Half of respondents would support building more nuclear power stations, but concerns over waste management remain high. Many people in Britain remain open to an expansion of nuclear power in the country, but a large proportion of respondents are worried about issues such as nuclear waste management, a new Angus Reid Public Opinion poll has found. In the online survey of a representative national sample, of 2,011 British adults, 51per cent of respondents support building more nuclear power stations in the UK, ... | Read More

While other countries expect recovery, a third of Britons say their economy will get worse. People in Britain are increasingly concerned about the United Kingdom’s economic situation and fear things will only get worse, a new Angus Reid Public Opinion poll has found. In the online survey of a representative sample of 2,008 British adults, a vast majority of respondents (88%) say the UK economy is in poor shape. The proportion of people who think the economy is in “very poor” condition ... | Read More

Unique Real Ballot approach allowed respondents to see the same ballot—with the candidates running in their constituency—that they will use on 6 May. The Conservative Party has retaken the lead as Britain heads to the final week of the General Election campaign, a new Angus Reid Public Opinion poll conducted for The Economist has found. The online survey of a representative national sample of 2,433 British adults was conducted using the Real Ballot approach, which allows respondents to select their choice from ... | Read More

David Cameron leads Gordon Brown on four key issues related to economic management. The pre-election budget presented by the UK Government did not please a large proportion of the population, a new Angus Reid Public Opinion poll has found. In the online survey of a representative national sample of 2,020 British adults, more than half of respondents (54%) disapprove of the budget, while only three-in-ten (30%) approve of it. The Deficit The predicted deficit of £167 billion at the end of the current fiscal ... | Read More

Governing party is now locked in a virtual tie with the Tories amongst respondents aged 18 to 34. The Conservative Party remains popular in Great Britain but has lost support over the past fortnight, a new Angus Reid Public Opinion poll conducted in cooperation with PoliticalBetting.com has found. Voting Intention Across Great Britain, 38 per cent of decided voters and leaners (-2 since late January) would support the Conservative candidate in their constituency if a General Election were held tomorrow. The governing Labour ... | Read More

A majority of respondents in both nations agree with Tony Blair’s notion that removing Saddam Hussein was the right course of action. As the seventh anniversary of the start of the Iraq War approaches, people in the United States and Great Britain are doubtful about the scheduled withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq, and sizeable proportions regret the decision to launch military action in the first place, a new Angus Reid Public Opinion poll has found. In the online survey of representative ... | Read More

Most respondents believe the Government is right to refuse negotiating a payment, and believe money would only lead to more kidnappings. Many people in Britain are monitoring the situation of a couple that was kidnapped by Somali pirates and a large majority agrees with the course of action that the Government has decided to take on this matter, a new Angus Reid Public Opinion poll has found. In the online survey of a representative national sample of 2,010 British adults, 43 per ... | Read More

Respondents in both Britain and Canada express would bring back the death penalty to punish people convicted of murder. Version française (PDF) People in the United States, Britain and Canada are in agreement in their assessment of some aspects of crime legislation—including rehabilitation and prevention—but a large proportion of respondents voice support for applying the death penalty for murder convictions, a new Angus Reid Public Opinion poll has found. The online survey of representative national samples found that at least three-in-five respondents in ... | Read More

Most respondents oppose making marijuana legal, as once suggested by the new interim chairman of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs. People in Great Britain are concerned about drugs, but few believe that legalising specific substances is the best course of action, a new Angus Reid Public Opinion poll has found. In the online survey of a representative national sample of 2,007 British adults, 56 per cent of respondents believe the United Kingdom has a serious drug abuse problem that ... | Read More

A large proportion of respondents think the 24-week window for women to have a procedure should be reduced. A large proportion of people in Great Britain think that the National Health Service (NHS) should only fund abortion procedures in the event of medical emergencies, a new Angus Reid Public Opinion poll has found. The online survey of a representative national sample of 2,010 British adults sought to review the opinion of respondents on a wide range of topics related to abortion. Personal Feeling When ... | Read More