Government Record: Good Job or Bad Job on Managing the Economy? Trends

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Q Since it was elected in May 1997, do you think the government has done a good job or a bad job at managing the economy?

 

Q Since it was elected in May 1997, do you think the government has done a good job or a bad job at managing the economy?

  Good job Bad job Don't know   Net good job
  % % %   %
24-26 April 1998 60 24 16   +36
20-23 November 1998 50 29 21   +21
19-23 November 1999 60 24 16   +36
23-28 November 2000 52 32 15   +20
10-12 May 2001 71 16 13   +55
15-18 April 2005 62 28 10   +34
11-13 May 2007 59 32 9   +27
18-19 April 2010 37 59 4   -22

 

Q Since it was elected last year/in May 2010, do you think the government has done a good job or a bad job at managing the economy?

 

  Good job Bad job Don't know   Net good job
  % % %   %
22-24 October 2011 36 55 9   -19
 8-12 March 2014 47 46 8   +1
 8-11 March 2015 56 37 7   +19
 14 - 16 May 2016 42 47 11   -5
November 2016 51 30 20   +21

 

Q Since the government under Boris Johnson was formed in July, do you think the government has done a good job or a bad job at managing the economy?

  Good job Bad job Don't know   Net good job
  % % %   %
25-28 October 2019 40 41 19   -11


Q Since Boris Johnson’s government was re-elected in December 2019, do you think the government has done a good or bad job at…?

  Good job Bad job Don't know   Net good job
  % % %   %
4-10 December 2020 44 43 13   +1
30 July - 9 August 2021 49 40 11   +9
December 2021 39 49 11   -10
July 2022 27 63 10   -36

 

Q Since Rishi Sunak's government was formed in October 2022, do you think the government has done a good or bad job at…?

  Good job Bad job Don't know   Net good job
  % % %   %
22 Feb - 1 Mar 2023 24 64 12   -40

Base: c. 800-2,000 GB adults aged 18+

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