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The State and its Institutions

The State and its Institutions. Analysis of unique comparative polling prepared by You Gov for Policy Network Fieldwork was undertaken 18-22 March 2011. Total sample size for the online survey was 1063 British, 1086 US, 1010 Swedish and 1184 German adults.

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The State and its Institutions

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  1. The State and its Institutions

  2. Analysis of unique comparative polling prepared by You Gov for Policy Network Fieldwork was undertaken 18-22 March 2011. Total sample size for the online survey was 1063 British, 1086 US, 1010 Swedish and 1184 German adults. Full poll available at www.policy-network.net Patrick Diamond Senior research fellow at Policy Network

  3. Low trust in state capacity after the crisis • Voters are fearful of major corporate interests: 85% in the UK, 83% in Germany, 69% in the US, & 60% in Sweden believe big companies care only about profit • Has the state been hijacked by vested interests? Germany 48%, US 47%, UK 38%, & Sweden 17% • The bureaucratic and inefficient state remains a central concern in all four countries: 45% in the US, 44% in Sweden, 41% in Germany, & 40% in the UK

  4. The politics of ‘tax-and-spend’

  5. UK Lib Dem voters 51% Conservative voters 32% US Republican voters 17% Sweden Moderate party voters 37% Germany CDU voters 47% FDP voters 41% But even a significant proportion of non-social democratic voters are prepared to pay higher taxes

  6. Despite the shift towards social investment, voters are attached to the pillars of the post-war welfare state - majorities want healthcare and pensions protected • When asked what could be cut in order to invest in early years provision, the majority are largely unwilling to cut other welfare entitlements: 60% in Germany, 52% in Sweden, 49% in the US, & 34% in the UK • When ranking workplace priorities, job security is what matters to voters, especially women Attachment to traditional welfare state

  7. ‘However critical we are of particular government decisions, it remains the case that governments have the power to transform society for the better’: UK 53% US 44% Sweden 44% Germany 55% Belief in the State’s transformative capacity

  8. The State and its Institutions

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