General Election 2001 - Election Digest

Online Electioneering

Only 2% of regular internet users are certain to use this medium as a means of obtaining election information, and 84% will steer clear of political websites according to an Industrial Society survey of internet users.

45% of internet users said that they are certain to vote, which is reported by The Independent as "much lower" than figures recorded in surveys among the adult public as a whole.

Source: The Independent, 1 June 2001. Technical details: none given.

Businesses 'Ignored' In Election Campaigns

Finance executives say the main political parties are putting business issues on the back burner in favour of welfare concerns during the 2001 election campaign. Fewer than one in five believe that business needs are being covered by politicians from the main parties in the lead up to the general election.

Source: Reed - Daily Express, 29 May 2001. Technical details: Not stated.