Most people see healthcare as more important than the economy when voting
For the first time since September 2011, the Conservatives have moved ahead of Labour in the monthly telephone survey conducted by ComRes for The Independent.
The Tories have moved up two points since last month and are now on 31 per cent, while Labour have moved down two points to 30 per cent. UKIP have moved up one point to 17 per cent, the Lib Dems down four points to eight per cent and the Greens up two points to seven per cent.
According to ComRes, three in five of the people surveyed (59 per cent) say that the parties’ policies on healthcare and the NHS will determine their vote more than their policies on the economy.
Only one in three (34 per cent) say that economic policies will be more important than health ones.
On NHS funding, people trust David Cameron about the same amount as Ed Miliband, with 29 per cent saying they trust Cameron to ensure the NHS has enough money and 28 per cent saying the same of the Labour leader.
ComRes interviewed 1,001 British adults between 23 and 25 January 205, weighting the data to ensure it was demographically representative.
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45 Responses to “Conservatives polling ahead of Labour for the first time since 2011”
madasafish
Hmm so the recession was not Labour’s fault… so the borrowing resulting from the recession and the austerity following are not the Tories’ fault.
You can’t have it both ways – claiming Labour were not responsible for the recession but the Tories are for austerity…
sarntcrip
FORMER HEAD OF THE BANK OF ENGLAND HAS SAID THE RECESSION WAS NOT THE FAULT OF THE LABOUR PARTY HOW MANY INCOMPETENT BANKERS VOTE FOR ANYONE OTHER THAN THE TORY PARTY WHICH THEY FUND WITH UNDESERVED BONUSES FOR FAILURE
sarntcrip
DRIVEL ALAN GO BACK TO CENTRAL OFFICE
sarntcrip
INCASE YOU HADN’T NOTICEDLABOUR WILL BORROW ONLY FOR INVESTMENT UNLIKE THE TORIES WHO BORROW TO STAY STILL
sarntcrip
For the record, the following list are the policies Labour have announced for 2015 so far. Under absolutely no definition could this list be thought of as right wing. None. Is it perfect? Of course not. Do I wish they would go further? Of course I do. Will they stick to every one if they win in 2015? None of us can possibly know. Sadly, you still can’t get crystal balls on Amazon.
But the list represents the progressive Labour party we’ve had for decades. Doubt them, push them, hold them to account, but if you want the Tories out and you live in a marginal seat, voting for anyone but Labour will get you exactly what you most fear. 5 more years of Cameron.
-An £8 minimum wage
-Fight for a living wage
-Repeal Health and Social Care act
-Repeal the Gagging law
-Repeal the bedroom tax.
-An end to inaccessible WCA centres
-200,000 new homes pa by 2020
-A mansion tax
-A freeze on energy bills
-Guaranteed jobs or training for young people out of work for a year or longer
-A clampdown on exploitative landlords & more stable, secure rental contracts
-25 hours of free childcare for 3 & 4 year olds
-A clampdown on exploitative zero-hours contracts.GRANTED LABOUR MUSTSTOP SUPPORTING TORY BILLS IN PARLIAMENT
-Integration of health and social care
-Maximum 48 hour wait to see a GP
-Mental health training for all NHS staff
-A reformed WCA overseen by sick and disabled people
-Penalties for every mistake Maximus make
-ESA claimants out of the work prog
-Reverse the 45p tax rate back to 50p
LIFTED WITH THE BEST OF INTENTIONS FROM SUE MARSH’S DIARY OF A BENEFIT SCROUNGER
M