Populus Poll suggests public aren't so sure about the governemnt's tactics over recession

This morning's Times carries a one off populus poll that suggests that the public are not quite as behing the government's reflationary package as some might think.

According to the paper

Since the last Populus poll on November 7 to 9, Mr Brown has dropped sharply as the best leader “right now, to deal with Britain’s economy in recession”, from 52 to 42 per cent, with a big fall among the middle classes. But he is still ahead of David Cameron, on 36 per cent, up four points. Mr Cameron is still ahead, by 41 to 33 per cent, as the preferred leader to take Britain forward after the next election.

and Peter Riddle suggests that

the public remain unsure about why the economy has deteriorated so quickly, as well as about whether the Government’s response will work.