Gilani’s Gallopedia© Gallopedia From Gilani Research Foundation June 2022, Issue # 745* Compiled on a weekly basis since January 2007
Gilani’s Gallopedia is a weekly Digest of Opinions in a globalized world
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Contact Details: Natasha Amir Research Executive, Gallup Pakistan Email: natasha@galluppakistan.com This WEEKLY REPORT consists of 21 national & multi-country surveys 8 polling organizations have been represented. Asia And MENA: Turkey (Refugees), Pakistan(Employment Issues) – 02 national polls Africa: Togo (Morality, Values & Customs) – 01 national polls Euro Americas: UK(Performance Ratings, Health, Performance Ratings, Inflation, National Trust, Performance Ratings), Scotland (Inflation), Germany (Financial systems & Institutions, Family), USA(Well-Being, HealthPalestine/Israel Conflict, Education), Canada ( Performance Ratings, Inflation), Australia (Perceptions on Performance) – 15 national polls	Multi-Country Studies: YouGov Hong Kong – 6 Countries (Consumer Confidence) Ipsos Denmark – 11 Countries (Consumer Confidence) YouGov Spain – 43 Countries (Lifestyle) Topic of the Week: Boris Johnson Stays As PM And Wins Confidence In The Parliamentary Vote, Despite Public Opinion To The Contrary Gilani-Gallopedia Globality Index
ASIA AND MENA Regions
745-01 3% Of The Society Ranks Syrian Refugees As One Of The Most Important Problems (Click for Details) (Turkey) The Rate of Individuals Who Have Been Friends with Syrians Over the Past 2 Years Has Increased From 13% to 18%. While the rate of individuals with Syrian friends was 13% in 2020, this rate increased by 5 points to 18% in 2022. On the other hand, 64% of the society says that they do not have a Syrian friend. There is a prevailing opinion in society that Syrians should be sent back to their countries. Today, 70% of the society thinks that Syrians should return to their country. Only 5% of individuals oppose this view. (Ipsos Turkey) 30 May 2022 4.8 Society » Refugees (Top)
745-02 More Than Half (51%) Pakistanis Report Knowing Someone Who Has Been Unemployed For More Than 2 Years (Click for Details) (Pakistan) Singapore saw its most significant easing of safe management measures in end-April as caps on group sizes, capacity limits, and mandates on wearing a mask outdoors were removed, among others. While people in Singapore no longer have to wear a mask outdoors, nine in ten continue to (93%), with Gen Zs (98%) and Baby Boomers (97%) most likely to do so. Conversely, Millennials were most likely to say they never wear a mask when outdoors (11%). (Gallup Pakistan) May 27, 2022 3.3 Economy » Employment Issues (Top)
AFRICA Regions
745-03 Togolese Justify The Use Of Physical Force To Discipline Their Children Even If They Do Not Assume The Use (Click for Details) (Togo) Togo has a fairly large legal arsenal in the area of child protection, which is made up of international, regional and national texts. These texts cover the rights to protection, education and the elimination of all forms of discrimination and violence against them, including at school. Despite this important legal system, the lack of coordination and above all of financial means makes it ineffective and ineffective because it is unknown to both political actors and the main beneficiaries who are parents and children. (Afrobarometer) 2 Jun 2022 4.7 Society » Morality, Values & Customs (Top)
EURO-AMERICA Regions
EUROPE
745-04 Three In Five (58%) Support Boris Johnson Resigning As Prime Minister (Click for Details) (UK) A new Ipsos poll conducted 25-26 May, after the publication of Sue Gray’s report into parties at Downing Steet during the Covid-19 pandemic, finds that just over half (54%) now think Boris Johnson’s Government is doing badly at running the country (+5 points from early May). Fewer than three in ten (27%) think the Government is doing well (unchanged). Three in five (58%) support Boris Johnson resigning as Prime Minister. (Ipsos MORI) 30 May 2022 1.2 Domestic Politics » Performance Ratings (Top)
745-05 The National Health Service And Britain's Natural Beauty Top The List, When Asked What Is Best Thing About Britain (Click for Details) (UK) The Platinum Jubilee is as much a celebration of Britain as it is a celebration of the Queen’s reign. So, ahead of the long weekend of festivities, what do Britons think the best things about the country are? At the top of the list, 62% say the NHS is among the best things about the country. The NHS is the most popular answer across generations, with at least half in each age group picking the health service but especially those aged 65+ (71%). Britain’s countryside is the only other aspect to garner more than half of the public’s vote (61%). (YouGov UK) May 30, 2022 4.11 Society » Health (Top)
