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Council leader Steve Morphew says Norwich is not congested enough to justify a charge on drivers coming in to the city. Is he right?
Yes 64%, No 36% 2304 votes
 
Is this the worst Norwich city side for years?
Yes 88%, No 12%, 1326 votes
 

Should council tenants get a £100 incentive for keeping their property in order?
Yes 39%, No 61%, 2189 votes

 

Are A-levels and GCSE's getting easier?
Yes 79%, No 21%, 482 votes

 

Should the Government get new powers to stop raves?
Yes 80%, No 20%, 186 votes

 

What's your verdict on the city's unitary bid?
Agree 21%, Disagree 74%, Don't know 5%, 607 votes

 

How did you feel about the latest Harry Potter book release?
Excited 17%, Bored 23%, Harry who? 60%, 1366 votes

 

Should speed cameras be hidden?
Yes 54%, No 46%, 4544 votes

 

Do you think Brits are too celebrity obsessed?
Yes 93%, No 7%, 627 votes

 

Do you think the French sculpture is right for Hay Hill?
Yes 22%, No 78%, 1198 votes

 

Do you think Tony Blair has done a good job?
Yes 89%, No 11%, 2289 votes

 

Should St George's Day be a public holiday?
Yes 63%, No 37%, 1709 votes

 

Should Norfolk police identify criminals who skip bail?
Yes 81%, No 19%, 1695 votes

 

Are the courts tough enough on drivers who kill?
Yes 31%, No 69%, 550 votes

 

Is Channel 4's Big Brother racist ?
Yes 29%, No 71%, 1100 votes

 

Should there be prostitution tolerance zones?
Yes 45%, No 55%, 2784 votes

 

Would you pay a £5 congestion charge to shop in Norwich?
No 89%, Yes 11%, 707 votes

 

Do you back the calls to save Norwich Community Hospital?
Yes 80%, No 20%, 369 votes

 

Should Norwich City Council introduce higher parking fees for 4x4 owners?
Yes: 60%, No 40% 1686 votes

 

Who should be the next Norwich City boss?
Alan Curbishley 30%, Mark Bowen 15%, Mike Newell 4%, Steve Tilson 3%, Kevin Keegan 12%, Martin Hunter 3%, Other 33% 2134 votes

 

Are you in favour of electonic gadgets being placed in bins to check on your rubbish?
Yes: 59%, No 35%, Don't care 6% 1394 votes

 

Are you in favour of Norwich having unitary status?
Yes: 30%, No 63%, Don't care 7% 2658 votes

 

Do school and university adequately prepare young people for the world of work?
Yes: 9%, No 91% 335 votes

 

Should Sunday trading restrictions be lifted?
Yes: 24%, No 76% 1044 votes

 

Is a noise ban right for St Andrew's Hall?
Yes: 77%, No 23% 443 votes

 

Should congestion charges be introduced in Norwich?
Yes: 57%, No 43% 6537 votes

 

Do you lie about how much you spend on shopping?
Yes: 26%, No 74% 159 votes

 

Should Charles Clarke resign over the blunder that led to the release of 1,023 prisoners?
Yes: 61%; No: 39%. 450 votes

 

Is The Forum the right place for the giant ferris wheel?
Yes: 51%; No: 49%. 842 votes

 

Should doctors try to save children born under 25 weeks?
Yes: 64%; No: 36%. 109 votes

 

Is the proposed waster incinerator at Costessey?
An efficient way of dealing with waste: 71%;
An expensive and dangerous eye-sore: 29%.
2461 votes

 

Should taxi-drivers smarten up?
Yes: 80%; No: 20%. 1085 votes

 

Got anything planned for new Year's Eve?
Partying at home/friend's house: 33%; Drinking at local: 13%; Nightclubbing: 5%; Staying in, not celebrating: 44%; Working: 5%.
449 votes

 

How's your Christmas shopping going?
Finished months ago! 20%; Getting there - just a few things to get 45%; Haven't started yet! 13%; Not even trying 22%
373 votes

 
Nigel Worthington: Should he stay or should he go?
Stay 55%, Go 40%, Undecided 5%. Votes: 9141 - unusually high, possibly rigged. Voting in the first few days (just under 2000 votes), indicated 4 to 1 in the "Worthy Out" camp, but there was a slow swing following Norwich victories. This poll ran for a fortnight in December.
 
Do you think the council would do a better job of running our bus services than First has??
Yes 89%, No 11%. Votes: 621
 
Should the City Council move out of City Hall?
Yes 29%, No 71%. Votes: 1040
 
Has Chapelfield changed your shopping spots?
Yes, quite a bit 13%, Yes, but not too much 20%, No, not at all 67%. Votes: 263
 
Is England's Ashes triumph better than the 1966 football World Cup victory?
Yes 30%, No 54%, Who cares about sport 16%. Votes: 260
 
Should cut-price drinks be banned?
Yes 75%, No 25%, 504 votes
 
Is it right to use animals for scientific research?
Yes 41%, No 59%, 655 votes
 
Is a fetish club right for Norwich?
Yes 26%, No 74%, 508 votes
 
Are the new-style market stalls an improvement on the old ones?
Yes 71%, No 29%, 635 votes
 
The Earl of Leicester pub should had been...?
Preserved 81%, Demolished 19%, 1040 votes
 
Is it time for a ban on smoking in all enclosed public places in Norwich?
Yes 81%, No 19%, 1081 votes
 
There’s too much traffic in Norwich city centre. Is it time to consider a return to using trams?
Yes 73%, No 27%, 577 votes
 
Do you think Craig, the Norfolk Big Brother contestant, will last until the final week?
Yes 11%, No 89%, 298 votes
 
Who do you want to be No 1?
Crazy Frog 18%, Coldplay 35%, Do not care 47%, 234 votes
 
Will Norwich City bounce straight back up?
Yes 58%, No 42%, 734 votes
 
Should the council provide hot lunches for those attending day centres?
Yes 52%, No 48%, 245 votes
 
Are you plannoing to vote in the General Election?
Yes 80%, No 14%, Unsure 6%, 1041 votes
 
Should parents have the right to choose the sex of their unborn baby?
Yes 17%, No 83%, 502 votes
 
Should victims of crime have to pay for recovery of their goods?
Yes 14, No 168
 
Who should pay the annual bill for Norwich's CCTV system?
Taxpayers 162, Businesses 260, 50-50 428, Scrap CCTV 1189
 
What's your view of Delia's call to fans?
Rousing 390 (32%), Embarrasing 828 (68%)
 
Are schools too quick to close in the snow?
Yes 363, No 71
 
Can the ban on hunting be enforced?
Yes 270, No 726
 
Should Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles marry?
Yes 250, No 156; Indifferent 190
 
Should City Hall allow the clock tower to be used as a commercial billboard?
Yes 61, No 153
 
Is Valentine's Day an opportunity to be romantic - or get ripped off?
Rip-off 223, Romance 33
 
Can Norwich City survive in the Premiership?
Yes 226, No 204
 
Should cannabis be legalised?
Yes 425, No 196
 
Do we need bus inspectors?
Yes 143, No 24
 
Should tougher sentences be imposed on drivers who cause death by dangerous driving?
Yes 116, No 10
 
What do you think about our children's education?
Children are getting brighter 23
Teaching is getting better 37
Exams are getting easier 291
 
Should fans be allowed to stand at Carrow Road?
Yes 388, No 198
 
Should the council do more to help Norwich's historic fair?
Yes 77, No 187

 

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