A poll of 10,000 MSN readers found that just 17% back Gordon Brown to rescue our economy. But is this a victory for David Cameron or an indictment of Labour?
Fewer than one in five Brits are confident Gordon Brown can lead the nation back to economic security, it has been revealed.
A poll of more than 10,000 MSN readers found that just 17% back Brown, while a significant 51% feel the prime minister has made too many mistakes already and that new leadership is a must.
There also appears to be a strong sense of pessimism among those polled, with almost a third (32%) saying it does not matter who is in charge of the country as we are going to struggle regardless.
Pro-Tory, or simply anti-Labour?
While some might see the high number of people calling for a change in leadership as a sign of growing support for opposition leader David Cameron.
However, it seems this may just be a case of pollsters adopting an "anyone-but-Labour" stance.
Earlier this month, another survey found that almost half (47%) of people who planned to vote for or were leaning towards the Conservatives said it was "mainly a vote against the record of Labour".
A further 17% agreed they were "mainly" voting against Gordon Brown, with just over a third actually putting their choice down to a positive endorsement of the opposition.
Recent weeks have not helped
Regardless of the reasons behind it, there remains little doubt that Brown is under pressure to curry favour with voters.
However, those efforts have not been helped, due to a combination of unpopular decisions and events out of his control.
Brown's announcement that he will sell up to £16 billion of the nation's assets to try bring spiralling public debt under control has not been well received, with some seeing it as a knee-jerk reaction that fails to address the key issue of the government's chronic overspending.A further blow to Brown's popularity came on Friday, when the UK surprisingly failed to rise out of recession.
While obviously not directly Brown's fault, the prime minister now has the misfortune of leading the nation through its longest recession since records began
Fewer than one in five Brits are confident Gordon Brown can lead the nation back to economic security, it has been revealed.
A poll of more than 10,000 MSN readers found that just 17% back Brown, while a significant 51% feel the prime minister has made too many mistakes already and that new leadership is a must.
There also appears to be a strong sense of pessimism among those polled, with almost a third (32%) saying it does not matter who is in charge of the country as we are going to struggle regardless.
Pro-Tory, or simply anti-Labour?
While some might see the high number of people calling for a change in leadership as a sign of growing support for opposition leader David Cameron.
However, it seems this may just be a case of pollsters adopting an "anyone-but-Labour" stance.
Earlier this month, another survey found that almost half (47%) of people who planned to vote for or were leaning towards the Conservatives said it was "mainly a vote against the record of Labour".
A further 17% agreed they were "mainly" voting against Gordon Brown, with just over a third actually putting their choice down to a positive endorsement of the opposition.
Recent weeks have not helped
Regardless of the reasons behind it, there remains little doubt that Brown is under pressure to curry favour with voters.
However, those efforts have not been helped, due to a combination of unpopular decisions and events out of his control.
Brown's announcement that he will sell up to £16 billion of the nation's assets to try bring spiralling public debt under control has not been well received, with some seeing it as a knee-jerk reaction that fails to address the key issue of the government's chronic overspending.A further blow to Brown's popularity came on Friday, when the UK surprisingly failed to rise out of recession.
While obviously not directly Brown's fault, the prime minister now has the misfortune of leading the nation through its longest recession since records began
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Your right Brown does not seem to be the right man for the job!! Again it just shows how fucked up the government really is, and that is including all countries.
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