Should Sunday trading restrictions be lifted?

18 March 2012

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The government has announced that restrictions will be lifted during the Olympics, but should restrictions be lifted permanently? Which of the following is closest to your view?

The government has announced that restrictions will be lifted during the Olympics, but should restrictions be lifted permanently?

Which of the following is closest to your view?

Results

I'm a practising Christian (7813 votes)

Prohibit all Sunday trading		1897 votes (24%)
Keep Sunday trading rules as they are now		3830 votes (49%)
Allow trading on Sunday like any other day		2086 votes (27%)

I'm a practising member of a non-Christian faith (829 votes)

Prohibit all Sunday trading		147 votes (18%)
Keep Sunday trading rules as they are now		281 votes (34%)
Allow trading on Sunday like any other day		401 votes (48%)

I'm not a practising member of any religion (16551 votes)

Prohibit all Sunday trading		2635 votes (16%)
Keep Sunday trading rules as they are now		5986 votes (36%)
Allow trading on Sunday like any other day		7930 votes (48%)

                   25,193 votes received.

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