In 2004 we asked whether
"GM crops offer solutions for world and British agriculture"
On 6th October 2004 our poll concluded:
Yes 54% No 39% Maybe 7%

In 2009 we asked whether
"GM crops offer solutions for world and British agriculture"
On 22nd December 2009 our poll concluded:
Yes 52% No 31% Maybe 18%

A slight softening of the "No" vote, to the "Maybe".

During the past five years the world has experienced food shortages, food riots and massive price rises. It's been a rollercoaster that has forced even Defra to look up and question whether food security can be taken for granted. Politically, climate change has started to dominate the agenda with plenty of media coverage looking at its possible adverse impact on future food production. Meanwhile the world's population continues to head towards 9 billion by mid century. Surely GM technology is essential. Yet despite the entirely safe consumption of simply billions of GM derived meals, we remain deeply sceptical. Five years and mountains of evidence have done little more than soften the "No" stance. Fascinating.