ICM poll

“93 per cent say it should be protected in a British Bill of Rights.”

“new ICM poll of 2,400 people commissioned by the Rowntree Reform Trust”

“Around three-quarters want the Scottish Parliament and Executive to have still more powers.”

“In London, 44 per cent want Ken Livingstone and the Greater London Assembly to have more powers to run public transport, generate employment, etc, as opposed to 37 per cent who want to retain the sta…”

“Even in Wales, where devolution was a knife-edge issue, more people (43 per cent) want to increase the powers of the Welsh Assembly and Executive than back the status quo (28 per cent) or the return …”

“In 1997, the result was a near dead heat – 41 per cent for the existing system, 45 per cent for the PR alternative.”

“The result this time provides one of the biggest shocks of the poll – more than half (53 per cent) chose AMS, while only 28 per cent chose the existing system.”

“Backing for proportional representation has risen there from less than half the population in 1997 to more than two-thirds now.”

“Four out of five people think that an independent commissioner with powers to overrule ministers should make the final decision on whether government documents should be released.”

“And more than two-thirds say that policy advice from civil servants – which ministers want to keep secret – should normally be published.”

“two-thirds of those same “people” believe that ministers don’t tell the truth”

“58 per cent think that they put the interests of business before the public interest.”

“54 per cent believe that this country is becoming less democratic under Labour rule.”

“most people (70 per cent) believe that the public should have a “great deal” or “fair amount” of power between elections; but only 19 per cent think that they do have this degree of power.”

“Labour only three points ahead of the Tories among people who intend to vote.”