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Brexiters always reverently quote Sir John Curtice, to say opinion has not changed. Will they quote him today? "Had a second referendum been held last month, 55 per cent would vote in favour of Remain. There must surely now be doubts that leaving is still the will of the people.”
This was his conclusion looking at the huge British Attitudes Survey from last month, as reported on #r4today. I suspect the shift will be more pronounced after this month’s shenanigans.
And just to save you some inane “polls were wrong before the referendum” tweets, while polls have a margin of error predicting any given answer, they are significantly more reliable at tracking *movement* on a question that has been asked consistently over time from a sample.
The Britain of the future is being held hostage by the Britain of the past, in so many ways.
The survey also found that 7% (yes you read that right) think the government’s handling of the Brexit process has been good.
And, I’m sorry if you find this upsetting, but in this context the fact Labour are polling below the Conservatives in most polls and Corbyn’s personal approval rating is below May’s is an absolute shocker.
These sorts of numbers of approval/disapproval for a government were last seen in the mid-90s. Labour at the time was leading the Tories in the polls by OVER THIRTY POINTS.
