Island Poll - give your opinion on a current topic . . .

Previous Polls

• What do you think the biggest issue of 2008 will be?
• Where do you look to find information about Council Services?
• Are you looking forward to the smoking ban that comes into force on the 1st July?
• Do you make use of any the tools provided to make iwight.com easier to use?
• Did you know you can order your recycling box online?
• How often do you recycle?
• What are you looking forward to most?
• What was your favourite part of the Nokia Isle of Wight Festival
• Who are you most looking forward to seeing at the Nokia Isle of Wight Festival
• Do you think the Queen should reign indefinitely?
• Will the new developments in Newport make shopping on the Island better?
• Has Christmas become too commercialised?
• Should children under five be taught a National Curriculum?
• Should the UK build new nuclear power stations to combat global warming?
• Can England still qualify for the World Cup?
• Will the merger of the Council, the Healthcare and the Primary Care Trusts lead to more effective public services?
• Further relaxation of the drinking laws will lead to:
• Which is the greater threat to the future of the World?
• Are you prepared to change your lifestyle to protect the environment?
• Should there be a compulsory national identity card scheme?
• Should the Isle of Wight Festival be moved to a new site?
• Is Newport a 'clone town'?
• Which decade produced the best music?
• Whose Wuthering Heights was best?
• Can Liverpool FC win the Champions' league?
• Which did you enjoy the most?
• Dr. Who is due a female incarnation. Who should it be?
• Should patriotism be a factor when buying a car?
• Who played the best Dr. Who?
• Do you prefer the Isle of Wight in the summer or winter?
• Should Council Tax be replaced by a local income tax?
• Should buy to let schemes be abolished to cool down the housing market ?
• Should lower speed limits and speed cameras be introduced on the dual carriageway ?
• Would a property market slow-down benefit the UK ?
• Should western countries freeze debt payments from countries hit by the tsunami ?
• Which is best Christmas or New Year?
• Should Britain introduce a compulsory identity card scheme?
• Has the government convinced you that the MMR vaccine is safe?
• Should the people be given the opportunity to decide whether or not the Island should have an elected mayor?
• Following the referendum defeat in the north east, are the proposed English regional assemblies dead ducks?
• Is President Bush's victory good for Britain?
• If you could vote in the US Presidential election, who would you vote for?
• Should we be more concerned about intensive animal husbandry than about foxhunting?
• Are wind turbines beautiful?
• Which is your favourite Island event?
• Did the Lords get the balance right on smacking children?
• Is Prince Charles right that education cannot be justified on utilitarian grounds alone?
• Can the hosts win Euro 2004?
• Will Portugal frustrate England in Euro 2004?
• Should parking fees be introduced more widely to fund road improvements?
• Would a multi-storey car park enhance Cowes?
• Was Tony Blair right to allow a referendum on the European Constitution?
• This year's 4.9 per cent rise in Council tax is:
• Will this year's Nokia IOW Festival be the best ever?
• Is the new Iwight.com an improvement?
• Are Islanders "backward" in their attitudes to public art?
• Should the UK deploy military force against Iraq ?
• Under the circumstances do you think the 14.32 per cent increase in the Council Tax for 2003-04 is
• Are local public libraries important to people today?
• Should Islanders be prepared to cross the Solent for Accident and Emergency services?
• Are trams the answer to the Island's congestion problems?
• Has Christmas become too commercialised?
• Has the culture of continual assessment of school children gone too far?
• Do you back the Firefighters strike action?
• Do you prefer the Isle of Wight in the summer or winter?
• Do you think that a 6 term school year would be better than the current 3 Term school year?
• Do you think that Customs and Excise should maintain a permanent presence on the Island?
• The Isle of Wight Festival should become an annual event.
• While the traffic lights at Coppins Bridge in Newport have been out of order, traffic flow has been . . .
• After a reported sighting of a large cat-like animal on the Island, expert opinion is divided as to what this could be.
  What do you think it was?
• Should shops be allowed to open on Easter Sunday?
• Moving from the traditional 3 term school year to a new 6 term school year will benefit children, parents and schools.
• Fox hunting should be banned.
• Anyone convicted of Drunk Driving should receive an automatic 10 year ban.
• If the GKN North Site at East Cowes closes it should be reserved for industrial use and not be sold for housing development.
• Should the Island host a major pop festival?
• Should the Island's existing rail network be extended to link all the major Island towns.
• There is a proposal to build a rail-only tunnel between Ryde and Portsmouth. Are you in favour of a fixed rail link between the Island and the mainland?
• On the opening day of the Walking Festival, Newport town centre was closed to traffic and was a pedestrian only area. Should Newport become pedestrian only on a regular basis?
• Should we be concerned by the increasing use of CCTV in public places?
• Would you use Island buses (to commute to and from work for example) if the fares were greatly reduced?
• With recent record pass levels, do you think 'A' Level examinations are getting easier?
• If the facility was available, would you pay your Council bills on-line?
• Would you go to Cowes during Cowes week?
• Should smoking be banned from all public places?
• Should cannabis be de-criminalised?
• Are the school summer holidays too long?
• The Isle of Wight has little to offer teenagers and youths. This is why some of them behave badly.
• Are online opinion polls a legitimate method of assessing public opinion?
• The Island police force now has a fully trained and equipped Special Unit. Is this what the island needs?
• Which was better publicity for the Isle of Wight?
• If voting was available online I'd use it.
• Is tourism good for the Isle of Wight?
• Do you think that John Prescott was justified in striking out at the egg thrower?