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82% say Government is 'out of touch'
9:59am Sunday 29th April 2012 in Bexley © Press Association
David Cameron has been criticised for the Government's handling of the fuel dispute and Budget tax cuts
DAVID Cameron's Government is seen as out of touch by four in five voters, according to a poll.
Only 18 per cent regard the coalition as in touch with the concerns of ordinary people, the Angus Reid survey for The Sunday Express newspaper found.
Some 82 per cent feel it is not.
The poll comes after Conservative MP Nadine Dorries criticised the prime minister and Chancellor George Osborne for being "two arrogant posh boys who show no remorse, no contrition and no passion to want to understand the lives of others".
She said there was a clique at the top of the Government that prevented Mr Cameron and Mr Osborne "understanding or knowing what is happening in the rest of the country".
The prime minister, who has been under fire for the Government's handling of the fuel dispute and for tax cuts announced in the Budget, promised to "stay in touch".
"People in this country - they are struggling to meet their bills, they are having a tough time. I understand that," he said on Monday.
Angus Reid interviewed 2,002 people on April 27.
A second poll last night (April 28) put the Conservatives on their lowest rating since 2004.
The YouGov survey for The Sunday Times suggested support for the Tories had fallen to 29 per cent, while Labour was on 40 per cent.
The Liberal Democrats were on 11 per cent only marginally ahead of the UK Independence Party on 10 per cent.
The figures will make unhappy reading for the coalition parties ahead of this Thursday's council elections.
YouGov interviewed 1,717 adults on Thursday and Friday.
Comments(18)
Andy Rr
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9:41am Mon 30 Apr 12
Seriously this coalition has not been in touch with the public the minute they were elected...
The first U-Turn was Clegg and the student fees...
Cameron said he wanted to reduce net immigration into the Uk from "Hundreds of thousands" to "Tens of thousands"... yet the net immigration figure has risen ABOVE the last figure... so far from reducing immigration it has risen!
bnp ist choice ukip 2nd seems to the popular choice doing the rounds from the forums ive visited...
Good To Go
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9:48am Mon 30 Apr 12
bible scoffer
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10:16am Mon 30 Apr 12
miss sweethuney
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10:27am Mon 30 Apr 12
Joe G Returns....AGAIN !
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1:12pm Mon 30 Apr 12
Don't you mean renege, you dummy.
Still banking on a low turnout Karl !! That's the only chance of 5% for your racist party.
goldenbroomboy
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2:11pm Mon 30 Apr 12
Polly Staight wrote:I argued with UKIP representatives in Bromley on Saturday. They are a trick pony with absolutely no interest in local affairs, or any idea as to how they would run the GLA. Their sole answer to each and every question was "We need to get out of the EU", and they looked embarrassingly blank when I asked them if their party would hold a referendum on the suburbs being able to leave Greater London!They are a waste of time, I shall be voting for the English Democrats.
However, there is a party which IS IN TOUCH… Vote UKIP on Thursday… And vote often (joke... unless you are reading this in Tower Hamlets)
errastuspiggett
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5:32pm Mon 30 Apr 12
Guess who ;) AGAIN !
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6:44pm Mon 30 Apr 12
errastuspiggett wrote:No prob, the idiot posts in sex contact magazines.
i think im falling for carlos...
The Real Gypo
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10:05am Tue 1 May 12
Guess who ;) AGAIN !
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11:42am Tue 1 May 12
The Real Gypo wrote:More hypocrisy Karl, I thought you BNP clowns found my old user name that included the word Gypo as racist. The idiot that edits this paper even blocked me when you complained about the word Gypo.
So do i whats the prob there :)
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery for simple minds like you lot.
Swirling Waters
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9:17am Wed 2 May 12
Guess who ;) AGAIN !
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12:57pm Wed 2 May 12
Cortiglia has no chance even you know that, lets hope you don't get the 5% either.
commenting scoffer
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12:22pm Thu 3 May 12
Guess who ;) AGAIN ! wrote:...still worrying ? oh my sides!! - you certainly give the readers a guts ache laffing at you missey!!
Swirling Waters...yep right down the pan tomorrow. Cortiglia has no chance even you know that, lets hope you don't get the 5% either.
miss sweethuney
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12:34pm Thu 3 May 12
Guess who ;) AGAIN !
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10:21am Fri 4 May 12
ALSO RANS !! ROFL :)
The Real Gypo
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9:45am Sat 5 May 12
Guess who ;) AGAIN ! wrote:Are ya still getting "gary'd" Tom? ya wanna be in my gang my gang.... he he Lol ;)
Yep right on there, LOL. ALSO RANS !! ROFL :)
Guess who ;) AGAIN !
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10:49am Sat 5 May 12
THaNK YOu London. ;)
Polly Staight says...
6:02pm Sun 29 Apr 12
Vote UKIP on Thursday…
And vote often (joke... unless you are reading this in Tower Hamlets)