Survey for Unite on economic reform in Britain now and after COVID-19 crisis.
Survation has conducted a national survey of 2,050 adults in the UK on behalf of Unite, the trade union, asking people their views on the government’s handling of COVID19, and what should be the government’s priorities for supporting key workers, now and after the coronavirus crisis.
Here is a summary of the survey results:
| Which of the following statements best reflects your view? | |
Base: All Respondents – | |
| Years of cuts to public services have had a negative impact on the UK’s ability to respond to the coronavirus crisis | 60% |
| Years of cuts to public services have not had a negative impact on the UK’s ability to respond to the coronavirus crisis | 28% |
| Don’t know | 13% |
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| Which of the following statements best reflects your view? | |
Base: All Respondents – | |
| Measures taken by the government to protect key workers from COVID-19 have been inadequate | 55% |
| Measures taken by the government to protect key workers from COVID-19 have been adequate | 38% |
| Don’t know | 7% |
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| Which of the following statements best reflects your view? | |
Base: All Respondents – | |
| The coronavirus crisis has changed my view on who is considered a key worker | 60% |
| The coronavirus crisis has not changed my view on who is considered a key worker | 36% |
| Don’t know | 4% |
| Thinking about trade and manufacturing issues during the coronavirus crisis, which of the following statements best reflects your view? | |
Base: All Respondents – | |
| The UK is too reliant on importing goods from abroad | 67% |
| The UK is not too reliant on importing goods from abroad | 21% |
| Don’t know | 12% |
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| Which of the following statements best reflects your view? | |
Base: All Respondents – | |
| The government should do more to rebalance the economy and ensure that key worker jobs are better valued | 74% |
| The government should not do more to rebalance the economy and ensure that key worker jobs are better valued | 19% |
| Don’t know | 7% |
| Which of the following changes would you support to ensure that key worker jobs are better valued? Please select all that apply. | |
Base: Respondents who think the government should do more to rebalance the economy and ensure that key worker jobs are better valued – | |
| Minimum wage raised to living wage level | 76% |
| Eliminating zero-hour contracts | 67% |
| Sick pay from day one | 57% |
| Guaranteed job security | 54% |
| Sick pay raised to living wage level | 54% |
| Other | 1% |
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| Which of the following statements best reflects your view? | |
Base: All Respondents – | |
| Companies that operate in the UK and use tax avoidance schemes should not benefit from government bailout schemes | 81% |
| Companies that operate in the UK and use tax avoidance schemes should benefit from government bailout schemes | 13% |
| Don’t know | 6% |
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| To pay for the measures needed to support business and employment through the coronavirus crisis, which of the following do you think the government should do? | |
Base: All Respondents – | |
| Increase taxes for wealthier people | 71% |
| Decrease funding for public services | 13% |
| Don’t know | 15% |
| Following the coronavirus crisis, which of the following do you think should be the government’s top priorities? Please rank the top three, with rank 1 being the first priority. | ||
| Base: All Respondents | ||
| 1st priority | 1st / 2nd priority | |
| Investing more money in the NHS | 39% | 60% |
| Ensuring key workers are paid more | 18% | 39% |
| Continuing with Brexit | 17% | 24% |
| Investing more money in social care | 5% | 24% |
| Cutting taxes for businesses | 5% | 11% |
| Tackling climate change | 4% | 11% |
| Ensuring people have better access to good quality housing | 3% | 12% |
| Cutting taxes for wealthier people | 3% | 6% |
| Increasing Universal Credit levels | 2% | 9% |
| Holding another Brexit referendum | 2% | 5% |
| Do you think the following have positive or negative attitudes towards trade unions? | ||||
| Base: All Respondents | ||||
| Positive | Negative | Neutral | Don’t know | |
| Labour Party | 53% | 12% | 20% | 15% |
| General public | 30% | 18% | 39% | 13% |
| Employers | 19% | 39% | 30% | 11% |
| Broadcast media | 17% | 30% | 38% | 16% |
| Conservative Party | 16% | 45% | 25% | 14% |
| Newspapers | 13% | 35% | 34% | 18% |
Survation polled 2,050 people aged 18+ in the UK, on behalf of Unite trade union. Fieldwork was between 27th April – 1st May 2020. Methodology and data tables are available here. Survation is a member of the British Polling Council and abides by its rules.
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