This month's Ipsos Political Monitor finds the lowest level of satisfaction with the Government since it was first elected in 1997. The poll, which was conducted between 27 April and 2 May, finds that 22% are satisfied with the way the Government is running the country, compared to 68% who are dissatisfied, a net satisfaction score of -46%, eight percentage points lower than in March.
Questions on voting intention, satisfaction with party leaders, the key issues facing Britain, economic optimism, party identification, past voting behaviour, immigration, drink driving and personal finance.
Two in five British adults (38%) think that the Government's policies will improve the state of Britain's economy in the long-term, while 48% disagree. Fewer are optimistic about the public services, with one in three (32%) thinking that the Government's policies will improve public services, while a majority (55%) disagree with this.
British electors' attitudes to the new Tory Leader David Cameron have not shifted over the past month, according to the latest Ipsos's February Political Monitor for The Sun. The poll, conducted between 16 and 20 February among 1,958 British adults aged 18+, continues to show that over half the public (52%) are hesitant to express an opinion about the way David Cameron is doing his job.
Ipsos's latest Political Monitor confirms the relative popularity of the new Conservative leader, David Cameron, among the general public. The poll, conducted between 19 and 23 January among 2,078 British adults, shows that 31% of public is satisfied with David Cameron's performance as leader of the Conservative Party, with 17% dissatisfied.
More of the British public is satisfied (49%) with the way that Gordon Brown is doing his job as Chancellor of the Exchequer than is dissatisfied (35%), giving a net satisfaction score of +14%. With the exception of the Autumn of 2000, during the petrol crisis, MORI's surveys have consistently shown that, on balance, the public is satisfied with the Chancellor's performance. In contrast, over half the public is dissatisfied (55%) with Tony Blair's performance as Prime Minister, with less than two in five (37%) expressing dissatisfaction.
