Favourability Index and Globalisation Questions
- Appearing on Strictly Come Dancing has done wonders for perceptions of Ed Balls, as his favourability rating has moved from -39 in January 2015 when he was Shadow Chancellor, to -11 today
- His political opposite number, George Osborne, over the same period has seen his ratings slide from -26 to -39
- Even Conservative voters are more likely to have an unfavourable view of George Osborne than a favourable one (32% to 27%)
- The other major improver, and since August 2016, is President-Elect Donald Trump whose favourability rating has improved from -69 to -52 (although he still has the worst score in the poll)
- Having Boris as Foreign Secretary will help Theresa May retain UKIP voters, who are more likely than Conservative voters to have a favourable view of him (56% to 53%)
- 54% of UKIP voters have a favourable view of their new leader Paul Nuttall which compares to 78% of Conservative voters who have a favourable view of Theresa May and 58% of Labour voters who have a favourable view of Jeremy Corbyn
- Philip Hammond has yet to make much of an impression on his own party, with only 28% of Conservative voters who say they have a favourable view of him, and14% whose view is unfavourable
The NET score ranking is as follows:
1. Theresa May +11 (and so the only politician with a positive NET score, albeit she is seven points down on August)
2. Boris Johnson -6
3. Ed Balls -11
4. The Conservative Party -12
5. Philip Hammond -12
6. The Labour Party -17
7. John McDonnell -19
8. Nigel Farage -26
9. Jeremy Corbyn -26
10. Paul Nuttall -32
11. George Osborne -39
12. Donald Trump -52
Favourability Index
- Do you have a favourable or unfavourable opinion of each of the following?
Favourable | Unfavourable | Neither | Don’t know | NET
(Fav-Unfav) |
|
Theresa May | 41%
(-1) |
30%
(+6) |
23%
(-3) |
6%
(-2) |
+11 |
Boris Johnson | 33%
(-3) |
39%
(+2) |
23%
(+1) |
5%
(-) |
-6 |
George Osborne | 13%
(-6) |
52%
(+7) |
28%
(+3) |
7%
(-1) |
-39 |
The Conservative Party | 32%
(+1) |
44%
(+2) |
20%
(-1) |
4%
(-2) |
-12 |
Paul Nuttall (NEW) | 10% | 42% | 29% | 18% | -32 |
The Labour Party | 28%
(+2) |
45%
(-1) |
22%
(-) |
5%
(-1) |
-17 |
Nigel Farage | 25%
(+1) |
51%
(-) |
19%
(-1) |
4%
(-1) |
-26 |
Jeremy Corbyn | 24%
(+2) |
50%
(-) |
21%
(-) |
6%
(-1) |
-26 |
Philip Hammond | 15%
(+1) |
27%
(+5) |
38%
(+4) |
21%
(-8) |
-12 |
Ed Balls | 21%
(+9) |
32%
(-19) |
36%
(+8) |
11%
(+3) |
-11 |
Donald Trump | 13%
(+6) |
65%
(-11) |
17%
(+5) |
6%
(+1) |
-52 |
John McDonnell | 8%
(+2) |
27%
(+3) |
29%
(-) |
37%
(-3) |
-19 |
Changes since August 2016 except * denotes January 2015 results for Balls and Osborne (the last time they were directly compared)
Tax & Economy Questions
Statement | Don’t know | Statement | ||
I am prepared to pay more tax if it was spent only on helping young homeless people | 35% | 19% | 46% | I am not prepared to pay more tax even if it was spent only on helping young homeless people |
Globalisation has pushed wages lower for British workers | 49% | 29% | 23% | Globalisation has not pushed wages lower for British workers |
Globalisation has led to more jobs being created | 38% | 31% | 31% | Globalisation has led to fewer jobs being created
|
Globalisation has led to more inequality between rich and poor | 51% | 29% | 21% | Globalisation has led to less inequality between rich and poor |
Technology is helping to bridge the gap between rich and poor in Britain | 32% | 28% | 40% | Technology is widening the gap between rich and poor in Britain |
Low interest rates have helped the rich get richer while the poor get poorer | 51% | 23% | 26% | Low interest rates have benefited poorer people more than the rich |
Date Published: 10 December 2016
Categories: Audience | Economy | Economy | GB | Issues | Media | Politics | Public and communities | Voting Intention
Client: Independent / Sunday Mirror
Methodology
ComRes interviewed 2,040 GB adults online on 7 and 8 December 2016. Data were weighted to be demographically representative of all GB adults and by past vote recall.