British public support for war growing

Carl Remick carlremick at hotmail.com
Tue Mar 25 13:14:09 PST 2003


[Hmm, maybe the UK did get its empire in "a fit of absent-mindedness" after all. Brits can't seem to remember what they're doing from one minute to the next.]

Mar. 25, 2003. 03:05 PM

Support for war surges

Alan Travis, home affairs editor Tuesday March 25, 2003 The Guardian

The outbreak of war has triggered a big surge in support for military action against Iraq among British voters, according to the latest Guardian/ICM tracker poll.

The 15-point swing in public opinion recorded by the ICM survey means that there is now a clear majority, 54%, who back military action, after a sharp rise from 38% just a week ago. The results represent a sudden and widespread shift in public mood in Britain.

Opposition to the war has slumped in the past seven days from 44% to only 30% of the public, the lowest level since the Guardian began tracking public opinion on this issue last August. ...

<http://politics.guardian.co.uk/iraq/story/0,12956,921394,00.html>

Carl

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