Half of Britons say yes to EU. No, really...er...honest!

Anthony Butcher · 11-12-2004, 01:45 AM

http://www.guardian.co.uk/eu/story/0...371470,00.html

Quote:

Almost half of British voters favour a European constitution, an EU poll found yesterday, in glaring contradiction of the bulk of opinion poll evidence over the past two years.
The latest half-yearly Eurobarometer poll for the European commission, including a survey of 1,310 UK adults, found that 49% of Britons favour an EU constitution, with 29% against and 22% undecided.

Margot Wallström, the Swedish commissioner in charge of communicating the EU's "reconnect-to-the-citizen" strategy, said the findings, including 68% support among the 25 members as a whole, indicated backing for the concept of a constitution - not an assessment of the proposed constitution or an indication of voting intentions.

But the UK finding, dismissed as "ridiculous" by the Vote No campaign, contradicts other polls which, on average, suggest a 2-1 vote against the constitution in the proposed referendum that is likely to be held in Britain in the spring of 2006 - or a year after the next general election.

A poll carried out for ICM in November showed British voters 69% against the proposed constitution, with 24% in favour and 7% undecided.

jp · 11-12-2004, 07:24 AM

There is obviously a deliverately skewed methodology in this poll.

Something for the UKIP MEP's to get their teeth into?

mkpdavies · 11-12-2004, 09:14 AM

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11-12-2004, 07:24 AM	#2 (permalink)
jp Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 1,000	There is obviously a deliverately skewed methodology in this poll. Something for the UKIP MEP's to get their teeth into?

11-12-2004, 09:14 AM	#3 (permalink)
mkpdavies Uber Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Woking Posts: 30,604