Today's London Times: Poll: Only 26% Of Britons For War

by Kevin Saturday, Jan. 25, 2003 at 5:39 PM

Poll results conducted by the London Times (1/25/03) "only 26% said Mr Blair had convinced them that Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein is sufficiently dangerous to justify military action"



Times Of London
1/25/03

Most Britons say no to war - poll

Prime Minister Tony Blair has failed to convince the majority of Britons of the
need for war with Iraq, according to a new poll. The YouGov poll, for The Sunday Times,
found that of nearly 2,000 people questioned only 26% said Mr Blair had convinced them
that Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein is sufficiently dangerous to justify military action,
against 68% who said Mr Blair had failed to do so. Even among Labour supporters, only
40% had been convinced by Mr Blair's arguments, while 53% had not

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/section/0,,144,00.html