83% of people are angry about politics in 2010, says a new survey from the British Association of Anger Management, taken just before the May 2010 UK general election.

PRESS DISPENSARY - Wednesday, May 05, 2010 - Political corruption and the personalities of the party leaders have left 83% of voters feeling angry as the General Election approaches.

In a new independent survey, commissioned by the British Association of Anger Management (BAAM), 46.3% of people said that they are bored by politics in the UK.

Some 36.8% said they are angry. Only 2% are excited and 14.9% said they are hopeful.

Mike Fisher, director of BAAM said that boredom was often a symptom of chronic anger. The results suggested that a massive 83% of people were angry about politics in the UK, and thus keen to seize on the alternative vision put forward by Nick Clegg in the recent Leaders' debates.

Asked what their major bugbears were, 69.4% cited cynicism about the political system.

And a third (33.3%) said that personalities of the main party leaders put them in a temper.

Some 30.6% said expenses scandals and corruption left them fuming, while 17.8% said the state of the economy was a major bone of contention.

The survey indicates that people will still turn out to vote, despite feeling disenchanted with mainstream politics.

Some 83.7% said they intend to cast a vote and a further 1% said they are planning to spoil their ballot papers.

Mike Fisher said: "Anger costs the public purse billions. We have long argued that anger management needs to move up the political agenda. Ironically what has actually happened is that politics has moved up the anger agenda!"

The fallout of the the anger problem cost the NHS billions, he said. Violent incidents alone cost the NHS GBP 2.7bn a year. And that is something the next government will do well to remember as it starts cutting costs, Fisher said.

He explained that governments in countries including Australia, Canada and the USA fund anger management programmes.

"From the amount of calls, emails and website visits we receive, we know that anger is on the increase and could be reaching pandemic levels. Our courses are designed for anyone who is experiencing anger and stress related problems, at home or work."

The Association (www.angermanage.co.uk) has just launched 'Beating Anger' clinics in Bournemouth, Derby, Guildford and Redditch.

Notes for editors

About the survey

Independent poll of 4,623 took place March 30 and April 13.

Angry Young Men

The "Angry Young Men" were a group of mostly working and middle class British playwrights and novelists in the 1950s.

Leading members included Kingsley Amis. The label was later used by newspapers to describe young British writers who were disillusioned with British society.

About the British Association of Anger Management/Beating Anger

BAAM was established in 1999 in West Sussex. It is recognised by the NHS, BUPA, court authorities and the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.

Its services are available to anyone who is dealing with their own or another person's anger. It has worked with over 13,000 people, from the unemployed to the high profile, including many international celebrities. It operates Beating Anger clinics across the UK.

About Mike Fisher

BAAM's Mike Fisher is a renowned anger 'guru', TV consultant and author of the best seller, 'Beating Anger', with 30,000 copies sold since its launch in 2005.

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