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Newsnight poll suggests most voters think Brown spins as much as Blair
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A Newsnight/ICM Research poll to be broadcast this evening (Friday 12 October, 10.30pm) on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two, and available on The Big Fat Newsnight Politics Page, suggests that three-quarters of voters do not believe that Gordon Brown has lived up to his promise to bring about a new era of spin-free politics.
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The poll, which was conducted after this week's pre-budget report, also suggests that a clear majority believe that the Labour Party has pinched Conservative ideas on tax.
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Sixty-one per cent of those questioned believed that the level of spin now was the same as that under the previous Prime Minister, Tony Blair, and a further 15% felt that Gordon Brown's government was more likely to spin.
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Just 20% felt that the new government was less likely to spin.
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The figures show a significant change from a similar poll conducted by ICM Research in May 2006, in which 24% felt that Gordon Brown was more likely to spin, compared with 53% who felt that Tony Blair was more likely to spin.
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Asked whether Chancellor Alistair Darling had pinched Conservative ideas on taxation, more than half of those questioned agreed.
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The public were asked:
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Gordon Brown promised a new era of spin-free politics. Compared with the government under Tony Blair do you believe that Gordon Brown's government is:
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- More likely to spin = 15%
- No different = 61%
- Less likely = 20%
- Don't know = 4%
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Some people have suggested that the Labour Party pinched Conservative ideas on tax and included them in their spending review. Do you agree or disagree with this view?
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- Agree = 57%
- Disagree = 34%
- Don't know = 9%
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ICM Research interviewed a random sample of 1,010 adults aged 18 and over by telephone on 10-11 October 2007.
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Interviews were conducted across the country and the results have been weighted to the profile of all adults.
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ICM Research is a member of the British Polling Council and abides by its rules.
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Notes to Editors
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Full details and debate on the poll are available on . Any use of this data should credit The Big Fat Newsnight Politics site.
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