Like the Leader? Like their Policies?

Q Which of these statements comes closest to your views of Mrs Thatcher/ Mr Kinnock / Mr Major/ Mr Blair / Mr Brown/ Mr Portillo/ Mr Howard/Mr Cameron?

Margaret Thatcher

	I like Mrs Thatcher and I like her policies	I like Mrs Thatcher but I dislike her policies	I dislike Mrs Thatcher but I like her policies	I dislike Mrs Thatcher and I dislike her policies	No opinion
	%	%	%	%	%
3-4 October 1984	26	19	15	35	5
28 October 1985	23	16	13	43	5
26 November 1990	20	19	8	52	2

 

	Total "like her"	Total "dislike her"	Net like Mrs Thatcher	Total "like her policies"	Total "dislike her policies"	Net like her policies
	%	%	%	%	%	%
3-4 October 1984	45	50	-5	41	54	-13
28 October 1985	39	56	-17	36	59	-23
26 November 1990	39	60	-21	28	71	-43

Base: c. 1,000 GB adults aged 18+

Neil Kinnock

	I like Mr Kinnock and I like his policies	I like Mr Kinnock but I dislike his policies	I dislike Mr Kinnock but I like his policies	I dislike Mr Kinnock and I dislike his policies	No opinion
	%	%	%	%	%
3-4 October 1984	25	26	8	30	11
28 October 1985	27	25	11	28	9

 

	Total "like him"	Total "dislike him"	Net like Mr Kinnock	Total "like his policies"	Total "dislike his policies"	Net like his policies
	%	%	%	%	%	%
3-4 October 1984	51	38	+13	33	56	-23
28 October 1985	52	39	+13	38	53	-15

Base: c. 1,000 GB adults aged 18+

John Major

	I like Mr Major and I like his policies	I like Mr Major but I dislike his policies	I dislike Mr Major but I like his policies	I dislike Mr Major and I dislike his policies	No opinion
	%	%	%	%	%
24-26 September 1994	11	34	6	40	9
19-22 January 1996	16	34	7	32	11
21-24 June 1996	19	31	6	34	10
24-27 January 1997	19	32	8	32	9

 

	Total "like him"	Total "dislike him"	Net like Mr Major	Total "like his policies"	Total "dislike his policies"	Net like his policies
	%	%	%	%	%	%
24-26 September 1994	45	46	-1	17	74	-57
19-22 January 1996	50	39	+11	23	66	-43
21-24 June 1996	50	40	+10	25	65	-40
24-27 January 1997	51	40	+11	27	64	-37

Base: c. 1,000-2,000 GB adults aged 18+

Tony Blair

	I like Mr Blair and I like his policies	I like Mr Blair but I dislike his policies	I dislike Mr Blair but I like his policies	I dislike Mr Blair and I dislike his policies	No opinion
	%	%	%	%	%
24-26 September 1994	31	18	10	14	28
19-22 January 1996	35	18	12	17	19
21-24 June 1996	33	19	12	19	17
24-27 January 1997	35	18	13	22	13
12-15 December 1997	47	22	7	14	10
11-14 December 1998	42	22	9	15	12
8-9 June 2000	29	28	8	27	8
18-22 January 2001	34	23	9	25	10
31 May - 3 June 2001	41	20	11	18	10
15-18 April 2005	27	17	12	35	9
11-13 May 2007	27	30	6	31	5

 

	Total "like him"	Total "dislike him"	Net like Mr Blair	Total "like his policies"	Total "dislike his policies"	Net like his policies
	%	%	%	%	%	%
24-26 September 1994	49	24	+25	41	32	+9
19-22 January 1996	53	29	+24	47	35	+12
21-24 June 1996	52	31	+21	45	38	+7
24-27 January 1997	53	35	+18	48	40	+8
12-15 December 1997	69	21	+48	54	36	+18
11-14 December 1998	64	24	+40	51	37	+14
8-9 June 2000	57	35	+22	37	53	-16
18-22 January 2001	57	34	+23	43	48	-5
31 May - 3 June 2001	61	29	+32	52	38	+14
15-18 April 2005	44	47	-3	39	52	-13
11-13 May 2007	57	37	+20	33	61	-28

