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Osborne’s own constituents don’t understand his economic plan

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21 February 2013

ComRes poll shows only 20% of Osborne's constituents know he plans to increase the national debt

A new ComRes poll commissioned by the Institute of Economic Affairs shows:

  • Only 1 in 5 (20%) respondents from George Osborne’s constituency know he is planning to increase the national debt by around £600bn in the lifetime of this Parliament.

  • Labour (29%) and Lib Dem (24%) voters from 2010 are more likely to correctly identify this plan than Conservative voters from 2010 (17%)

  • Just under half (49%) of respondents from George Osborne’s constituency believe he is intending to reduce the national debt by £600bn in the lifetime of this Parliament.