It’s a point that I’ve made before, but here it is again: Budgets don’t tend to shift opinion polls, at least not the headline numbers. But opinion polls can give some insight into how Budgetary decisions will go down with the public. So by way of a catch-up with some recent polls, and ahead of tomorrow’s Main Event, I thought CoffeeHousers might appreciate a quick overview of public opinion on matters fiscal. Here goes…
1) Who’s to blame? When it comes to the overall flow of British politics, the question of who’s to blame for the cuts carries clear — and dangerous — implications. This graph of YouGov findings suggests that the coalition is catching more and more of the flak, and Labour less of it:
Although a recent Ipsos-MORI poll — which gave their respondents more choices of who, or what, to blame — had it different:
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