We’ve taken a look back over the last 10 years of voting intention and best PM data for @timesredbox. Here are some of the top tidbits from the last decade #thisisnotnormal
However, chaos with E̵d̵ ̵M̵i̵l̵i̵b̵a̵n̵d̵ Theresa May then ensued…
Best PM rating:
May, pre GE2017 – highest 54% / lowest 43%
May, post GE2017 – highest 40% / lowest 23%
Corbyn, pre GE2017 – highest 32% / lowest 13%
Corbyn, post GE2017 – highest 39% / lowest 15%
It’s hard to remember that just over a year ago the Brexit Party and the Lib Dems had both led our Westminster voting intention polls, relegating the Tories and Labour into third place #thisisnotnormal
About a year ago also saw “don’t know” score its highest ever total in the best PM question – 55%. The candidate of uncertainty has won the contest 114 out of 237 times over the past decade
The coronavirus crisis has severely knocked Boris Johnson’s ratings, and Keir Starmer is now fast closing the gap
Best PM rating, 17 Apr/19 May/30 May:
Johnson – 46%, 39%, 37% ↘️↘️↘️
Starmer – 22%, 27%, 32% ↗️↗️↗️
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Saturday marks the 2nd anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Our Eurotrack+US survey finds attitudes to the conflict remain largely the same as a year ago
🧵/ We’ve examined headline voting intention from 14,000 voters over the last 3 months to take a detailed look at voting demographics as we head towards the likely 2024 general election
Education level is also a key factor in voting intention – the higher someone’s education qualifications are, the more likely they are to vote Labour/a left wing party
Low (GCSE or below): 36% Lab / 32% Con (+17% Ref UK)
Medium: 41% Lab / 25% Con
High (degree or above): 53% Lab / 14% Con
🧵 / Britons have a more positive opinion of lesbian and gay, bisexual, and transgender people than lesbian and gay, bisexual, and transgender people think
What are the main positive effects of immigration?
Fill highly skilled jobs where there is a labour shortage: 51%
Fill low paid jobs British workers won't do: 39%
More people of working age who pay more in taxes than they claim in benefits: 35%
For what kind of treatment did people turn to private healthcare?
Non-emergency appointment: 48% of those who used private healthcare in the last 12 months
Routine appointment: 20%
Minor illness/injury: 17%
Emergency: 10%
A fifth of Britons (22%) are not registered with a dentist, and 37% of those who aren’t say it’s because they can’t find an NHS dentist while 23% of them don’t think they can afford treatment