UK: Clegg Compares Nazis Favorably to Britain

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Nick Clegg has claimed that the British people have ‘a more insidious cross to bear’ than Germany over the Second World War.
In an astonishing attack on our national pride, the Liberal Democrat leader said we suffered from ‘delusions of grandeur’ and a ‘misplaced sense of superiority’ over having defeated the horrors of Nazism.
He said we found it hard to accept that Germany had become a ‘vastly more prosperous nation’ and that ‘we need to be put back in our place’.

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Britain: Only 26% Approve of Gordon Brown

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Do you approve or disapprove of Gordon Brown’s performance as Prime Minister?

Approve	26%
Disapprove	66%
Not sure	8%

Do you approve or disapprove of David Cameron’s performance as Leader of the Opposition?

Approve	48%
Disapprove	39%
Not sure	13%

Do you approve or disapprove of Nick Clegg’s performance as leader of the Liberal Democrats?

Approve	40%
Disapprove	29%
Not sure	32%

Source: Angus Reid Strategies
Methodology: Online interviews with 2,077 British adults, conducted on Oct. 15 and Oct. 16, 2009. Margin of error is 2.2 per cent.

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British Want Televised Election Debates

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Do you support or oppose holding a televised debate featuring the leaders of the three main parties—Labour, Conservatives and Liberal Democrats—before the next general election?

Support	76%
Oppose	12%
Not sure	13%

Source: Angus Reid Strategies
Methodology: Online interviews with 2,003 British adults, conducted from Sept. 2 to Sept. 4, 2009. Margin of error is 2.2 per cent.

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British Want a Government Lead by David Cameron

If you had to choose, which would you prefer to see after the next election, a Conservative government led by David Cameron or a Labour government led by Gordon Brown?

	Jun. 2008	Sept. 2007
Conservative government led by David Cameron	54%	32%
Labour government led by Gordon Brown	29%	47%
Don’t know	17%	21%

Who would make the best prime minister?

	Jun. 2008	May 2008
David Cameron	37%	39%
Gordon Brown	18%	17%
Nick Clegg	6%	7%
Don’t know	39%	38%

Source: YouGov / Daily Telegraph
Methodology: Online interviews with 2,163 British voters, conducted from Jun. 23 to Jun. 25, 2008. No margin of error was provided.

UK: Gordon Brown's Popularity Dips Further

Do you think Gordon Brown is doing well or badly as prime minister?

	Mar. 2008	Feb. 2008	Jan. 2008
Well	33%	36%	35%
Badly	59%	57%	56%
Don’t know	8%	7%	10%

Do you think David Cameron is doing well or badly as Conservative leader?

	Mar. 2008	Feb. 2008	Jan. 2008
Well	51%	51%	55%
Badly	37%	37%	30%
Don’t know	12%	12%	15%

Source: YouGov
Methodology: Online interviews with 2,311 British adults, conducted on Mar. 13 and Mar. 14, 2008. No margin of error was provided.

UK: Cameron Leads Brown by 10 pts.

If you had to choose, which would you prefer to see after the next election?

	Apr. 2007	Mar. 2007	Feb. 2007
A Conservative government led by David Cameron	45%	44%	43%
A Labour government led by Gordon Brown	35%	34%	34%
Don’t know	19%	22%	23%

Source: YouGov / Daily Telegraph
Methodology: Online interviews with 2,019 British adults, conducted from Apr. 23 to Apr. 26, 2007. No margin of error was provided.

UK: Cameron Would Beat Brown by 5 pts.

Who would make the best prime minister?

	Mar. 2007	Dec. 2006
Tony Blair	28%	27%
David Cameron	27%	26%
Menzies Campbell	6%	6%
Don’t know	39%	41%

And which of these would make the best prime minister?

	Mar. 2007	Dec. 2006
David Cameron	30%	28%
Gordon Brown	25%	27%
Menzies Campbell	7%	6%
Don’t know	38%	39%

Source: YouGov / Daily Telegraph
Methodology: Online interviews with 2,042 British adults, conducted from Mar. 26 to Mar. 28, 2007. No margin of error was provided.

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UK: A Conservative Party Led by Cameron Would Win by 13 pts.

If at the next election the Conservatives are led by David Cameron, Gordon Brown leads Labour and Menzies Campbell leads the Liberal Democrats, how would you vote; Conservative, Labour, Liberal Democrat or for another party?

	Feb. 2007	Nov. 2006	Sept. 2006
Conservative	42%	40%	38%
Labour	29%	32%	30%
Liberal Democrat	17%	20%	21%
Other	12%	8%	11%

Source: ICM Research / The Guardian
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,000 British adults, conducted from Feb. 16 to Feb. 18, 2007. No margin of error was provided.

UK: Cameron Loses Some Ground, Still Leads by 6

If you had to choose, which would you prefer to see after the next election?

	Jan. 2007	Oct. 2006	Aug. 2006
A Conservative government led by David Cameron	44%	46%	43%
A Labour government led by Gordon Brown	38%	33%	36%
Don’t know	18%	21%	21%

Source: YouGov / Daily Telegraph
Methodology: Online interviews with 2,245 British adults, conducted Jan. 22 to Jan. 24, 2007. No margin of error was provided.