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.
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.
Public satisfaction with the way Tony Blair is doing his job as Prime Minister has dropped over the month to a net satisfaction score of -29%, down 17 points from August. Public satisfaction with the way the Government is running the country has dropped as well, down to a net score of -32%, down 14 points from 18% in August.
MORI's latest monthly Political Monitor survey, conducted between 11 and 15 August 2005, shows that the proportion of the public satisfied with the way Tony Blair is doing his job has slipped to 39%, down from 44% recorded in MORI's July Political Monitor which was conducted in the aftermath of the London bombings. Terrorism/defence/foreign affairs continue to be seen as the key national priority, with over half the public spontaneously citing these as the most important issues facing the country.
Satisfaction with the way Tony Blair is doing his job as Prime Minister rose to the highest levels for two and half years following the London bombings on 7th July. MORI's monthly Political Monitor for the Financial Times, conducted between 14 and 18 July, shows that 44% of the public are satisfied with Mr Blair, up from 39% in June (and up from 33% at the start of the year). The proportion of the public dissatisfied with the Prime Minister is at 47% this month, down from 52% in June (and 57% in January 2005).
