Q1 How do you intend to vote at the General Election on May 1?
(If undecided or refused at Q1)
Q2 Which party are you most inclined to support?
Base: 602
The BBC censor political poll findings. They say they don't, but their journalists and editors complain privately they do, and the evidence is there, from the Today programme to What the Papers Say to the news broadcasts. They've thrown the baby out with the bath water, and ignore the only systematic and objective measure of British public opinion, and replace it with vox pops, phone-in ('voodoo') polls, interviews with party spokesmen and their own spin.
MORI interviewed adults 1,003 aged 18+ among the Indian, Pakistani and Bangladeshi communities on behalf of Zee TV, the Asian satellite and cable TV channel across Great Britain. Fieldwork was conducted by telephone on 31 January - 9 February 1997.
The British public are in favour of increasing the powers and financial control of local government. Six in ten say they would like their local council to have more freedom to set the council tax at the level needed to provide good services. Two in five people also feel that the influence of councils could increase if central and local government improved the way they work together.
MORI Political Monitor survey for The Times, including additional questions on Labour's readiness for government and the Conservative "New Labour, New Danger" campaigning slogan
Kenneth Clarke, the ex-Chancellor of the Exchequer is considered to be the most impressive
parliamentarian in winter 1996. He is nominated by Members from both sides of the House
(46% Conservative and 35% Opposition) on the twice yearly survey by MORI of MPs.
