Capital’s businessmen doubt Darling’s ideas to beat slump

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A poll for the Evening Standard by ComRes in the aftermath of the Pre-Budget Report (PBR) delivers a withering verdict on Chancellor Alistair Darling's plans.

It also showed that 73% of those surveyed did not believe Darling's claim that Britain will emerge from recession during the fourth quarter of 2010.

Only 19% backed his forecast that growth will have restarted by the end of the year.

Just 11% agreed the PBR showed the Government "has the right ideas for getting Britain out of recession" while 78% disagreed and 11% did not offer a view.

The same proportion, just 11%, believed the PBR demonstrated the Government is "getting to grips with the black hole in the country's finances", while 75% disagreed and 14% did not know.