speed		6.5%

In a recent GEM poll, 97% of the voters approved of fining people for littering and dog fouling. What do GEM readers think is a reasonable level of fine?
Created on Friday, 05/Oct/2012
£100		54.3%
£75		23.9%
£50		13.0%
£25		8.7%

The Vale Council is clamping down on litter and dog fouling with £75 on-the-spot fines. What do GEM readers think about this?
Created on Friday, 17/Aug/2012
I approve		63.4%
I do not approve		3.2%
I approve, but the fine is too high		15.8%
I approve, but the fine is too low		17.6%

Some sections of the media have criticised Welsh members of the team GB football squad for not singing the national anthem. Is this criticism justified?
Created on Monday, 30/Jul/2012
Yes - they are part of a GB team		53.3%
No - it is not their anthem		46.7%

The GEM's postbag has featured lively debate about the merits of a monarchy or republic. The GEM asks readers to look 20 years into the future, and give their opinion on how the country would vote on the subject.
Created on Friday, 13/Jul/2012
In favour of retaining the monarchy		61.1%
In favour of an elected president		38.9%

Five Welshmen and thirteen Englishmen will represent Team GB at this year's Olympics. Will you support the team?
Created on Wednesday, 04/Jul/2012
Yes - as Welsh players are involved		50.0%
No - I'm against a Team GB		16.7%
I'm not interested in the Olympics		33.3%

As Wales did not qualify for Euro 2012, have Vale football fans transferred their allegiance to England?
Created on Friday, 15/Jun/2012
Yes - because I know the players		10.0%
Yes - because they represent GB		46.0%
No, I prefer a different team		8.0%
Anyone but England		36.0%

How are GEM readers reacting to the Jubilee celebrations? Will you be going to a Jubilee-themed event?
Created on Friday, 01/Jun/2012
Yes - and I'm a Royalist		38.2%
Yes - but only socially		17.6%
I have no plans to attend		44.1%

The Olympic Flame will pass through the GEM's area this Saturday. Will local people be on the streets cheering it on?
Created on Monday, 21/May/2012
Yes - I'll be there.		61.3%
I approve, but I won't be there		9.7%
Definitely not.		29.0%

Responses to the Vale Council’s Local Development Plan (LDP) are now being assessed. Did GEM readers feel that they had enough time and information, and where did they look?
Created on Friday, 13/Apr/2012
The library was good		7.5%
The library was not good		0.0%
Council website was good		38.9%
Council website was not good		52.7%
Public meeting was good		0.0%
Public meeting was not good		0.9%

With petrol and diesel prices at an all-time high, how are GEM readers reacting to this?
Created on Monday, 12/Mar/2012
Carrying on as normal		36.7%
Cutting out certain journeys		33.3%
Shopping nearer to home		20.0%
Looking at bus or rail instead		10.0%

Two big sporting occasions this weekend. Wales play on Saturday and Cardiff play the League Cup Final on Sunday. Will GEM readers be watching? What is the national sport?
Created on Monday, 20/Feb/2012
I'll be watching both		43.5%
I'll be watching Wales on Saturday		39.1%
I'll be watching Cardiff on Sunday		8.7%
I don't like sport		8.7%

Issue of fly grazing in the Vale has aroused strong feelings. Should the Government act quickly to put new laws in place to deal with it?
Created on Monday, 23/Jan/2012
Yes		74.4%
The law at present is enough		3.3%
No action needed		22.2%

Where to GEM readerd expect to spend the majority of their Christmas shopping budget this year?
Created on Friday, 09/Dec/2011
Supermarkets		30.3%
National chain stores		9.1%
Independent local retailers		9.1%
Online		51.5%

Christmas shopping time is here and The GEM wonders what people's plans are. Please answer one of the following four options to see how people are planning for Christmas.
Created on Friday, 11/Nov/2011
Intend to cut back this year		71.2%
Intend to spend about the same		18.6%
Expect to spend more than last year		6.8%
Haven't decided yet		3.4%

Will you be attending next week's Cowbridge Food & Drink Festival?
Created on Friday, 21/Oct/2011
Yes		58.8%
No		38.2%
Don't know		2.9%

Ty Hafan has appealed to local residents to stay local to it, as a new NHS lottery is launched, because Ty Hafan will be giving more pennies in the pound to patient care.
Created on Friday, 07/Oct/2011
Will you support Ty Hafan?		60.0%
Will you support the new lottery?		0.0%
Will you support both?		10.0%
Do you not buy lottery tickets?		30.0%

A decision on test drilling for natural gas in the Vale has been deferred. Do GEM readers want it to go ahead?
Created on Friday, 30/Sep/2011
No... to protect the Vale		50.0%
Yes... for scientific data only		2.9%
Yes... because of possible jobs		47.1%

With Martins the newsagents closing in Cowbridge, what type of new businesses would locals like to see opening in the town?
Created on Thursday, 15/Sep/2011
Children's clothes		5.3%
Home furnishings		5.3%
Costa or Starbucks coffee		36.8%
Marks & Spencer Simply Food store		33.3%
Next		10.5%
Subway		8.8%

The GEM's postbag has been bulging with letters after the council turned down the proposal to name a new Welsh medium primary school after Gwynfor Evans on the grounds that it was "too political". What do GEM readers think?
Created on Wednesday, 15/Jun/2011
Gwynfor is a good choice		73.6%
No - because he was a politician		13.0%
No - there were better candidates		13.4%

