An online poll reveals that 63 per cent of the construction industry rate David Cameron’s Conservative policies over Gordon Brown’s Labour government. 

Over 1,200 respondents visited the website Interbuild.com to register their vote in the build-up to the UK’s biggest building trade exhibition, Interbuild, taking place at Birmingham’s NEC arena, Sunday 28 October to Thursday 1 November 2007. 

“This was a surprising result from what has traditionally been a very pro-labour market,” says Interbuild Event Director Gordon Thomas.  “I believe it to be a direct result of a lack of clarity in current government policy.”

Out of the total 1,274 participants, 797 supported Cameron while just 477 preferred policies proposed by the current Prime Minister Gordon Brown. The quick ‘dipstick’ survey was carried out over a six day period (18 – 23 October) where exhibitors and visitors alike were invited to visit the site to take part in the opinion poll.

“The range of visitors to Interbuild is wide and varied from all levels of the market - from multi-disciplined specifiers through to specialist contractors, general builders, installers and end users - so this gives a pretty strong indication of the vibe across the entire construction industry,” says Thomas.

“Despite Brown’s pledge to provide three million new homes by 2020, it seems the construction industry is yet to be convinced that Brown’s Britain really is best for the trade.”