745-06 6 In 10 Have Confidence In The UK Supreme Court To Do Its Job Despite Most Not Knowing Much About Its Work (Click for Details) (UK) New polling by Ipsos in the UK shows 59% of Britons say they have a great deal or fair amount of confidence in the Supreme Court to do its job well while only a quarter (26%) say they are not confident. Despite most having confidence in the Supreme Court, few appear to know much about its work, the powers it has over the government (and vice versa), the UK constitution or how laws are made in the UK. (Ipsos MORI) 1 June 2022 1.2 Domestic Politics » Performance Ratings (Top)
745-07 49% Of Britons Think Government Not Doing Enough On Cost Of Living Falls (Click for Details) (UK) New research by Ipsos shows a fall in the number of Britons saying the government is not doing enough to tackle the cost-of-living crisis but Labour still more trusted on the issue than the Conservatives. Half of Britons want more support from their government, with 49% saying they are not helping people enough through the cost-of-living crisis. 13% say they are giving too much support while a quarter (25%) say they are providing about the right amount of help. (Ipsos MORI) 1 June 2022 3.4 Economy » Inflation (Top)
745-08 Six In 10 Britons (62%) Think Britain Should Continue To Have A Monarchy In The Future (Click for Details) (UK) Six in 10 Britons (62%) think Britain should continue to have a monarchy in the future, with only 22% saying the country should move to having an elected head of state instead. More than eight in 10 (84%) Conservative voters and 77% of Britons aged 65 and older say the monarchy should continue, while just 9% and 13% respectively say we should have an elected head of state instead. Conversely, Labour voters are 48% in favour of a monarchy and 37% in favour of a head of state, and 18 to 24-year-olds are even more split: 33% favour a monarchy and 31% a head of state. (YouGov UK) June 01, 2022 1.5 Domestic Politics » National Trust (Top)
745-09 Boris Johnson Stays As PM And Wins Confidence In The Parliamentary Vote, Despite Public Opinion To The Contrary (Click for Details) (UK) British Prime Minister Boris Johnson survived a cliffhanger vote of no confidence by his fellow Conservative Party lawmakers Monday evening, prevailing despite deep disgust over lockdown-breaking parties at Downing Street and broad discontent with his leadership, which one former ally branded a “charade.” Johnson won the party-only secret balloting by 211 to 148 — surpassing the simple majority of 180 votes he needed to remain in office. Though he held on to his job, the vote was remarkably close for a prime minister who helped the Conservatives win a landslide election in 2019. (The Washington Post) June 6, 2022 1.2 Domestic Politics » Performance Ratings (Top)
745-10 Satisfaction With Boris Johnson Hits A New Low As Scots Feel The Cost Of Living Crisis Bite (Click for Details) (Scotland) Ipsos’ Scottish Political Monitor, run in partnership with STV News, finds satisfaction with Boris Johnson’s performance at an all-time low – 83% are dissatisfied with his performance with just 12% satisfied. 59% of people in Scotland feel they are worse off than they were a year ago. And two thirds (64%) think they would be worse off in the future if Boris Johnson’s Conservatives win the next General Election. (Ipsos MORI) 1 June 2022 3.4 Economy » Inflation (Top)
745-11 Three Out Of Five Germans Have Already Downloaded A Banking App (Click for Details) (Germany) The majority of Germans have downloaded at least one banking app (59 percent). Another 35 percent of consumers have not yet done so. The data shows that men are more likely to download banking apps than women (62 percent vs. 56 percent) and that banking apps are more popular among younger age groups: 69 percent of 25-34 year olds have downloaded at least one banking app while older consumers (55+ years) download this technology less (52 percent). (YouGov Germany) May 31, 2022 3.9 Economy » Financial systems & Institutions (Top)
745-12 Women in Germany are more likely to donate a kidney to their own child than men (Click for Details) (Germany) YouGov, in cooperation with Statista, asked Germans about organ donation. Overall, more women say they want to donate their kidneys for their own child (63 percent vs. 56 percent of men). Again, men are more willing to donate to their partner (62 percent vs. 57 percent of women). 40 percent of Germans could imagine donating their organs to parents or siblings. One in four would donate to friends (25 percent) and 12 percent to other people they know. 10 percent would donate their kidney to a stranger. (YouGov Germany) June 2, 2022 4.2 Society » Family (Top)
NORTH AMERICA
