Labour Spending Review And Spin Poll

Poll on satisfaction with Labour government: I am going to read out a list of public figures and will ask you if you are satisfied or dissatisfied with the way they are doing their job. If you have not heard of them, please say so...Gordon Brown, Tony Blair etc.

23 July 2000

MORI Telephone Surveys interviewed 1,011 British adults aged 18+
Interviews were conducted by telephone on 20-22 July 2000
Results for Q1-Q10 are based on all respondents (1,011) unless stated
Results for Q11-Q16 are based on all respondents (610) 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

I am going to read out a list of public figures and will ask you if you are satisfied or dissatisfied with the way they are doing their job. If you have not heard of them, please say so.

Q1-10 Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way that ...

... Tony Blair is doing his job as Prime Minister?
... Gordon Brown is doing his job as Chancellor of the Exchequer?
... John Prescott is doing his jobs as deputy Prime Minister, and Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions?
... Robin Cook is doing his job as Foreign Secretary?
... Jack Straw is doing his job as Home Secretary?
... David Blunkett is doing his job as Secretary of State for Education and Employment?
... Alan Milburn is doing his job as Secretary of State for Health?
... Peter Mandelson is doing his job as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland?
... Alastair Campbell is doing his job as the Prime Minister's Press Secretary?
... Philip Gould is doing his job as the Prime Minister's Chief Political Consultant?

	Satisfied	Dissatisfied	Have not heard of	Don't know
	%	%	%	%
Tony Blair	49	45	0	6
Gordon Brown	52	38	3	7
John Prescott	39	51	3	7
Robin Cook	48	37	4	11
Jack Straw	43	43	3	11
David Blunkett	55	33	4	8
Alan Milburn	28	41	21	10
Peter Mandelson	46	32	9	13
Alastair Campbell	24	35	24	17
Philip Gould	13	22	49	16

Q11 Thinking about these public figures - Tony Blair, Gordon Brown, John Prescott, Robin Cook, Jack Straw, David Blunkett, Alan Milburn, Peter Mandelson, Alastair Campbell and Philip Gould - which two or three do you think are the most important members of the Government?Base: All asked (610)

Tony Blair	75%
Gordon Brown	46%
Jack Straw	23%
David Blunkett	21%
John Prescott	20%
Robin Cook	15%
Alan Milburn	9%
Peter Mandelson	6%
Alastair Campbell	2%
Philip Gould	1%
Other	2%
Don't know	6%

Q12 Since becoming Prime Minister in May 1997, do you think Tony Blair has or has not ...?Base: All asked (610)

	Has	Has not	Don't know
	%	%	%
Kept his promises	36	57	7
Kept taxes down	29	62	9
Improved the NHS	30	64	6
Improved Education	42	42	16
Stood up for Britain in Europe	49	40	11
Introduced policies to support the family	45	43	12

Q13 The Government announced this week that it will be spending an additional 16343 billion on public services. I am going to read out some different areas of Government spending and I would like you to tell whether you think the Government plans to spend too much, too little, or about the right amount on each area.Base: All asked (610)

	Spendingtoo much	Spendingtoo little	Spending aboutthe right amount	Don'tknow
	%	%	%	%
Pensions	2	72	15	11
Health	1	67	25	7
Crime	3	67	23	7
Education	3	51	37	9
Transport	9	46	33	12
Environment	7	41	34	18
Employment	6	37	41	16
Defence	17	27	35	21

Q14-16 I am going to read out some statements. For each, can you please tell me how strongly you agree or disagree.Base: All asked (610)

	Strongly Agree	Tend to agree	Neither agree nor disagree	Tend to disagree	Strongly disagree	Don't know
	%	%	%	%	%	%
Q14 Gordon Brown would make a better Prime Minister than Tony Blair	8	10	11	25	37	9
Q15 I believe Tony Blair has a clear vision of what he wants to achieve as Prime Minister	29	33	3	16	17	2
Q16Tony Blair is more concerned with image than with dealing with the real issues	34	26	5	18	15	2

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?

Conservative	32%
Labour	51%
Liberal Democrats	11%
Scottish/Welsh Nationalist	2%
Green Party	2%
Democratic/UKIP/Referendum Party	1%
Other	2%

Would not vote	14%
Undecided	8%
Refused	4%

An asterisk (*) denotes a figure between zero and 0.5%.

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