Record numbers say the gap between the rich and the poor is too great
20 02 2008In a Guardian/ICM poll published today record numbers of people say the gap between the rich and the poor today is too great. 75% of those questioned said the gap between high and low income earners is too wide in Britain - the highest ever level found by ICM - whilst only 15% think the income gap is about right.
The poll also suggests that Middle England is open to a more progressive political message with less middle class voters than lower income voters believing they are paying too much tax. 73% of those at the bottom of the socio-economic scale think they pay too much tax, against 62% of those at the top. Middle class voters are also more likely to think taxes make society fairer.
The poll has the Conservatives on 37%, Labour on 34% and the Liberal Democrats on 21% support.
