MORI Political Monitor, November 2000

• MORI interviewed a representative quota sample of 1,972 adults aged 18+ at 195 sampling points across Great Britain between 23-28 November 2000.
• Results are based on all respondents unless otherwise 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 Times

Q1 How would you vote if there were a General Election tomorrow? [If undecided or refused at Q1] Q2 Which party are you most inclined to support? Base: 1,972

Conservative	33%
Labour	48%
Liberal Democrats	13%
Scottish/Welsh Nationalist	3%
Green Party	1%
Democratic/UKIP/Referendum Party	*%
Other	1%
Would not vote	13%
Undecided	8%
Refused	1%

Q3 Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way the Government is running the country? Q4 Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way Mr Blair is doing his job as Prime Minister? Q5 Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way Mr Hague is doing his job as leader of the Conservative Party? Q6 Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way Mr Kennedy is doing his job as leader of the Liberal Democrats? Base: 1,030

Q7 What would you say is the most important issue facing Britain today? Q8 What do you see as other important issues facing Britain today? Base: 1,030

Q9 Do you think that the general economic condition of the country will improve, stay the same, or get worse over the next 12 months? Base: 1,030

Improve	22%
Stay the same	43%
Get worse	28%
Don't know	7%
MORI Economic Optimism Index (EOI)	-6%

Q10 Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way Gordon Brown is doing his job as Chancellor of the Exchequer? Base: 1,030

Satisfied	41%
Dissatisfied	44%
Don't know / no opinion	15%
Net satisfied	-3%

Q11 On balance, do you agree or disagree with the statement that "in the long term, this Government's policies will improve the state of Britain's economy"? Base: 1,030

Agree	43%
Dissagree	42%
Don't know / no opinion	15%
Net agree	+1%

Q12 Since it was elected in May 1997, do you think the Government has done a good job or a bad job at ... Base: 1,030

Q13 Looking at this card, how would you describe the current state of the British economy? Base: 1,030

Very good	8%
Fairly good	64%
Fairly poor	19%
Very poor	4%
Don't know / no opinion	5%
Good	72%
Poor	23%
Net good	+49%

14a And which one or two of these, if any, do you think should receive most credit for the good state of the British economy at the moment? Base: All who think the British economy is in a good state at the moment (740)

Tony Blair	19%
Gordon Brown	31%
The Bank of England	18%
The previous Conservative Government	15%
The world economy	16%
European Union	5%
British businesses and workers	43%
Other	1%
No-one	2%
Don't know	8%

14b And which one or two of these, if any, do you think should receive most blame for the poor state of the British economy at the moment? Base: All who think the British economy is in a poor state at the moment (232)

Tony Blair	52%
Gordon Brown	36%
The Bank of England	6%
The previous Conservative Government	25%
The world economy	12%
European Union	18%
British businesses and workers	7%
Other	4%
No-one	1%
Don't know	5%

15 Which party did you vote for at the last General Election, in May 1997? If you are not sure, or did not vote, please say so. Base: 1,030

Conservative	21%
Labour	43%
Liberal Democrats	10%
Scottish/Welsh Nationalist	2%
Referendum Party	*%
Green Party	*%
Other	*%
Did not vote	18%
Too young	3%
Can't remember	2%
Refused	1%