By Andy Morris, Research Director of Angus Reid Public Opinion’s UK practice Today, The Economist has released the results of a ground breaking poll from Angus Reid Public Opinion, the public affairs practice of Vision Critical. For the first time in Britain—and only the second time anywhere in the world—we have conducted a voting intention poll by showing voters the ballot as they will see it in their constituency. Names and parties appear in an online question with the respondent marking ... | Read More

London, April 29, 2010 - Angus Reid Public Opinion, the public affairs practice of Vision Critical, has made history with Real Ballot™ - the first online national voting intention survey that shows respondents each one of the candidates who are running in their constituency. The Real Ballot poll, conducted for The Economist, allows voters in Great Britain to select their preference using an electronic ballot that mirrors the one they will actually cast on election day. Real Ballot eliminates ... | 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

Three-in-ten respondents believe that the 2010 General Election will lead to a hung Parliament. As the election call in the United Kingdom draws near, the opposition Conservative Party is holding on to 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 2,003 British adults also shows that three-in-ten Britons believe that the upcoming ballot will return a hung Parliament. Voting Intention Across Great Britain, 39 per cent ... | Read More