745-13 Economic Pessimism Growing In U S (Click for Details) (USA) Gallup's Economic Confidence Index measured -45 in May, down from -39 in each of the previous two months. It is the lowest reading in Gallup's trend during the coronavirus pandemic, and likely the lowest confidence has been since the tail end of the Great Recession in early 2009. Gallup's Economic Confidence Index is a summary measure of Americans' perceptions of current economic conditions and their outlook for the economy. (Gallup) MAY 31, 2022 3.1 Economy » Well-Being (Top)
745-14 Concern About Drug Addiction Has Declined In U S, Even In Areas Where Fatal Overdoses Have Risen The Most (Click for Details) (USA) This Pew Research Center analysis examines changing public attitudes about drug addiction in the United States, including in communities that have been hit hardest by fatal drug overdoses in recent years. Public concern about drug addiction has declined even in areas with high levels of drug overdose death rates. In areas of the country with higher-than-median drug overdose death rates in 2017 and 2020, the share of Americans who say drug addiction is a major problem in their community fell by 8 points between 2018 and 2021, from 45% to 37%. (PEW) MAY 31, 2022 4.11 Society » Health (Top)
745-15 A Majority Of Teens Prefer In-Person Over Virtual Or Hybrid Learning (Click for Details) (USA) More than two years after the COVID-19 outbreak forced school officials to shift classes and assignments online, teens continue to navigate the pandemic’s impact on their education and relationships, even while they experience glimpses of normalcy as they return to the classroom. Eight-in-ten U.S. teens ages 13 to 17 say they attended school completely in person over the past month, according to a new Pew Research Center survey conducted April 14-May 4. Fewer teens say they attended school completely online (8%) or did so through a mix of both online and in-person instruction (11%) in the month prior to taking the survey. (PEW) JUNE 2, 2022 4.10 Society » Education (Top)
745-16 Progressive Conservatives (41%) Knocking On Door Of Second Majority In Ontario (Click for Details) (Canada) Doug Ford and the Progressive Conservatives are poised to form government once again, with another majority likely in the cards. A new Ipsos poll of 2,501 eligible voters in Ontario reveals that the Progressive Conservatives under Doug Ford would receive 41% of the decided vote, up 3 points since the middle of the campaign. With victory nearly certain, the two remaining questions on election night will be: 1) will the PCs form another majority government (which is more likely than not given Liberal-NDP vote splitting), and 2) who will form the official opposition (Ipsos Canada) 1 June 2022 1.2 Domestic Politics » Performance Ratings (Top)
745-17 Half (50%) Of Canadians Who Do Not Currently Own Their Home Are Unlikely To Buy One In The Future (Click for Details) (Canada) A new Ipsos poll conducted on behalf of the Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada reveals that many Canadians who do not already own their home might be giving up on the dream of home ownership. Indeed, half (50%) of Canadians who do not currently own their home say they are unlikely to buy one in the future. Overall, the threat of interest rates increasing (89%) is viewed as the greatest challenge, followed by being able to afford a down payment (84%), renovations (83%), property taxes (81%) or mortgage payments (81%). (Ipsos Canada) 2 June 2022 3.4 Economy » Inflation (Top)
AUSTRALIA
745-18 Cellarbrations Wins ‘Best Of The Best’ Award (Click for Details) (Australia) The victory for Cellarbrations was built on the back of eight straight monthly victories in the Liquor Store of the Year category from March to October 2021. Cellarbrations had average customer satisfaction of an exceptional 96.6% in 2021 to beat Car Manufacturer of the Year Isuzu UTE (six monthly victories) by the barest of margins in second place on an average of 96.1%. (Roy Morgan) May 31 2022 3.1 Economy » Perceptions on Performance (Top)
MULTICOUNTRY STUDIES
745-19 Research In 6 APAC Countries On Consumer Attitudes Towards Various Financial Service Providers (Click for Details) Research by YouGov on consumer attitudes towards various financial service providers reveals that fewer than half in APAC say they trust digital-only banks (44%) compared to almost three-quarters for traditional banks (73%). Digital-only banks, which exist entirely online and have no physical presence, are also known as neo- or virtual banks. More than three in five Australians trust digital-only banks (62%) versus three-quarters for traditional banks (75%), while more than half of Indians trust digital-only banks (51%) versus under three-quarters for traditional banks (72%). (YouGov Hong Kong) May 30, 2022 3.2 Economy » Consumer Confidence (Top)