Base: c. 1,000-2,000 GB adults aged 18+

Gordon Brown

 

	I like Mr Brown and I like his policies	I like Mr Brown but I do not like his policies	I do not like Mr Brown but I like his policies	I do not like Mr Brown and I do not like his policies	No opinion
	%	%	%	%	%
18-19 April 2010	24	21	13	39	3

 

	Total "like him"	Total "dislike him"	Net like Mr Brown	Total "like his policies"	Total "dislike his policies"	Net like his policies
	%	%	%	%	%	%
18- 19 April 2010	45	52	-7	37	60	-23

Base: c. 1,000-2,000 GB adults aged 18+

  

William Hague

	I like Mr Hague and I like his policies	I like Mr Hague but I dislike his policies	I dislike Mr Hague but I like his policies	I dislike Mr Hague and I dislike his policies	No opinion
	%	%	%	%	%
20-23 June 1997	10	8	4	16	62
12-15 December 1997	10	14	12	38	26
11-14 December 1998	10	14	13	36	27
17-21 February 2000	12	17	14	36	21
8-9 June 2000	20	13	17	38	12
18-22 January 2001	15	15	16	37	17
31 May - 3 June 2001	17	18	13	40	12

 

	Total "like him"	Total "dislike him"	Net like Mr Hague	Total "like his policies"	Total "dislike his policies"	Net like his policies
	%	%	%	%	%	%
20-23 June 1997	18	20	-2	14	24	-10
12-15 December 1997	24	50	-26	22	52	-30
11-14 December 1998	24	49	-25	23	50	-27
17-21 February 2000	29	50	-21	26	53	-27
8-9 June 2000	33	55	-22	37	51	-14
18-22 January 2001	30	53	-23	31	52	-21
31 May - 3 June 2001	35	53	-18	30	58	-28

Base: c. 1,000-2,000 GB adults aged 18+

 

Michael Portillo

	I like Mr Portillo and I like his policies	I like Mr Portillo but I dislike his policies	I dislike Mr Portillo but I like his policies	I dislike Mr Portillo and I dislike his policies	No opinion
	%	%	%	%	%
9-11 September 1999	15	10	9	29	37
17-21 February 2000	10	9	10	37	34

 

	Total "like him"	Total "dislike him"	Net like Mr Portillo	Total "like his policies"	Total "dislike his policies"	Net like his policies
	%	%	%	%	%	%
9-11 September 1999	25	38	-13	24	39	-15
17-21 February 2000	19	47	-28	20	46	-26

Base: c. 1,000 GB adults aged 18+

 

Michael Howard

	I like Mr Howard and I like his policies	I like Mr Howard but I dislike his policies	I dislike Mr Howard but I like his policies	I dislike Mr Howard and I dislike his policies	No opinion
	%	%	%	%	%
15-18 April 2005	22	10	14	35	19

 

	Total "like him"	Total "dislike him"	Net like Mr Howard	Total "like his policies"	Total "dislike his policies"	Net like his policies
	%	%	%	%	%	%
15-18 April 2005	32	49	-17	36	45	-9

Base: 1,005 GB adults aged 18+

David Cameron

 

	I like Mr Cameron and I like his policies	I like Mr Cameron but I do not like his policies	I do not like Mr Cameron but I like his policies	I do not like Mr Cameron and I do not like his policies	No opinion
	%	%	%	%	%
18-19 April 2010	29	19	9	38	4

 

	Total "like him"	Total "dislike him"	Net like Mr Cameron	Total "like his policies"	Total "dislike his policies"	Net like his policies
	%	%	%	%	%	%
18- 19 April 2010	48	47	+1	38	57	-19

Base: c. 1,000-2,000 GB adults aged 18+