100 years ago some women won the right to vote for the first time. Calls have been made for suffragettes who were jailed while campaigning for the vote to be pardoned posthumously. Convictions included disrupting meetings, breaking windows, vandalism, assaulting police officers and politicians, and arson. Which comes closer to your view?

100 years ago some women won the right to vote for the first time. Calls have been made for suffragettes who were jailed while campaigning for the vote to be pardoned posthumously. Convictions included disrupting meetings, breaking windows, vandalism, assaulting police officers and politicians, and arson. Which comes closer to your view? Published on 6 February 2018 → Survey conducted on 6 February 2018 on 5072 GB adults

All adults

Region

Gender

Politics

Age

All should be pardoned, as they were seeking to right a wrong and the cause was just

29%

Pardons should be issued, but not for those who committed violence or other serious crimes

36%

None should be pardoned, as although the cause was just, they were breaking a law at the time

19%

Other

Don't know

14%

All should be pardoned, as they were seeking to right a wrong and the cause was just

29%

Pardons should be issued, but not for those who committed violence or other serious crimes

36%

None should be pardoned, as although the cause was just, they were breaking a law at the time

19%

Other

Don't know

14%

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