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Track global public opinion on current issues.
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Angus Reid Global Monitor : Polls & Research
British Voters Split On Particular Issues
(Angus Reid Consultants - CPOD Global Scan) - Voters in Britain believe the governing Labour party would do a better job on five key matters, according to a poll by YouGov published in the Daily Telegraph. 37 per cent of respondents prefer Labour to handle the economy.
Britain must renew the House of Commons by June 2006. There is growing speculation that an election will take place in May 2005. On Feb. 25, prime minister Tony Blair announced his government would increase the minimum wage to $9.64 U.S. an hour starting in October. At least 30 per cent of respondents believe Labour would do a better job in housing, the environment, the National Health Service and education.
The Conservative party has already presented a preliminary election platform. The plan includes a $7.2 billion U.S. tax cut, which would be implemented after a reduction in government spending. 39 per cent of respondents believe the Tories would do a better job on immigration, and at least 22 per cent prefer them on taxation, pensions and council tax.
The Liberal Democrats contemplate scrapping tuition fees, a 50 per cent tax for every person with a yearly income of $187,000 U.S. or higher, and a plan to introduce reforms to the electoral code that would end the first-past-the-post system. The party gets its highest numbers on environmental issues and council tax.
Polling Data
Which party would do a better job handling the following issues?
Lab. | Con. | L-D | |
Economy | 37% | 25% | 7% |
National Health Service | 33% | 22% | 16% |
Education, schools | 32% | 25% | 17% |
Housing | 30% | 18% | 15% |
Law and order | 26% | 36% | 9% |
Environment, | 24% | 12% | 21% |
Taxation | 24% | 30% | 15% |
Pensions | 22% | 28% | 16% |
Council tax | 18% | 22% | 21% |
Immigration, asylum | 18% | 39% | 12% |
Source: YouGov / Daily Telegraph
Methodology: Online interviews to 2,041 British adults, conducted from Feb. 22 to Feb. 24, 2005. No margin of error was provided.