How was the Budget, should we rejoin the EU (and under what conditions), and do we want steady management or radical change?

  • 10 November, 2026
  • Politics
  • Polling

My latest polling asks what people made of John Healey’s Budget, whether we should rejoin the EU and what conditions would be acceptable, whether Britain needs steady management or radical change, and when we should hold a general election.

The Budget – what did people notice?

The Budget was overwhelmingly the most noticed recent political story, mentioned unprompted by more than half of all respondents. The most recalled Budget measures were the removal of standing charges on gas bills, tax rises, the £100 payment towards energy bills for those in Council Tax bands A to D and the absence of cuts to welfare spending.

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