Political Attitudes in Great Britain for March 2001
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: 1,945
- MORI interviewed a representative quota sample of 1,945 adults aged 18+ at 189 sampling points across Great Britain
- Interviews were conducted face-to-face between 22-27 March 2001
- Data are weighted to match the profile of the population
- Results are based on all respondents unless otherwise stated
- 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: 1,945
| Conservative |  31% |
| Labour |  50% |
| Liberal Democrats |  14% |
| Scottish/Welsh Nationalist |  3% |
| Green Party |  1% |
| Democratic/UKIP/Referendum Party |  *% |
| Other |  1% |
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| Would not vote | 11% |
| 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: 1,013
| Satisfied | Dissatisfied | Don't know | Index | |
| % | % | % | 177 | |
| Government | 40 | 51 | 9 | -11 |
| Blair | 47 | 46 | 7 | +1 |
| Hague | 25 | 53 | 22 | -28 |
| Kennedy | 40 | 22 | 38 | +18 |
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: 1,013
| Q7 | Q7/Q8 | |
| % | % | |
| Foot and mouth outbreak/farming crisis | 35 | 49 |
| National Health Service/Hospitals | 11 | 37 |
| Education/schools | 7 | 29 |
| Common Market/EU/Europe/Single European Currency | 7 | 17 |
| Crime/law & order/violence/vandalism | 5 | 16 |
| Race relations/immigration/immigrants | 4 | 10 |
| Unemployment/factory closure/lack of industry | 3 | 10 |
| Economy/economic situation | 5 | 9 |
| Pensions/welfare security | 1 | 8 |
| Transport/public transport | * | 6 |
| Beef/BSE/Mad Cow Disease | 2 | 5 |
| Poverty/inequality | 2 | 5 |
| Drug abuse | 1 | 5 |
| Taxation | * | 5 |
| Housing | 1 | 4 |
| Petrol prices/fuel | 1 | 4 |
| Pollution/environment | 1 | 4 |
| Countryside/rural life | 1 | 3 |
| Inflation/prices | 1 | 2 |
| Morality/individual behaviour | 1 | 2 |
| Animal welfare | * | 2 |
| Low pay/minimum wage/fair wages | * | 2 |
| Defence/foreign affairs | * | 1 |
| GM/GM (Genetically Modified) foods | * | 1 |
| Local government/council tax | * | 1 |
| Northern Ireland | 0 | 1 |
| Pound/exchange rate/value of pound | 0 | 1 |
| AIDS | 0 | * |
| Nuclear weapons/nuclear war/disarmament | 0 | * |
| Privatisation | 0 | * |
| Scottish/Welsh Assembly/Devolution Constitutional reform | 0 | * |
| Trade unions/strikes | 0 | * |
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| Other | 6 | 17 |
| Don't know | 4 | 3 |
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: 1,013
| Improve | 15% |
| Stay the same | 35% |
| Get worse | 44% |
| Don't know | 6% |
| MORI Economic Optimism Index (EOI) | -29% |
Q10 Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way Gordon Brown is doing his job as Chancellor of the Exchequer?Base: 1,013
| Satisfied | 55% |
| Dissatisfied | 32% |
| Don't know / no opinion | 13% |
| Net satisfied | +23% |
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: 1,013
| Agree | 48% |
| Dissagree | 36% |
| Don't know / no opinion | 16% |
| Net agree | +12% |
Q12 Do you think the Budget proposals are a good thing or a bad thing ...?Base: 1,013
| for youpersonally? | for the countryas a whole? | |
| % | % | |
| Good | 42 | 52 |
| Bad | 30 | 25 |
| Don't know/no opinion | 28 | 23 |
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| Net goog | +12 | +27 |
Q13 Overall, are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way the Government is handling the Foot and Mouth outbreak?Base: 1,013
| Satisfied | 18% |
| Dissatisfied | 69% |
| Don't know / no opinion | 13% |
Q14 Can you tell me how likely you are to get along to vote at the next Election?Base: 1,013
| % | |
| Certain to vote | 49 |
| Very likely to vote | 17 |
| Quite likely to vote | 13 |
| Not very likely to vote | 7 |
| Certain not to vote | 12 |
| Don't know | 2 |
Q15 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: 1,013
| Conservative | 21% |
| Labour | 44% |
| Liberal Democrats | 9% |
| Scottish/Welsh Nationalist | 2% |
| Referendum Party | *% |
| Green Party | *% |
| Other | *% |
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| Did not vote | 15% |
| Too young | 5% |
| Can't remember | 1% |
| Refused | 1% |
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