Politics

Do Readers believe what the Editors want them to?

McCartney publishes latest research from People's Panel

Denmark's vote in a referendum not to join the European Single Currency should be a reminder to Tony Blair and his colleagues, if one were needed, of the scale of the task facing them in winning a future referendum to secure British participation in the Euro. When Prime Minister Rasmussen called the referendum he was well ahead in the opinion polls, and, anyway, all the major Danish political parties were in favour. Much of the Danish media was broadly sympathetic. Danish businesses almost unanimously thought it was a good idea. The polls indicated that on occasions over the past few months the "Yes" campaign was well ahead in public support, though the public also swung in the other direction on occasions as well. Yet Denmark said "Nej".

QV1 How would you vote if there were a General Election tomorrow?
(If undecided or refused at Q1)
QV2 Which party are you most inclined to support?
Base: 1,011

Public Opinion is like an 800lb gorilla. It sleeps a lot and much of the rest of the time sits happily chewing on leaves. However, if you poke it with a stick, it gets angry. Public Opinion is pretty irritated at the moment.

MORI's poll for the News of the World published yesterday and conducted on Thursday and Friday puts the Conservatives ahead of Labour, the first poll (by any company) to do so since sterling crashed out of the Exchange Rate Mechanism eight years ago.

Over the last three years, the Liberal Democrats - like the Conservatives - have been faced with the challenge of adapting to life under a new Government. But the two parties have had to respond in very different ways.

Putting Consumers At The Heart Of Public Services
Issue No.7 - September 2000