Interesting to see that 75% of Britons believe that George W Bush is a threat to world peace.
Yes the usual ICM poll. Osama Bin Laden scores higher but that's his job, he is supposed to scare us all. George W Bush is supposed to be the leader of the free and democratic world at least he thinks he is. He is supposed to be good to be on our side (not maybe we are on his side) but 75% of people in Britain do not trust him and think he is dangerous.
The US leader and close ally of Tony Blair is seen in Britain as a more dangerous man than the president of Iran (62% think he is a danger), the North Korean leader (69%) and the leader of Hizbullah, Hassan Nasrallah (65%).
But strangely enough
Contrary to the usual expectation, older voters in Britain are slightly more hostile to the Iraq war than younger ones. Voters under 35 are also more trusting of Mr Bush, with hostility strongest among people aged 35-65.
I overheard a conversation between two elderly ladies on a bus a couple of weeks ago that went a bit like this:
"-when there were the Russians they would have never done it, now they think they own the bloody world
- ...and that Blair followed them"
