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Poll shows Cam is man for ideas
VOTERS have given their backing to David Cameron's plans to change Britain, an exclusive News of the World poll reveals.
On nine out of ten issues, from law and order and schools to Afghanistan and tax, voters say the Tories have the best policies.
And they have given an overwhelming thumbs up to George Osborne's controversial blueprint to get the country's economy back on track.
In a massive boost for Mr Cameron the Tories are now 19 per cent ahead of Labour, with 45 per cent support compared to 26 per cent.
That is three per cent more than the Labour lead seven months before they romped to a landslide victory in 1997.
Labour and the Tories told the country their plans for Britain at their party conferences over the last two weeks.
The Tories finally set out their stall after years of criticism that they did not have detailed policies.
And our poll by ICM reveals voters liked what they heard from Mr Cameron's team.
We asked who had the best policies across the board. And the Tories came out on top in every area, except health where Labour narrowly beat them by just one per cent.
That is a real vote of confidence in Mr Cameron, pictured below, who has faced repeated accusations that he lacks substance.
The results also show that Shadow Chancellor Mr Osborne's big conference gamble has paid off.
In a high-risk strategy he used his conference speech to warn Brits to brace themselves for massive spending cuts.
He told voters "we are all in this together" as he warned that almost everyone would be hit in the wallet to pay for Labour's irresponsible spending binge.
The poll shows voters backed his plans to freeze public sector pay, cap civil servants' pensions, scrap child trust funds and cut Whitehall budgets. Even people who plan to vote Labour support most of Osborne's plans.
But voters overall narrowly opposed his promise to increase the pension age and make people work longer.
On the crucial question of who they trust to cut debt, almost twice as many people backed the Tories over Labour, with 42 per cent for the Blues against 24 per cent for the Reds.
There is a crumb of comfort for Labour, who know that the economy will decide the outcome of the next election.
Some 41 per cent think their plans to cut the current yearly budget deficit in half within four years are "about right" - although 29 per cent say they do not go far enough.
On the issue of law and order, 41 per cent back the Tories and just 20 per cent Labour. And 34 per cent back Mr Cameron on Afghanistan against 18 per cent for Mr Brown.
On asylum and immigration, 32 per cent trust the Tories but just 18 per cent Labour.
The Tories get 35 per cent support on education compared to 26 per cent for Labour.
In a personal boost for Mr Cameron, 46 per cent said he performed better than Gordon Brown at the party conferences - the last before the next General Election.
ICM Pollster Martin Boon said: "The Conservatives have a 19 point lead, which history says is unassailable.
"Not only are voters backing the Conservatives but they also seem to be backing the policies that came out of their conference.
"There is still some time to go before the election and anything can happen. But David Cameron could not ask to be in a better position."
ICM Research interviewed a random sample of 1,008 adults aged 18+ by telephone on October 7 and 8, 2009. Interviews were conducted across the country and the results have been weighted to the profile of all adults. ICM is a member of the British Polling Council and abides by its rules.
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I would not start cheering yet. It is a long time to the next election and lets face it. Mr Cameron is not popular in fact he is widely disliked. The conservatives success simply reflects the weakened state of the present Labour administration.
By graham .. Posted October 12 2009 at 8:56 PM.
we are reay for a change.but lets keep our
fingers crost.that the change is not hot wind.
By turner.. Posted October 11 2009 at 2:38 PM.
I concur with rick.
Let's force Gordon to hold an election before the Czech Republic sign the Treaty. Once the CR sign it will be too late, so we have to act now...
Gordon is stalling it so that the CR sign it.
Gordon - just call an election ! We will put you out of your own self-made misery !
By Garfield.. Posted October 11 2009 at 1:33 PM.
SNP will be the biggest aprty after May 2010 in Scotland.
This inspires Scots with pride, I feel sorry for English folks, you are going to lurch from one set of buffons to another.
Donald McCamshon
By Donald McCamshon.. Posted October 11 2009 at 10:48 AM.
There should have been a referendum for the EU treaty. The people vote to put the parties into Downing street and power so the people should vote as to whether to give the EU power too.
The problem is the parties make promises before they come to power and most are never delivered once they get in. Its about time one got in power which put the Great back into Great Britain. Before long all the hard working, law abiding, tax paying citizens will have emigrated leaving it a country drowning even more than it is with no one working and paying into the system. The reason why most people emigrate is not because of better climates which the present government seem to think!! but because the hardworking, tay paying, law abiding people are fed up of being last on the list. They should be put first above everyone as they are the ones paying in the system and keeping the government in money. And also have they never heard that charity begins at home!!! why keep giving money to other countries when Britain is in such dire need, use the funds they put to one side in Foreign aid to cut the debt or put into its own country. Whats the point in helping other countries when your own is diminishing into the toilet!!.
By Bev.. Posted October 11 2009 at 10:46 AM.
well in my eyes the EU Treaty gordon the moron signed is invalid as it wasnt signed by a PM elected by the british people. it needs to be signed by someone who has been elected by the british people
By rick.. Posted October 11 2009 at 9:02 AM.
Cameron can say what he likes and people may support him. The trouble is that he won't be able to DO what he likes. He will have to do what the EU tells him. He seems to think this is OK and would rather do what they tell him than listen to us through a referendum.
If he chooses the corrupt anti democratic EU's wishes above those of the people of this country then I won't vote for him.
By Simon.. Posted October 11 2009 at 6:49 AM.