New Opinion Poll finds Liberal Democrats are the party for the many and not the few

2.57.51pm UTC (GMT +0000) Mon 25th Sep 2006

A Populus poll for The Times this week asked about what people think of the parties and found that the Liberal Democrats are for the many and not the few, understands the way people live their lives and cares about the problems ordinary people have to face compared to the other parties.

• 'Is for the many, not just the few' - Liberal Democrats lead (49%, against 47% for Labour and 34% for the Tories)

• 'Party that understands the way people live their lives in today's Britain' - Liberal Democrats lead (43% against 35% for both other parties)

• 'Cares about the problems ordinary people have to deal with' - Liberal Democrats lead (50% against 40% for Labour and 36% for Tories)

• 'Honest and principled' - Liberal Democrats lead (41% against 31% for the Tories and 23% for Labour)

• 'Shares my values' - Liberal Democrats lead jointly (level with Tories on 38%, with Labour on 30%)

• More than half the public (51%) think that the Liberal Democrats 'are now a credible alternative to Labour because of their policies to redistribute wealth and on green issues'

• Liberal Democrats are seen as the best party on tackling the problem of global warming

• Sir Menzies Campbell is seen as closer to the political centre than either Tony Blair or David Cameron