From the al-Guardian, no less! EFL:
More than half of Labour supporters back US President George Bush’s state visit to Britain, according to a survey. They were among an overall 43% of voters who told pollsters ICM they welcomed the visit — some 7% more than the 36% who said they would prefer the President to stay away. Twelve per cent were undecided.
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The survey, published in The Guardian as Mr Bush flies to the UK, contradicted the widely-held assumption that the visit will damage Prime Minister Tony Blair. It recorded improved ratings for the Prime Minister personally, as well as a slump in opposition to the war in Iraq. And it indicated that public opinion in Britain is overwhelmingly pro-American, with 62% of respondents agreeing the US was "generally speaking, a force for good", compared to 15% who described it as "an evil empire".
Has anyone told the BBC?
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