Most respondents believe the current arrangement is a one-time thing, and that majority rule will return in the next election. After its first 100 days in office, the Coalition Government gets a good review from half of the people in Britain, but few believe that the current arrangement between two parties will become the new standard for governance in the country, a new Angus Reid Public Opinion poll has found. The online survey of a representative sample of 2,001 British adults also ... | Read More

The Prime Minister keeps his approval rating over the 50 per cent mark, but half of respondents foresee more service cuts and jobs lost. The introduction of the "Big Society" policy did not provide a clear boost to the approval numbers of David Cameron, a new Angus Reid Public Opinion poll has found. In the online survey of a representative sample of 1,992 British adults, 53 per cent of respondents approve of the performance of Cameron as Prime Minister (-1 since June). ... | Read More

Public support for Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg drops to 50%. Public backing for the United Kingdom Prime Minister remains stable, but there is a noticeable increase in the proportion of respondents who are dissatisfied with his performance, a new Angus Reid Public Opinion has found. In the online survey of a representative sample of 2,008 British adults, 54 per cent of respondents approve of the performance of David Cameron as Prime Minister, unchanged since last month. However, 32 per cent ... | Read More

But three-in-five decry the decision to raise the Value Added Tax (VAT) from 17.5% to 20%. Almost half of people in Britain express confidence in their Government to handle the country’s deficit in a proper fashion, and a majority regard this month’s Emergency Budget as “tough but fair,” a new Angus Reid Public Opinion poll has found. In the online survey of a representative national sample, of 2,008 British adults, 40 per cent of respondents expect the Emergency Budget to help the ... | Read More

Respondents in the United States are almost evenly divided on whether their President earns too much in a year or the right amount. About half of Britons and Canadians believe the annual salaries of their heads of government are about right, but Americans are split on whether the income of their president is too high or reasonable, a new Angus Reid Public Opinion poll has found. The online survey of representative national samples asked respondents in Canada, the United States and Britain ... | Read More

Three-in-four respondents predict that the VAT will rise during the coalition government. The main players in Britain's coalition government begin their tenure with the support of half of the population, according to a poll by Angus Reid Public Opinion. In the online survey of a representative sample of 1,984 British adults, 54 per cent of respondents approve of the performance of David Cameron as Prime Minister. The Conservative leader gets his best rating in the South of England (61%) and the lowest ... | Read More

But a majority of respondents predict that the new government will not last more than two years. People in Britain appear satisfied in the early days of their coalition government, but many predict that the agreement will not last more than two years, a new Angus Reid Public Opinion poll has found. In the online survey of a representative national sample of 2,002 British adults, 57 per cent of respondents approve of the coalition agreement reached by the Conservatives and the Liberal ... | Read More

The approval rating for David Cameron and Nick Clegg is markedly higher than that of Gordon Brown. The opposition Conservative Party enters the 2010 General Election campaign with a double-digit lead over the governing Labour Party, a new Angus Reid Public Opinion poll has found. The online survey of a representative national sample of 2,193 British adults also shows that both Tory leader David Cameron and Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg currently have a higher approval rating in Great Britain than incumbent ... | Read More

More than 40 per cent of respondents say David Cameron is “intelligent”, but Gordon Brown is seen as more “compassionate” than last month. Support for the opposition Conservative Party and the governing Labour Party increased in Great Britain, a new Angus Reid Public Opinion poll has found. The online survey of a representative national sample of 2,002 British adults also provides a review of the three main political leaders across 18 positive and negative attributes, as well as ten tasks, and three ... | Read More

David Cameron is selected over several Labour politicians as the preferred prime minister. The year 2010 begins with Britain's main political parties maintaining the same numbers they garnered in the last month of 2009, a new Angus Reid Public Opinion poll conducted in cooperation with PoliticalBetting.com has found. Voting Intention Across Great Britain, 40 per cent of decided voters and leaners would support the Conservative candidate in their constituency if a General Election were held tomorrow. The governing Labour Party remains in second ... | Read More