Category: News
Date: 11.09.2006
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An opinion poll for the 91Èȱ¬ Ten O'Clock News suggests that people feel that the British and Western Governments are losing the 'war on terror'.
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The poll finds that of those surveyed:
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One in four people (24%) believe the British Government is winning the 'war on terror' in Britain. 53% believe we are losing.
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One in five (20%) believe Western Governments are winning the global fight against terrorism. 56% say the Western Governments are losing.
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11% feel safer now than when the war on terror began after 9/11, compared with 40% who feel less safe now and 44% who feel about the same.
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Just over half (52%) think Western Governments should not negotiate with Al-Qaeda now; compared with one in three (32%) who believe they should (17% answered "don't know").
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Some 55% believe the British Government is too closely aligned with United States foreign policy, compared with 11% who think not closely enough and 19% who think the relationship is about right.
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Half of respondents (50%) think British troops should get out of Iraq now, compared with 34% who think they should stay until there is stability.
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The gender divide on this question is very marked: whilst 42% of men think our troops should stay and 46% think they should get out now, the comparable figures among women were 26% and 54%.
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Just over half (52%) believe that British troops should get out of Afghanistan now, compared with 31% who think they should stay until there is stability.
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Once again, there is a significant gender difference. Among men: stay 39%, out now 49%; among women: stay 23%, out now 56%.
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A nationally representative telephone omnibus survey was conducted by GfK NOP from 8 to 10 September 2006. Weighting was applied to the data to bring it in line with national profiles.
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