Snap Populus poll on the veto
The Times have a snap online Populus poll on the European veto, showing support for David Cameron's decision. 57% of people thought that David Cameron was right to use the veto, with 14% disagreeing and 29% don't know. 53% also agreed that the use of the veto showed that Cameron is willing to stand up for Britain.
On the impact of the veto, 56% of people thought that the use of the veto would reduce British influence in Europe (9% disagreed), 44% thought it would protect the City of London as a financial centre (12% disagreed). 24% thought the veto would weaken the prospect of economic recovery, 27% disagreed.
Finally, on the domestic political angle, 35% of people agreed that Cameron used the veto only because of pressure from his backbenchs, 22% disagreed. 35% of people agreed with the statement that the veto makes it less likely that the coalition will last, 16% disagree.
Fieldwork was conducted between Friday and Sunday, so would mostly have been before Nick Clegg cricitised the veto. The poll did not ask voting intention (the political crossbreaks in the Times' write up are based on 2010 vote), so we'll have to wait a bit longer to see if it has any impact there.
