THE SUNDAY TIMES: A poll carried out in Britain and American [sic] reveals Obama's handling of the BP oil spill crisis is damaging relations between the two countries
President Barack Obama’s attacks on BP over the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico are damaging the special relationship between Britain and America, according to a poll carried out in both countries.
The YouGov poll, which questioned nearly 1,500 people in Britain and almost 600 in America, shows overwhelmingly that Obama’s strident attacks on BP are hurting the special relationship. By 64% to 2% in Britain and by 47% to 5% in America, people believe the president’s handling of the crisis has damaged relations.
For British respondents, Obama’s attacks have changed for the worse their attitude to America. Only 54% said they now had a favourable attitude towards America, compared with 66% when the question was asked before the oil spill. More than a fifth of people in both Britain and America, 22% in each case, think Obama is anti-British. >>> David Smith | Sunday, June 20, 2010
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