March 21, 2004

Abstract: (CPOD) Mar. 21, 2004 - Tony Blair continues to endure low public support in Britain, according to a poll by MORI. 32 per cent of respondents are satisfied with the prime minister's performance, a one per cent increase since February.

(CPOD) Mar. 21, 2004 - Tony Blair continues to endure low public support in Britain, according to a poll by MORI. 32 per cent of respondents are satisfied with the prime minister's performance, a one per cent increase since February.

On Mar. 17, British chancellor of the exchequer Gordon Brown presented the government's annual budget, which calls for funding boosts in the areas of education, transport and health. The government merged two departments and invested in new technology, measures meant to save around $36 billion U.S. a year.

Conservative leader Michael Howard criticized the tabled document, claiming it would "go down in history as the borrow now, tax later budget."

Polling Data

Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way Tony Blair is doing his job as prime minister?

	Mar. 2004	Feb. 2004
Satisfied	32%	31%
Dissatisfied	60%	60%

Source: MORI
Methodology: Interviews to 1,989 British adults, conducted from Mar. 11 to Mar. 16, 2004. No margin of error was provided.