>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. ...
54/30 is hardly an overwhelming majority, given relentless propagandizing and the patriotic impulse (evidently less forceful in the UK than the US).
Doug