During the last few months CND Groups in the North Vest have been polling public opinion about aspects of CND policy. The main conclusions drawn are that 34% of the population are in favour of unilateral nuclesr lisetnenent by Britains and that 70% are opposed to foreign nuclear bases in this country.
The poll was carefully conducted using accepted polling techniques, the aim being to obtain accurate information for our own use. The report has been shown to Professor W.J.M. Mackenzie, Professor of Government at Manchester University, whose comments were : (1). The sampling technique was as good as possible in the circumstances. (2) The phrasing of the questions should. have beén pre-tested more carefully to ensure that they were not accidentally loaded,
It is evident that the issues rasied by the poll are of considerable public concern, but they are issues which are not being discussed by the major political parties, and which may not be raised by them at the General Elections : Ed. Notes the above was sent in by a CND correspondent, the full results of the poll are in the July issue of Sanity, the CND. paper.