YouGov Daily Briefing 21/04/2015

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LATEST VOTING INTENTIONOur latest voting intention figures published in The Sun this morning are CON 34%, LAB 35%, LDEM 7%, UKIP 13%, GRN 5%. There has been a tie or a Labour lead in the last eleven polls. In a referendum on EU membership, 45% of people would vote to stay while 35% would vote to leave. In the event that David Cameron managed to secure a renegotiation and recommended a YES vote, 57% would vote to stay and 22% would vote to leave. LATEST RESEARCH Stephan Shakespeare for The Times Red Box: Big boost in Labour's 'ready for government' rating. CURRENT ISSUES  Fracking When asked in January this year, the public opposed the extraction of shale gas in the UK by 41% to 35%. When asked the same question a year earlier, the people supported fracking by 42% to 33%. BBC Licence Fee In February last year the public were split on whether the BBC licence fee was good value for money – 48% said it was, 42% said it was not. Asked how the BBC should be funded, 36% said it should be through a television licence as it is at present, while 34% said it should be through advertising and commercial breaks.