Britons feeling less worried about their economic prospects as concerns about the speed and size of austerity continue to subside, while perception of austerity's impact on personal lives hits an all-time low In its annual report on the British Economy, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) praised "nascent signs of momentum" ...
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Latest YouGov / The Sun results 21st May - CON 27%, LAB 38%, LD 10%, UKIP 16%; APP -40 See the full poll results
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On leadership and name recognition, Michael Gove lags behind other prominent Conservatives, but he has credibility on Europe Last week Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said that Education Secretary Michael Gove “knows a thing or two about leadership ambitions” himself, after Gove claimed Clegg had to take a stand on ...
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The characterisation of Conservative activists as "mad, swivel-eyed loons" is not popular with voters - of any party Last week it was alleged that one of David Cameron’s senior Conservative allies had called Conservative Party activists “mad, swivel-eyed loons” after they rebelled against the Prime Minister over Europe, prompting the ...
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Latest YouGov / The Sun results 20th May - CON 31%, LAB 39%, LD 10%, UKIP 14%; APP -34 See the full poll results
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YouGov President, Peter Kellner, latest commentary on how most voters back a change in the law The passions of grass-roots Tories who are bitterly opposed to same-sex marriage are not shared by the wider electorate. Most voters back a change in the law – and very few opponents are willing ...
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Majorities support allowing heterosexual civil partnerships and same sex marriages – but only one in twenty want to be in a civil partnership, while three in four want to be married Conservative MP Tim Loughton, who voted against the Same Sex Marriage Bill, has tabled an amendment to the legislation that ...
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Latest YouGov / The Sunday Times results 17th May - CON 29%, LAB 40%, LD 9%, UKIP 14%; APP -39 See the full poll results
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Three in four Britons support keeping police killers behind bars until death – and a majority say politicians should set minimum sentences, not judges The Home Secretary Theresa May announced on Wednesday that murderers of police officers are to be given whole-life sentences, arguing that because police officers form the ...
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YouGov President, Peter Kellner, analyses David Cameron's approach to the EU If David Cameron expected voters to respect him for firming up his commitment to a referendum on the European Union, YouGov’s latest polling for The Times will disappoint him. Most Britons, including a majority of those who voted Conservative ...
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