745-20 A 11-Country Ipsos Survey With The World Economic Forum Reveals High Levels Of Public Economic Pessimism (Click for Details) 25% of the public say they are finding it quite or very difficult to manage financially these days: ranging between two thirds of Turkish citizens (67%) and 16% of those in the US and Germany. The largest group say they are “just about getting by” – 34% overall and over half (54%) of those in Poland. Just 11% say they are living comfortably and three in ten (29%) feel they are doing alright. (Ipsos Denmark) 30 May 2022 3.2 Economy » Consumer Confidence (Top)
745-21 A 43 Country Survey Reveals The Purchasing Preferences Of Consumers In Health And Beauty Products (Click for Details) Global Profiles tracks consumers' thoughts, feelings, behaviors and habits, and monitors global trends and media consumption in 43 markets. In this article, we analyze 24 countries from all the markets studied in Global Profiles. A quarter of global consumers say they split their purchases of health and beauty products equally between online stores and physical stores (23%). Around one in ten global consumers (10%) say they tend to do all of their health and beauty purchases online, while around twice as many say they shop mostly online (22%). (YouGov Spain) May 30, 2022 4.7 Society » Lifestyle (Top)
TOPIC OF THE WEEK: Boris Johnson Stays As PM And Wins Confidence In The Parliamentary Vote, Despite Public Opinion To The Contrary uThis page is devoted to opinions of countries whose polling activity is generally not known very widely or where a recent topical issue requires special attention.
Boris Johnson Stays As PM And Wins Confidence In The Parliamentary Vote, Despite Public Opinion To The Contrary British Prime Minister Boris Johnson survived a cliffhanger vote of no confidence by his fellow Conservative Party lawmakers Monday evening, prevailing despite deep disgust over lockdown-breaking parties at Downing Street and broad discontent with his leadership, which one former ally branded a “charade.” Johnson won the party-only secret balloting by 211 to 148 — surpassing the simple majority of 180 votes he needed to remain in office. Though he held on to his job, the vote was remarkably close for a prime minister who helped the Conservatives win a landslide election in 2019. His salvation may have been the lack of an obvious successor within the party. Johnson had framed the vote as “a golden chance” to “end the media’s favorite obsession” with the boozy pandemic gatherings at his offices. And when the result was tallied, he told broadcasters it was “convincing” and “decisive” and allowed the Tories to “move on” and “focus on the stuff that I think really matters to people.” But there remains an active open rebellion within his party, with many top voices now on-the-record saying this prime minister is unfit to serve. Fellow Conservative Party lawmakers have questioned his truthfulness and complained that his administration is reactive and adrift. How Johnson proceeds with his domestic and foreign agenda is unclear. He is a wounded leader. He and the Conservatives will struggle to rebuild their brand in the face of soaring inflation and diminished public trust. And allies in Europe and the United States are now on notice that his authority has been undercut by his own doing. Surviving a no-confidence vote under the current rules insulates Johnson from additional party challenges for a year. But those rules can be changed. Looming over Monday’s vote was the recollection that Johnson’s predecessor, Theresa May, beat a no-confidence challenge over her failed Brexit deal in 2018, only to be forced to resign the next year. When May faced her vote, 37 percent of her lawmakers voted against her; Johnson did worse, with 41 percent of his lawmakers voting against him. In opinion surveys, Johnson’s polling numbers are in the dumpster after months of drip-drip revelations about how he allowed his staff to turn his office and residence of 10 Downing Street into an ersatz frat house during the darkest days of the pandemic — with “BYOB” party invites, karaoke singing, fisticuffs and vomiting. According to a recent Ipsos poll, 54 percent of British people said Johnson is doing a bad job running the country. He was also booed by some when he attended a jubilee service on Friday at St. Paul’s Cathedral. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his wife, Carrie, arrive for a Platinum Jubilee service for Queen Elizabeth II at St Paul's Cathedral in London on June 3. (Matt Dunham/AP) In a scathing letter posted Monday on social media, lawmaker Jesse Norman, a former Johnson ally, said the prime minister had presided over a “a culture of casual lawbreaking” at Downing Street. He added that his frustration extended beyond the scandal, calling Johnson’s policy priorities “deeply questionable.” He mentioned the government’s plan to send some asylum seekers to Rwanda and its threat to violate the Northern Ireland protocol negotiated as part of the Brexit deal. “For you to prolong this charade by remaining in office not only insults the