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PoliticsHome Polls
Public opinion today
Tuesday 29th June 2010 | 10:00
Voters sceptical of government consultation on cuts
Three quarters of voters are sceptical that a process of consulting public sector workers will have any major influence on the government's decisions on where to cut spending, new PoliticsHome research has found.
Consultation of public sector workers will have little or no influence on the decisions the government takes on cuts, in the view of the vast majority of voters.
Those are the results of a new PoliticsHome poll, which found that three quarters of people were sceptical about the effects that the consultation process recently announced by the government (in which 6 million public sector workers will be asked for suggestions on how to cut departmental spending) will have on its decision making process.
Forty three per cent of people think that the consultation will have ‘virtually no influence’ on the government’s decisions, and a further thirty two per cent believe it will have only a small amount of influence.
Tories most optimistic
Conservative supporters had the most optimistic assessment of the likely influence of the consultation, with over a third (thirty seven per cent) reckoning it would have significant influence.
Labour supporters were hugely sceptical about the impact of the consultation. A massive ninety per cent thought it would have either a small amount of influence or no influence.
PoliticsHome interviewed 1,083 adults by email between 25-28 June 2010. Results are weighted by age, gender and political party identification to reflect the population of Great Britain.
Andrew Kevin Thomson
The large number of Labour voters who thought "consultation" would have little or no influence should come as no surprise. They were masters of this vacuous pretence at democracy while they were in power. The only truly democratic consultation would be a national ballot of every single public service worker.
Andrew Kevin Thomson
The large number of Labour voters who thought "consultation" would have little or no influence should come as no surprise. They were masters of this vacuous pretence at democracy while they were in power. The only truly democratic consultation would be a national ballot of every single public service worker.
Andrew Kevin Thomson
The large number of Labour voters who thought "consultation" would have little or no influence should come as no surprise. They were masters of this vacuous pretence at democracy while they were in power. The only truly democratic consultation would be a national ballot of every single public service worker.