{"id":382,"date":"2005-03-22T10:15:00","date_gmt":"2005-03-22T10:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jcm.org.uk\/blog\/2005\/03\/22\/no-one-cares-about-terrorists-or-foreigners\/"},"modified":"2005-03-22T10:15:00","modified_gmt":"2005-03-22T10:15:00","slug":"no-one-cares-about-terrorists-or-foreigners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jcm.org.uk\/blog\/2005\/03\/no-one-cares-about-terrorists-or-foreigners\/","title":{"rendered":"No one cares about terrorists or foreigners"},"content":{"rendered":"

According to the latest ICM opinion poll<\/a> (.pdf file), at least.<\/p>\n

In the first question, “Which of the following issues will be most important in your decision on how to vote in the next general election?”, there was a singular lack of interest in anything other than domestic issues. As per usual.<\/p>\n

Asylum and Immigration – 8% see it as important
\nThe fight against terrorism – 4%
\nEurope – 4%<\/p>\n

A grand total of just 16% interested about anything beyond our shores – and immigration is primarily considered a domestic issue anyway. So the fact that the Tories are considered to have the best policies on Asylum and Immigration (30% to Labour’s 24% – Table 5) will be small comfort.<\/p>\n

For those of us<\/a> who hoped Blair might get a bloody nose<\/a> in these elections thanks to being a filthy liar<\/a> who misled us all over Iraq and wants to lock us all up and throw away the key<\/a>, Table 9 shows we might be in trouble – 36% think Labour have “the best policies on The fight against terrorism”. Equally, Table 11 shows that 33% “much prefer Blair to Howard”, with an additional 18% preferring Bliar<\/a> “on balance”.<\/p>\n

We could be in trouble.<\/p>\n

As for the EU (Table 6) – for us supposed Europhiles, it appears that 30% think Labour have the best policies on “Europe” – 30% to the Tories’ 27%. Add in the Lib Dem lot as well, and 39% think that a primarily pro-European line is the “best”.<\/p>\n

Of course, you can prove anything with statistics. For another take on this poll, check out the always interesting UK Polling Report<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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