Giving it attitude

Focus groups are probably already forming to pick the bones out of a wide-ranging YouGov poll conducted on behalf of the Sunday Times (1676 adults surveyed between 27th - 28th October).

Among the usual stuff about political standings and voting intentions is the result that over half of those questioned (54%) thought the coalition was bad for them personally – which is actually a minor improvement on previous polls.

The survey also covered views on wider constitutional issues such as possible changes to the rules of royal succession.

The government would have been encouraged to see that 76% agreed with their moves to dump the present primogeniture arrangement. However, respondents were surprisingly less emphatic (48%) as to whether they wanted to see a Roman Catholics accede to the throne.

And just to show that other old attitudes persist, 45% think Britain has less influence in Europe than it did when Margaret Thatcher was Prime Minister.