Drilling for gas in the Vale has been in the news. Do Vale residents think it could ever happen?
Created on Tuesday, 19/Apr/2011
No - never		37.5%
Only exploratory to gauge potential		12.5%
Yes, because Vale needs employment		26.0%
Yes, if Environment Agency approves		24.0%

The Vale Council has announced a new website which will give the food hygiene scores of local restaurants after their latest inspection. Will GEM readers be checking this before they book a table?
Created on Tuesday, 18/Jan/2011
Yes, definitely in all cases		54.4%
Not somewhere I trust		6.0%
Before trying somewhere new		21.2%
I won't check		18.4%

Cardiff Airport is to start charging for new improved luggage trolleys. The cost is £2.00 per hire. What do GEM readers think about this?
Created on Friday, 07/Jan/2011
They should be new, but free		44.7%
I'm happy to pay £2.00		8.5%
I'll get by with the old free ones		46.8%

Where will you do the majority of your Christmas shopping?
Created on Friday, 10/Dec/2010
Local indepdendents		0.0%
National retailers		50.0%
Combination		50.0%

Will you shop at the proposed new Waitrose store in Cowbridge if it is given the go-ahead?
Created on Friday, 03/Dec/2010
Yes		51.9%
No		48.1%
Not sure		0.0%

The GEM wants the Vale Council to switch to free range egg supplies. Did you know our school children are eating eggs from battery hens? Do you agree with this?
Created on Friday, 12/Nov/2010
Yes		28.6%
No		59.5%
Indifferent		11.9%

A new Waitrose is likely to come to Cowbridge. How far would GEM readers be prepared to travel to shop there?
Created on Friday, 05/Nov/2010
Up to 5 miles		36.4%
Up to 10 miles		27.3%
Up to 15 miles		13.6%
Up to 20 miles		9.1%
Up to 25 miles		13.6%

The Commonwealth Games has just finished in Delhi. Glasgow will hold them in 2014. Wales last held the games in 1958. Should Wales bid again?
Created on Friday, 15/Oct/2010
Yes, for 2018		13.4%
Yes, for 2022		9.3%
No, not at all		77.3%

What sporting event is most likely to be of long-term economic benefit to south Wales?
Created on Friday, 01/Oct/2010
Ryder Cup Golf		0.3%
Cardiff City football matches		98.8%
Six Nations rugby matches		1.0%

Do you support the Eisteddfod coming to Llandow in the Vale?
Created on Friday, 06/Aug/2010
Yes		78.1%
No		10.9%
Indifferent		10.9%

It's that time of year again and The GEM is interested to know about your holiday plans during the school holidays. Are you:
Created on Friday, 16/Jul/2010
Going abroad		30.0%
Holidaying in the UK		30.0%
Staying at home		40.0%

England are out of the World Cup, but how did GEM readers really feel as they crashed out at the hands of Germany?
Created on Friday, 02/Jul/2010
Sad - wanted them to do well		32.6%
Neutral - wanted best team to win		23.9%
Cheering as they went down the pan		43.5%

A recent council report aims to encourage more filming in the Vale of TV and films, such as Doctor Who and Gavin & Stacey. What do residents think?
Created on Monday, 07/Jun/2010
The more the merrier		83.9%
Yes, but under strict control		10.3%
Only if no disruption		5.7%

Candidates will be campaigning fiercely in the Vale for the forthcoming General Election, but how many Vale voters have already made up their mind?
Created on Friday, 09/Apr/2010
I know which way I'm going to vote		74.6%
I am leaning one way, but...		7.9%
I am a genuine floating voter		13.2%
I don't expect to vote		4.4%

In the light of letters to The GEM about litter in the area, what should be done?
Created on Friday, 26/Feb/2010
Nothing, people will never improve		5.4%
More litter-pickers should be hired		25.0%
Heavy fines should be introduced		69.6%

In view of Wales' defeat at the hands of England last Saturday, can Warren Gatland's boys come back and still take the Six Nations championship?
Created on Monday, 08/Feb/2010
Yes, still a good chance		43.4%
A slim chance		32.1%
Too late now		24.5%

Bosch is set to close its local factory, with the loss of 900 jobs. Should Wales still aim to attract big companies?
Created on Friday, 22/Jan/2010
Yes, but don't offer grants		47.4%
Yes, and still offer grants		15.8%
Create local businesses instead		36.8%

Would readers like to see Gavin & Stacey come back?
Created on Monday, 04/Jan/2010
Yes please		59.1%
Take a break of two years or so		11.0%
Quit while they are ahead		8.3%
Never liked it anyway		21.7%

The Vale Council is building more classrooms for Welsh pupils in primary schools. Is this demand going to continue to grow?
Created on Monday, 23/Nov/2009
Yes - Welsh is growing all the time		64.8%
No - it has reached a plateau		35.2%

The future of free school transport for 16-19 year olds is under review in the Vale. Please choose an option from below.
Created on Friday, 06/Nov/2009
School transport should remain free		85.7%
Students should pay a charge		14.3%

Will Gavin Henson come back from his present 'leave of absence'?
Created on Friday, 09/Oct/2009
Yes, and he will play for Wales		24.3%
Yes, but only at regional level		15.3%
No		60.4%

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