Is globalisation over, and who will gain in the local elections?

  • 22 April, 2025
  • Politics
  • Polling

My latest poll finds voters of all parties expecting US tariffs to fall or disappear as President Trump does deals around the world, though with little confidence that Keir Starmer will successfully protect Britain’s interests in the meantime. Uncomfortably for Kemi Badenoch, most Conservative voters expect to make gains in next month’s local elections which in reality are unlikely to materialise.

What have people noticed – and who has noticed what?

Two stories dominated recollections of political news this month – President Trump’s imposition of tariffs on imports to the US, and the government taking control of British Steel. All other domestic and foreign news was reduced to the low single figures.

 

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