European elections: Now it is the people's turn to be heard
Voters have a chance to instigate real change
The poll we publish today will make depressing reading for Gordon Brown, the 
Prime Minister. If it is an accurate reflection of the intentions of the 
British people, only 17 per cent of the electorate will cast their votes for 
Labour in next Thursday's European elections: that would put the party in 
third place, behind the Liberal Democrats. More ominous still for Mr Brown - 
indeed, for all 350 Labour MPs in the House of Commons - only 22 per cent 
say they will vote Labour at the next general election. It makes the party 
more unpopular than it has ever been - even during the dark days of Michael 
Foot's leadership. By contrast, 40 per cent say they will vote for David 
Cameron's Conservatives at the next general election, and 29 per cent say 
they will vote for them in the European elections this week.

The expenses scandal has clearly damaged Labour more than any other party - 
54 per cent of voters believe this to be so, whereas only 25 per cent think 
that the Tories are the party most hurt by the events of recent weeks. To 
some this may seem puzzling, given that dishonour is spread fairly evenly 
between both of the main parties. Part of the explanation, beyond Labour's 
incumbency, may be that the governing party's rhetoric has been focused so 
sharply and repeatedly on the importance of the public sector: Mr Brown, 
first as chancellor, then as Prime Minister, has presided over an enormous 
expansion in the number of people receiving salaries from the taxpayer.
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