Polling Matters - Episode 120 What do Brits think of other countries and how old is ’too old’ to be Prime Minister?

 

On this week's podcast Keiran and Leo unveil some exclusive polling that asks how favourable or unfavourable the British public is towards the following countries (with some interesting differences by Brexit vote and age):

  NET: Favourable NET: Unfavourable Net New Zealand 72% 3% +69 Australia 71% 4% +66 Spain 54% 8% +46 Japan 46% 8% +38 Germany 44% 14% +30 France 44% 18% +27 United States 43% 24% +19 Poland 31% 15% +16 South Africa 20% 26% -6 China 21% 28% -7 Argentina 15% 25% -10 Russia 11% 50% -39 Iran 5% 61% -55

 

(Note - nets may appear to be one point out in places due to rounding)

Source: Opinium. 19-22 Jan, 2018. Tables with appear on the Opinium website in due course.

Also on the show, Keiran and Leo look at polling on how young is 'too young' and how old is 'too old' to be Prime Minister and ask what this means for the current political leadership in the UK.

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