Margaret Thatcher - Ipsos · Margaret Thatcher Public Image 1983 1990 1984 1990 Her Best Her Worst...

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Margaret Thatcher Public Image 1983 1990 1984 1990 Her Best Her Worst Her Best Her Worst 0 Capable leader Good in a crisis Understands world problems Understands problems facing Great Britain Sound judgement More honest than most politicians Down to earth Got a lot of personality Narrow minded Inflexible Talks down to people Out of touch Q: Which of these statements comes closest to your views of Mrs Thatcher? 41% Like her policies 54% Dislike her policies 45% 50% Like her Dislike her 28% Like her policies 71% Dislike her policies Q: Here is a list of things both favourable and unfavourable that have been said about various politicians. I would like you to pick out all those statements that you feel fit Mrs Thatcher 49% 54% 32% 26% 22% 30% 40% 41% 47% 47% 62% 62% 62% 55% 37% 32% 8% 14% 14% 23% 20% 23% 30% 34% Throughout Margaret Thatcher's time as Prime Minister, Ipsos MORI polled the opinions of the British public on what they thought of her. Based on average positive and negative scores across a range of measures we have selected two points in her Premiership to show what the public thought of her at their most positive and most negative times. www.ipsos-mori.com/thatcher 39% 60% Like her Dislike her 960 British adults, 18+, 17-18 May 1983 985 British adults, 18+, 3-4 October 1984 1,058 British adults, 18+, 26 November 1990 1,942 British adults, 18+, 15-19 February 1990

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Margaret ThatcherPublic Image

1983 1990

1984 1990

Her Best Her Worst

Her Best Her Worst

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Capable leader

Good in a crisis

Understandsworld problems

Understands problemsfacing Great Britain

Sound judgement

More honest thanmost politicians

Downto earth

Got a lot of personality

Narrow minded

Inflexible

Talks downto people

Out of touch

Q: Which of these statements comesclosest to your views of Mrs Thatcher?

41%

Like herpolicies

54%

Dislike herpolicies

45% 50%Like her Dislike her

28%

Like herpolicies

71%

Dislike herpolicies

Q: Here is a list of things both favourable and unfavourable that have been said aboutvarious politicians. I would like you to pick out all those statements that you feel fit Mrs Thatcher

49%

54%

32%

26%

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Throughout Margaret Thatcher's time as Prime Minister, Ipsos MORI polled the opinions of the British public on what they thought of her. Based on average positive and negative scores across a range of measures we have selected two points in her Premiership to show what the public thought of her

at their most positive and most negative times.

www.ipsos-mori.com/thatcher

39% 60%Like her Dislike her

960 British adults, 18+, 17-18 May 1983

985 British adults, 18+, 3-4 October 1984 1,058 British adults, 18+, 26 November 1990

1,942 British adults, 18+, 15-19 February 1990