Where are Brits with the Iraq War? several readers have asked. A MORI poll taken in February shows

63-28-9 disapprove-approve-don’t know on “Blair’s handling of Iraq” (I

suppose there is some component of the “disapprove” segment that would like

him to be more agressive). On a different question: “Do you think the US &

Britain are/were right or wrong to take military action against Iraq, the

YouGov tracking poll shows a steady decline from arount 50 “right” at the beginning of last year

to below 40 at year end, with signs of a cratering early this year (the

tracking only goes to January 2005). Those are the best numbers I’ve found

on a quick browse.

The Sunday Telegraph is reporting today, based on spot polls (also by

YouGov) that there has been some firming up after the bombings:

“Moreover, the bombings have failed — despite Mr George Galloway’s best

efforts — to undermine support for the British presence in Iraq. The

proportion wanting British troops brought home quickly has fallen and the

proportion who now want Britain to retain its close ties with the US has

risen.”

The Telegraph doesn’t tell us the actual **numbers** though, and I haven’t

found them yet. If the troops-out numbers have fallen from 50 percent to

25, that’s one thing; if they have fallen from 75 to 72, that’s another.

And this firming-up may, of course, be a transient effect.