Public confidence in the British government dropped significantly after HM Revenue and Customs lost the personal details of 25 million people.
A new poll conducted online among over 1,000 people indicated on Thursday a huge turnaround in people's confidence in Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Chancellor Alistair Darling as well as in the economy, Sky news reported.
The number of voters who trust Gordon Brown and Chancellor more than Conservative leader David Cameron to deal with economic problems in the months and years ahead has fallen from 61 percent in September to 16 percent.
What's more, people are less certain of the government's competence. A total of 56 percent said they were capable in September whereas the number has fallen to 25 percent.
Voters also think Labor is less honest and principled than before. Some 40 percent thought they were honest in September. But now only 20 still held the belief.
Analysts expressed worry that optimism about the economy, which has been strong in the last four years, has collapsed.
The number of people who think the economic outlook for the country will be good over the next year has fallen from 53 percent to 34 percent since early September.
And those who think the economy will do badly has risen from 45percent to 55 percent.
Some 64 percent say the incident of data loss raises questions about the basic competence of the government.
Source:Xinhua
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