Redfield & Wilton
With strikes and an acute winter health crisis, the NHS has dominated media attention over the past month. It therefore comes as little surprise to see the issue climb the ranks of various salience trackers, with Ipsos MORI's issues index today and Redfield & Wilton's poll
As some calls emerge in the national press for the re-introduction of licenses for dog ownership, YouGov's daily question has found strong public support for the policy. 76% of voters would support the measures, with just 17% in opposition. Support is fairly universal, and is more correlated with
Redfield & Wilton
As the government is embroiled in a fresh batch of sleaze allegations, Rishi Sunak won't be able to take any comfort from the polling. Since becoming Prime Minister, his personal approvals have been on a consistent decline; this is replicated across pollsters, though Redfield & Wilton's
Strikes
With inflation shooting up over the course of 2022 – reaching as high as 11.1% in October – many Britons are feeling the pinch in their pay packets. So too will businesses, as cost of living pay increases will need to be higher in order to prevent employees receiving a real-terms
FindOutNow
Following revelations that Nadhim Zahawi was fined for the non-payment of taxes - whilst he was Chancellor - snap polling from FindOutNow has found a strong majority of the public want the Prime Minister to dismiss him. 58.5% want Nadhim dismissed, with just 14% disagreeing. This trend was near
Trans Rights
As British politics enters a frenzied state over Scotland's gender recognition reform, its constitutional implications and trans issues more generally, it's worth looking at what public opinion has to say on the matter. PeoplePolling have released a couple of questions today, both of which suggest opposition
YouGov
A little harsh and unforgiving. Does this just reflect his personal approval rating? That the majority of Conservatives want him investigated too, suggests the libertarian element in the party is weak.
Say what you will about Rishi's five pledges, and the level of ambition on display, it's clear they're in touch with the priorities of voters. Three of the pledges are focused on the economy, consistently the top issue for voters, one is on the
Despite the deadline for Conservative MPs declaring their decisions to stand down long-passing, George Eustice has now become the latest to join the ranks of quitting Conservatives. Considering the current state of national polling, it's difficult to imagine this decision was not at least informed by his electoral
Exclusive polling for the MailOnline, conducted with Redfield & Wilton, led to the striking headline that "Brits Back Ban on Smoking". Considering there isn't a great deal of public debate around the issue, nor many strong calls for a ban, it's a finding that&
Opinium
Opinium has released some polling that might shed some light on the public's political priorities. They first asked about the importance of each pledge in guiding views of government performance. Unsurprisingly - given how voters currently rank Britain's most important political issues - cutting NHS waiting
PeoplePolling
Today saw the weekly flurry of Friday polling, and generally it corroborates the broader picture. Techne and Omnisis found Labour leads of 21% and 20% respectively, while PeoplePolling continued their recent pattern of giving Labour relatively higher leads, on 27%. Deltapoll is the only pollster outside of the low twenties
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