MORI interviewed a representative quota sample of 1,940 adults aged 18+ at 192 sampling points across Great Britain. Interviews were conducted face-to-face on 17 – 22 July 2003. Data are weighted to match the profile of the population.
The Conservatives are now ahead of Labour in voting intentions (38% to 35%) based on all those who say they are "absolutely certain to vote". This is five points up for the Tories since the last General Election.
People are losing trust in Labour's ability to improve the economy and public services, according to a new survey by the MORI Social Research Institute. The general public are just as likely to trust the Conservatives to do the best job of improving the economy, education and transport in this country, as they are to trust Labour. Only a third (32%) believe that the Government's policies will improve the state of Britain's economy, and only just over a quarter (28%) believe that they will improve public services, down from 54% in 2001.
A wide-ranging MORI survey for the FT including questions on joining the Euro, trust in directors of large companies, government experts and Tony Blair
There is a continuing slide in the electorate's expectations of public services, with fewer people in June anticipating that public services will improve over the next few years, than had in previous months.
Tony Blair is facing trouble on three fronts, according to new research from the MORI Social Research Institute for the News of the World. On delivery we find the government receiving a negative rating from the public on five key priority areas — education, NHS, crime, asylum and transport. On trust, Mr Blair scores lower than during the fuel crisis three years ago, with 58% finding him untrustworthy. Gordon Brown's trust ratings, on the other hand, have improved over the same period, and he is the clear front-runner as Blair's successor in the eyes of the public and Labour supporters. On party support the survey shows Labour and the Conservatives now level-pegging both on 35% with the Lib Dems on 19%. The only good news for Mr Blair comes in the 'most capable PM' question, which shows him some way ahead of Iain Duncan Smith and Charles Kennedy.
The British public has swiftly re-focused on domestic affairs since the end of the war in Iraq, and Tony Blair has found a rise in his satisfaction ratings to be short lived.
Public satisfaction with Tony Blair's premiership has fallen as he passes the two-year mark in his second term, new MORI analysis for the BBC has shown, but he remains on course for re-election.
