The Giga Poll - Report - Page 3
this for Britain
ON THE MARCH TO CHANGE:
Actress Emma Thompson and former
Green party leader Caroline Lucas join
Dale Vince at a protest in London
75%
WEALTH
39% support the introduction of a new tax for the wealthiest people in
the UK (third most popular issue out of 19 options)
25% of people think their personal finances will get better over the
next five years, however 42% think that they will get worse
CLIMATE
61% agree climate change poses a threat to the future well-being of
themselves and their family (13% disagree)
75%
agree big business should have to pay for emissions reduction
and environmental protection in line with their impact (6% disagree)
51% think we have no choice but to move to Net Zero by 2050 to save
the planet but 49% think the economic impact of achieving Net Zero
by 2050 is too much and we should have less ambitious targets
When asked how weather and climate conditions will change
over the next five years in the UK, 53% believe they will get
worse where as only 15% believe they will get better
66%
agree climate change
is caused by human
activities (10%
disagree)
79%
agree wealthy people
are getting richer while
poorer people are falling
further behind
(7% disagree)
decisive action to protect not just
their interests, but those of their
communities, and gives a clear signal to the PM to be stronger and more
NHS
of people think the NHS
needs more funding and
the Government should
increase its budget
21%
say NHS costs are going up too much and we should move to an
insurance-style system
Doctors (67%) and nurses (59%) were the most trusted professions - just
5% support politicians
COMMUNITY POWER AND
DEMOCRACY
63% agree councils should have more power to deviate
from national rules to meet the needs of their communities
(9% disagree)
69%
want the Government to trial new ways of involving
the public in decision making, such as citizens’ assemblies or
online debates (7% disagree)
76%
agree local communities
know better than
Westminster what their
community needs
(5% disagree)
The Giga Poll was commissioned by Ecotricity. It was conducted by Focaldata on
behalf of Ecotricity and HOPE not hate. The survey was conducted between 1st
August and 11th September 2025 with a sample of 45,335.
radical in pushing through policies. Top of Britain’s contempt
for those perceived to be failing the country are the water
companies with nearly half the public recognising the issue
as a priority and demanding greater regulation to clean up
our waterways. On Nigel Farage, one in three respondents
have a positive opinion of him, but more people dislike him
(43%). On the employment front, four in ten people fear their
jobs could be replaced by Artificial Intelligence.
How people would vote in a General Election - results are in from the Giga Poll
LABOUR 23.2% CON 18.3% REFORM 29.3%
GREEN 8.5% LD 12.2%
MONDAY 29.09.2025
