Tuesday, July 19, 2005
'Apologists among us': Two thirds of Britons blame Blair. posted by Richard Seymour
Well! I sort of expected that this was not a minority view:Two-thirds of Britons believe there is a link between Tony Blair's decision to invade Iraq and the London bombings despite government claims to the contrary, according to a Guardian/ICM poll published today.
The poll makes it clear that voters believe further attacks in Britain by suicide bombers are also inevitable, with 75% of those responding saying there will be more attacks.
The research suggests the government is losing the battle to persuade people that terrorist attacks on the UK have not been made more likely by the invasion of Iraq.
According to the poll, 33% of Britons think the prime minister bears "a lot" of responsibility for the London bombings and a further 31% "a little".
Only 28% of voters agree with the government that Iraq and the London bombings are not connected.
And some light encouragement for those, like myself, who have pledged not to take one of those bloody ID cards:
But the poll also shows that despite the attacks, there is increasingly limited public support for ID cards.
Only 53% of those questioned said they believed ID cards should be brought in to help in the fight against terrorism - a fall on previous findings before and after the bombings.