Political Attitudes In Great Britain For June 2000

• MORI interviewed a representative quota sample of 1,915 adults aged 18+ at 153 sampling points across Great Britain between 22-27 June 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: 1,915

Conservative	33%
Labour	47%
Liberal Democrats	13%
Scottish/Welsh Nationalist	3%
Green Party	2%
Democratic/UKIP/Referendum Party	1%
Other	*%
Would not vote	14%
Undecided	9%
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: 939

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: 939

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: 939

Improve	18%
Stay the same	42%
Get worse	32%
Don't know	8%
Economic Optimism Index (EOI)	-14

Q10 If there were a referendum now on whether Britain should be part of a Single European Currency, how would you vote? Base: 939

In favour	25%
Against	61%
Don't know	14%

Q11 If the government were to strongly urge that Britain should be part of a Single European Currency, how would you vote? Base: 939

In favour	28%
Against	59%
Don't know	13%

Q12 Which of the following best describes your own view of British participation in the single currency? Base: 976

Strongly support British participation	13%
Generally in favour of British participation, but could be persuaded against it if I thought it would be bad for the British economy	21%
Generally opposed to British participation, but could be persuaded in favour of it if I thought it would be good for the British economy	24%
Strongly oppose British participation	33%
Don't know	9%

Q13 If there were a referendum now on whether Britain should stay in or get out of the European Union, how would you vote? Base: 939

Stay in	53%
Get out	32%
Don't know	15%

Q14 On balance, do you think Britain is now more or less divided by class than it was in 1979? Base: 939

More	40%
Less	28%
Same	20%
Don't know	12%

Q15 Do you think Britain is now more or less divided by class than it was at the last general election in 1997? Base: 939

More	27%
Less	18%
Same	47%
Don't know	8%

Q16 Which political party, if any, would you identify most with the Establishment? Base: 939

Conservative	44%
Labour	20%
Liberal Democrats	2%
Scottish/Welsh Nationalist	*%
Democratic/UKIP/Referendum Party	0%
Green Party	*%
Other	1%
All of them	2%
None of these	5%
Don't know	26%

Q17 Which party did you vote for at the last General Election, in June 1997? If you are not sure, or did not vote, please say so. Base: 939

Conservative	20%
Labour	41%
Liberal Democrats	8%
Scottish/Welsh Nationalist	3%
Referendum Party	*%
Green Party	*%
Other	1%
Did not vote	21%
Too young	3%
Can't remember	2%
Refused	1%