Best Party On Key Issues: Managing the Economy
Q I am going to read out a list of problems facing Britain today. I would like you to tell me whether you think the Conservative party, the Labour party or the Liberal Democrats has the best policies on each problem.
Q I am going to read out a list of problems facing Britain today. I would like you to tell me whether you think the Conservative party, the Labour party or the Liberal Democrats has the best policies on each problem. Base: c. 1,000-2,000 GB adults aged 18+
Base: All mentioning issue as important
| Con | Lab | Lib Dem | None / Don't know | Lab Lead | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | % | |
| "Managing the economy" | |||||
| 21-24 July 1995 | 25 | 35 | 6 | 34 | +10 |
| 22-25 March 1996 | 31 | 34 | 6 | 27 | +3 |
| 23-28 July 1996 | 36 | 31 | 5 | 28 | -5 |
| 21-24 February 1997 | 44 | 29 | 8 | 18 | -15 |
| 8 April 1997 | 45 | 23 | 5 | 27 | -22 |
| 21-24 May 1998 | 27 | 43 | 4 | 25 | +16 |
| 23-26 July 1999 | 27 | 44 | 4 | 24 | +17 |
| 20-25 January 2000 | 24 | 46 | 4 | 24 | +22 |
| 20-24 July 2000 | 32 | 34 | 4 | 29 | +2 |
| 15-20 February 2001 | 25 | 50 | 5 | 19 | +25 |
| 11-16 September 2003 | 23 | 36 | 11 | 30 | +13 |
| 10-14 September 2004 | 30 | 33 | 9 | 25 | +3 |
| 17-21 February 2005 | 24 | 42 | 8 | 25 | +18 |
| 7-11 April 2005 | 23 | 53 | 4 | 18 | +30 |
| 31 August - 6 September 2006 | 26 | 38 | 3 | 32 | +12 |
| 20-26 September 2007 | 17 | 46 | 5 | 30 | +29 |
| 15-17 August 2008* | 43 | 21 | 9 | 22 | -22 |
* "None" was not recorded as a separate response option in the August 2008 poll
Base: All
| Con | Lab | Lib Dem | None / Don't know | Lab Lead | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | % | |
| "Managing the economy" | |||||
| 15-20 March 1990 | 31 | 31 | 5 | 31 | 0 |
| October 1990 | 33 | 29 | 7 | 31 | -4 |
| 6-10 December 1990 | 43 | 25 | 3 | 28 | -18 |
| 18-21 January 1991 | 47 | 23 | 4 | 25 | -24 |
| 22-25 February 1991 | 41 | 24 | 5 | 30 | -17 |
| 19-22 April 1991 | 41 | 22 | 8 | 28 | -19 |
| 24-28 May 1991 | 37 | 26 | 7 | 29 | -11 |
| 21-24 June 1991 | 38 | 23 | 8 | 30 | -15 |
| 19-22 July 1991 | 37 | 26 | 7 | 29 | -11 |
| 20-24 September 1991 | 42 | 25 | 9 | 22 | -17 |
| 18-21 October 1992 | 38 | 26 | 6 | 29 | -12 |
| 17-21 January 1992 | 41 | 25 | 8 | 25 | -16 |
| 21-25 February 1992 | 36 | 24 | 9 | 30 | -12 |
| 11-12 March 1992 | 34 | 28 | 9 | 28 | -6 |
| 16 March 1992 | 36 | 30 | 7 | 24 | -6 |
| 23 March 1992 | 34 | 30 | 9 | 26 | -4 |
| 30 March 1992 | 36 | 31 | 11 | 21 | -5 |
| 15-20 September 1993 | 23 | 25 | 13 | 38 | +2 |
| 19-23 May 1994 | 25 | 33 | 12 | 29 | +8 |
| 21-24 July 1995 | 22 | 33 | 4 | 40 | +11 |
| 22-25 March 1996 | 24 | 33 | 6 | 35 | +9 |
| 23-28 July 1996 | 28 | 27 | 5 | 39 | -1 |
| 21-24 February 1997 | 34 | 30 | 5 | 30 | -4 |
| 8 April 1997 | 33 | 26 | 5 | 34 | -7 |
| 29 April 1997 | 26 | 33 | 11 | 28 | +7 |
| 30 April 1997 | 32 | 31 | 13 | 25 | -1 |
| 21-24 May 1998 | 19 | 40 | 4 | 36 | +21 |
| 23-26 July 1999 | 24 | 38 | 5 | 31 | +14 |
| 20-25 January 2000 | 22 | 40 | 4 | 33 | +18 |
| 20-24 July 2000 | 26 | 35 | 4 | 34 | +9 |
| 15-20 February 2001 | 18 | 44 | 3 | 34 | +26 |
| 21-26 February 2002 | 18 | 44 | 4 | 33 | +26 |
| 11-16 September 2003 | 20 | 31 | 6 | 42 | +11 |
| 10-14 September 2004 | 18 | 32 | 6 | 42 | +14 |
| 7-11 April 2005 | 18 | 44 | 5 | 32 | +24 |
| 31 August - 6 September 2006 | 18 | 31 | 4 | 46 | +13 |
| 20-26 September 2007 | 13 | 38 | 4 | 43 | +25 |
| 13-15 June 2008 | 36 | 27 | 5 | 30 | -9 |
| 18-20 July 2008 | 37 | 21 | 11 | 21 | -16 |
| 15-17 August 2008* | 38 | 23 | 7 | 27 | -15 |
| 16-18 January 2009* | 30 | 29 | 9 | 25 | -1 |
| 17-19 April 2009 | 30 | 25 | 10 | 19 | -5 |
| 25-27 September 2009 | 30 | 25 | 12 | 29 | -5 |
| 19-22 March 2010 | 29 | 26 | 12 | 30 | -3 |
| 15-17 October 2010 | 38 | 25 | 10 | 21 | -13 |
| 11-13 March 2011 | 31 | 28 | 6 | 27 | -3 |
| 10-12 Sept 2011 | 33 | 23 | 8 | 27 | -10 |
| 12-14 May 2012 | 31 | 30 | 7 | 21 | -1 |
| 15-17 September 2012 | 30 | 25 | 7 | 34 | -5 |
| 9-11 March 2013 | 27 | 26 | 8 | 28 | -1 |
* "None" was not recorded as a separate response option in the August 2008 and January 2009 polls
| Con | Lab | Lib Dem | UKIP | Other | None | Don't know | Lab Lead | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | |
| "Managing the economy" | ||||||||
| 7-9 September 2013 | 38 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 17 | -18 |
| 8-12 March 2014 | 35 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 18 | -13 |
| 6-9 September 2014 | 45 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 15 | -25 |
| 12-15 April 2015 | 41 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 16 | -18 |
| 21-25 April 2017 | 52 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | -35 |
| 2-7 March 2018 | 41 | 25 | 4 | * | 5 | 7 | 16 | -16 |
| December 2019 | 44 | 20 | 8 | - | 4 | 7 | 17 | -24 |
| October 2020 | 41 | 23 | 4 | - | 6 | 7 | 18 | -18 |
| April 2022 | 32 | 26 | 5 | - | 8 | 9 | 21 | -6 |
| October 2022 | 21 | 34 | 5 | - | 6 | 14 | 20 | +13 |
| Feb 2023 | 24 | 30 | 4 | - | 7 | 10 | 23 | +6 |
| June 2023 | 24 | 29 | 4 | - | 6 | 16 | 21 | +5 |
See also trends on Government Record (Good Job/Bad Job) on Managing the Economy and Confidence that the Government's policies will improve the economy
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