Best Party On Key Issues: Pensions

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
  % % % % %
"Pensions"
21-24 July 1995 11 56 3 29 +45
22-25 March 1996 14 46 6 31 +32
23-28 July 1996 11 51 4 34 +40
21-24 February 1997 14 49 4 33 +35
8 April 1997 18 43 7 29 +25
21-24 May 1998 19 33 6 42 +14
23-26 July 1999 21 34 13 29 +13
20-25 January 2000 17 31 7 44 +14
20-24 July 2000 23 22 10 45 -1
15-20 February 2001 15 39 6 38 +24
11-16 September 2003 21 22 9 46 +1
10-14 September 2004 19 19 15 45 0
17-21 February 2005 24 19 7 49 -5
7-11 April 2005 23 25 12 39 +2
31 August - 6 September 2006 21 17 12 48 -4
20-26 September 2007 16 23 9 51 +7
15-17 August 2008* 35 22 8 29 -13

* "None" was not recorded as a separate category in August 2008

Base: All

  Con Lab Lib Dem None / Don't know Lab Lead
  % % % % %
"Pensions"
15-20 September 1993 14 40 9 37 +26
19-23 May 1994 14 48 9 28 +34
21-24 July 1995 13 42 3 42 +29
22-25 March 1996 15 37 5 41 +22
23-28 July 1996 14 38 4 43 +24
21-24 February 1997 17 40 4 40 +23
8 April 1997 17 37 5 40 +20
21-24 May 1998 17 27 6 50 +10
23-26 July 1999 18 32 7 40 +14
20-25 January 2000 13 30 6 50 +17
20-24 July 2000 20 25 7 48 +5
15-20 February 2001 16 32 6 45 +16
21-26 February 2002 16 30 7 46 +14
11-16 September 2003 17 21 9 52 +4
10-14 September 2004 15 17 11 55 +2
17-21 February 2005 24 19 7 32 -5
7-11 April 2005 19 24 10 45 +5
31 August - 6 September 2006 18 18 8 56 0
20-26 September 2007 15 20 7 56 +5
15-17 August 2008* 25 22 6 42 -3

* "None" was not recorded as a separate category in August 2008

 

2015 onwards

Base: All

  Con Lab Lib Dem UKIP  Other  None  Don't know  Lab Lead
  % % % %  %  % %  %
"Pensions"
 12-15 April 2015 28 23 2 1 7 9 29 -5
April 2017 28 31 5 - 3 5 27 +3
December 2019 26 31 5 - 2 6 30 +5
October 2022 18 32 4 - 5 9 31 +14
February 2023 17 26 4 - 4 9 38 +9

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