The Blair Government And Petrol Prices

• MORI Telephone Surveys interviewed 1,011 British adults aged 18+
• Interviews were conducted by telephone on 21-22 September 2000
• Results are based on all respondents unless stated
• Data are weighted to the known population profile
• An '*' indicates a finding of less than 0.5%, but greater than zero
• Poll conducted by MORI on behalf of The Mail on Sunday

QV1 How would you vote if there were a General Election tomorrow?(If undecided or refused at Q1)QV2 Which party are you most inclined to support?Base: 1,011

Conservative	39%
Labour	35%
Liberal Democrats	21%
Scottish/Welsh Nationalist	3%
Green Party	1%
Democratic/UKIP/Referendum Party	0%
Other	1%
Would not vote	13%
Undecided	10%
Refused	2%

Q1 How well do you think the government is handling the economy at the moment?

Very well	6%
Fairly well	38%
Fairly badly	31%
Very badly	22%
Don't know	3%

Q2 Which party, if any, do you think has the best policies on fuel prices - the Conservatives, Labour, the Liberal Democrats or some other party?

Conservative	26%
Labour	14%
Liberal Democrats	15%
Green Party	1%
Other	5%
None	16%
Don't know	23%

Q3 And how do you feel the Government handled the issue of petrol prices and fuel shortages over the last couple of weeks? Did it do...?

Very well	3%
Fairly well	15%
Fairly badly	25%
Very badly	56%
Don't know	2%

Q4 And which minister do you think was to blame for the government handling the issue of petrol prices and fuel shortages badly?Base = All those who think the Government has handled the issue badly (817)

Tony Blair	46%
Gordon Brown	31%
John Prescott	20%
Jack Straw	*%
All politicians are to blame	1%
Other	*%
None	3%
Don't know	15%

Q5 The Conservatives have announced this week that if they win the next election they will reduce the tax on petrol by 3p a litre. Do you think they are right or wrong to make such a promise?

Right	34%
Wrong	59%
Don't know	7%

Q6-8 Do you think that the Prime Minister, Tony Blair, is or is not in touch with what ordinary people think?And do you think that the Chancellor, Gordon Brown, is or is not in touch with what ordinary people think?And do you think that the Conservative Leader, William Hague, is or is not in touch with what ordinary people think?

Q9 In general, would you describe the Labour Government as united or divided?Q10 And would you describe the Conservative Party as united or divided?

Q11 On balance, do you think that Tony Blair's government is more trustworthy or less trustworthy than the last Conservative government under John Major, or do you think that there is no difference?

Blair more trustworthy	27%
Blair less trustworthy	26%
No difference	44%
Don't know	2%

Q12 Before the General Election, the head of Formula One motor racing, Bernie Ecclestone, gave a 1631 million donation to the labour Party. As you may have seen in the news, a book published this week alleges that Gordon Brown lied in a radio interview after the election, suggesting that he did not know about Mr Ecclestone's donation when in fact he did know about it. Mr Brown denies that he lied. Do you think that Gordon Brown did or did not lie in the radio interview?

Lied	59%
Did not lie	16%
Don't know	25%

Q13 The Conservatives have demanded Mr Brown's resignation as a result of these allegations. Do you think that Mr Brown should or should not resign?

Should resign	39%
Should not resign	51%
Don't know	10%

Q14 At the time of the controversy over Mr Ecclestone's donation, Tony Blair described himself as "a pretty straight sort of guy". Would you agree or disagree that Tony Blair is a "pretty straight sort of guy"?

Agree	43%
Disagree	50%
Don't know	7%

Q15-19 Would you describe each of the following politicians as trustworthy or not?

Tony BlairWilliam HagueGordon BrownMo Mowlam, the Cabinet Office MinisterCharles Kennedy, the Liberal Democrat Leader

	Tony Blair	William Hague	Gordon Brown	Mo Mowlam	Charles Kennedy
	%	%	%	%	%
Yes, trustworthy	37	35	29	75	53
No, not trustworthy	56	53	62	15	21
Don't know	6	11	9	10	26