Thursday 30 November 2000
- MORI interviewed a representative quota sample of 1,972 adults aged 18+ at 195 sampling points across Great Britain between 23-28 November 2000.
- Results are based on all respondents unless otherwise stated
- Data are weighted to the known population profile
- An '*' indicates a finding of less than 0.5%, but greater than zero
- Poll conducted by MORI on behalf of The Times
Q1 How would you vote if there were a General Election tomorrow?
[If undecided or refused at Q1]
Q2 Which party are you most inclined to support?
Base: 1,972
| | % |
|---|
| Conservative | 33 |
| Labour | 48 |
| Liberal Democrats | 13 |
| Scottish/Welsh Nationalist | 3 |
| Green Party | 1 |
| Democratic/UKIP/Referendum Party | * |
| Other | 1 |
| |
| Would not vote | 13 |
| Undecided | 8 |
| Refused | 1 |
Q3 Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way the Government is running the country?
Q4 Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way Mr Blair is doing his job as Prime Minister?
Q5 Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way Mr Hague is doing his job as leader of the Conservative Party?
Q6 Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way Mr Kennedy is doing his job as leader of the Liberal Democrats?
Base: 1,030
| | Satisfied | Dissatisfied | Don't know | Index |
|---|
| | % | % | % | ±% |
|---|
| Government | 35 | 53 | 12 | -18 |
| Blair | 42 | 49 | 9 | -7 |
| Hague | 26 | 52 | 22 | -26 |
| Kennedy | 34 | 16 | 50 | +18 |
Q7 What would you say is the most important issue facing Britain today?
Q8 What do you see as other important issues facing Britain today?
Base: 1,030
| | Q7 | Q7/Q8 |
|---|
| | % | % |
|---|
| National Health Service/Hospitals | 20 | 46 |
| Common Market/EU/Europe/Single European Currency
| 17 | 27 |
| Education/schools | 6 | 27 |
| Petrol prices/fuel | 6 | 17 |
| Pollution/environment | 6 | 14 |
| Pensions/welfare security | 2 | 14 |
| Crime/law & order/violence/vandalism | 4 | 13 |
| Economy/economic situation | 5 | 12 |
| Unemployment/factory closure/lack of industry | 4 | 10 |
| Taxation | 3 | 9 |
| Transport/public transport | 2 | 9 |
| Race relations/immigration/immigrants | 3 | 6 |
| Housing | 2 | 6 |
| Defence/foreign affairs | 1 | 6 |
| Poverty/inequality | 1 | 6 |
| Drug abuse | 1 | 5 |
| Low pay/minimum wage/fair wages | 1 | 4 |
| Morality/individual behaviour | 1 | 4 |
| Inflation/prices | 1 | 3 |
| Beef/BSE/Mad Cow Disease | * | 3 |
| Countryside/rural life | * | 2 |
| GM/GM (Genetically Modified) foods | * | 2 |
| Local government/council tax | * | 2 |
| Privatisation | 0 | 1 |
| AIDS | * | 1 |
| Animal welfare | * | 1 |
| Pound/exchange rate/value of pound | * | 1 |
| Scottish/Welsh Assembly/Devolution Constitutional reform | * | 1 |
| Northern Ireland | 0 | * |
| Nuclear weapons/nuclear war/disarmament | * | * |
| Trade unions/strikes | * | * |
| |
| Other | 5 | 18 |
| Don't know | 8 | 0 |
Q9 Do you think that the general economic condition of the country will improve, stay the same, or get worse
over the next 12 months?
Base: 1,030
| | % |
|---|
| Improve | 22 |
| Stay the same | 43 |
| Get worse | 28 |
| Don't know | 7 |
| MORI Economic Optimism Index (EOI) | -6% |
Q10 Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way Gordon Brown is doing his job as Chancellor of the Exchequer?
Base: 1,030
| | % |
|---|
| Satisfied | 41 |
| Dissatisfied | 44 |
| Don't know / no opinion | 15 |
| Net satisfied | -3% |
Q11 On balance, do you agree or disagree with the statement that "in the long term, this Government's policies will improve the state of Britain's economy"?
Base: 1,030
| | % |
|---|
| Agree | 43 |
| Disagree | 42 |
| Don't know / no opinion | 15 |
| Net agree | +1% |
Q12 Since it was elected in May 1997, do you think the Government has done a good job or a bad job at …
Base: 1,030
| | Good job | Bad job | Don't know | Net good job |
|---|
| | % | % | % | ±% |
|---|
| Managing the economy | 52 | 32 | 15 | +20 |
| Handling taxation and public expenditure | 34 | 51 | 15 | -17 |
| Keeping unemployment down | 65 | 21 | 14 | +44 |
Q13 Looking at this card, how would you describe the current state of the British economy?
Base: 1,030
| | % |
|---|
| Very good | 8 |
| Fairly
good | 64 |
| Fairly poor | 19 |
| Very poor | 4 |
| Don't know / no opinion | 5 |
| |
| Good | 72 |
| Poor | 23 |
| Net good | +49% |
14a And which one or two of these, if any, do you think should receive most credit for the good state of the British economy at the moment?
Base: All who think the British economy is in a good state at the moment (740)
| | % |
|---|
| Tony Blair | 19 |
| Gordon Brown | 31 |
| The Bank of England | 18 |
| The previous Conservative Government | 15 |
| The world economy | 16 |
| European Union | 5 |
| British businesses and workers | 43 |
| Other | 1 |
| No-one | 2 |
| Don't know | 8 |
14b And which one or two of these, if any, do you think should receive most blame for the poor state of the British economy at the moment?
Base: All who think the British economy is in a poor state at the moment (232)
| | % |
|---|
| Tony Blair | 52 |
| Gordon Brown | 36 |
| The Bank of England | 6 |
| The previous Conservative Government | 25 |
| The world economy | 12 |
| European Union | 18 |
| British businesses and workers | 7 |
| Other | 4 |
| No-one | 1 |
| Don't know | 5 |
15 Which party did you vote for at the last General Election, in May 1997?
If you are not sure, or did not vote, please say so.
Base: 1,030
| | % |
|---|
| Conservative | 21 |
| Labour | 43 |
| Liberal Democrats | 10 |
| Scottish/Welsh Nationalist | 2 |
| Referendum Party | * |
| Green Party | * |
| Other | * |
| |
| Did not vote | 18 |
| Too young | 3 |
| Can't remember | 2 |
| Refused | 1 |