Darling Index Business Leaders Survey

Business confidence in Clegg and the economy storms ahead

The latest monthly business survey from ComRes for The Independent, published today (19th April), gives Nick Clegg a big boost as well as highlighting that confidence ‘in my firm’s sector’ has hit its highest level since tracking began in February 2009.

How confident or otherwise are you in the ability of each of the following?

Confident                       March 2010       April 2010         
Alistair Darling               21                     32
George Osborne            42                     49
Vince Cable                   57                     66
Gordon Brown                19                     28
David Cameron              55                     65
Nick Clegg                   20                     41
Peter Mandelson            25                     35
Ken Clarke                    66                     76

Can you detect any signs of economic recovery in your sector, or not?

                        Feb 2009           September 2009            March 2010       April 2010
Yes                  18                     49                                 49                     61
No                    71                     41                                 45                     31

Latest Fieldwork 13-16th April online among 170 CEOs and Directors of UK businesses.