electorate, and the tens of thousands of people who support, volunteer, represent and campaign for our party,” he wrote. “it makes a decisive change of government at the next election more likely.” After Johnson made it through the no-confidence vote, opposition Labour Party leader Keir Starmer pounced, tweeting to voters that the “divided Tories propping up Boris Johnson” will have “no plan to tackle the issues you are facing.” From the prime minister’s defenders, the message on Monday was that Johnson had gotten “the big decisions right” — on Brexit, the pandemic, support for Ukraine — and apologized for his mistakes. In a letter to Conservative lawmakers, Johnson acknowledged: “I have come under a great deal of fire, and I know that experience has been painful for the whole party.” He added: “Some of that criticism has perhaps been fair, some less so.” In a communication more focused on the public, Johnson tweeted a picture of himself on the phone with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. “President [Zelensky] just updated me on the ongoing battle against Russian aggression in the Donbas.” Johnson has been a staunch supporter of Ukraine, mirroring U.S. actions on sanctions against Russian oligarchs and shipping weapons to the battlefield. After the vote, Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi told Sky News that Zelensky must be “punching the air” because his ally Johnson would stay on. But while Johnson has been cheered in Kyiv, calls for his resignation have been simmering for months, fueled by what many saw as weaselly responses to questions about Partygate and by local elections that were a disaster for Conservatives. Almost as soon as Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations ended, Conservatives announced that the threshold of 54 no-confidence letters — equal to 15 percent of the party’s lawmakers in Parliament — had been reached and would trigger a vote. Speaking to reporters, Graham Brady, the chair of the 1922 Committee that receives no-confidence letters, said he had told Johnson on Sunday evening that the threshold for a no-confidence vote had been met. Brady did not say how many letters he had received. He noted that some of those calling for a vote had said it should only take place once jubilee celebrations were over. Will Jennings, a politics expert at the University of Southampton, said Conservative politicians were maneuvering now — “after an obvious pause for the jubilee” — as many have calculated that the Partygate scandal “will hang over the PM in the run-up to the next election” in 2½ years. Johnson’s critics, Jennings said, have noticed that “voters have moved on from Partygate, they don’t want to hear about Partygate. But they have very much made up their minds about Partygate. They think that the prime minister broke the rules, there’s very broad support for him going, and the public don’t see him as trustworthy. This is starting to pose a serious electoral threat to the Conservative Party.” But there’s no leading successor for Tory lawmakers to rally around. “I mean, we don’t have an alternative,” Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng said on LBC radio. “I think the idea that we spend three months or whatever it might be, finding a new leader and all that, going through all of that beauty contest, is absurd.” Chancellor Rishi Sunak was once considered the party’s Plan B, but he, too, was implicated in Partygate, and he faced a further controversy over his billionaire wife’s tax-filing status. A YouGov poll of Conservative Party members on Monday found that Defense Secretary Ben Wallace, who has played a prominent role in Britain’s response to the war in Ukraine, was the favorite to replace Johnson. But even then, he was the pick of just 12 percent. Liz Truss, the foreign secretary who is also one of the favorites to succeed Johnson, tweeted her support ahead of Monday’s secret balloting: “The Prime Minister has my 100% backing in today’s vote and I strongly encourage colleagues to support him … He has apologised for mistakes made. We must now focus on economic growth.” Jeremy Hunt, a former foreign secretary, said in a tweet thread that he would be “voting for change.” Some say he would make a fresh bid for the leadership if Johnson is forced out. “Having been trusted with power, Conservative MPs know in our hearts we are not giving the British people the leadership they deserve. We are not offering the integrity, competence and vision necessary to unleash the enormous potential of our country,” he said. “And because we are no longer trusted by the electorate, who know this too, we are set to lose the next general election.” (The Washington Post) June 6, 2022 Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/06/06/boris-johnson-tory-leadership-vote/ (Top)
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