The riots that swept through London and other English cities in early August have had little effect on the standing of the three main political parties, a poll published on Thursday suggested.
A survey by Ipsos MORI for Reuters, its first since the unrest, put the Conservatives on 34 per cent, Labour on 40 per cent and the Liberal Democrats on 15 per cent.
The previous poll conducted by Ipsos MORI in mid-July put the Conservatives on 32 per cent, Labour on 39 per cent and the Liberal Democrats on 11 per cent.
And despite the unrest on the streets fewer people believed "British society is broken" (58 per cent) now than thought so in September 2008, when 63 per cent held that view.
However a significant majority of those asked (69 per cent) did agree with Prime Minister David Cameron's claim following the looting that “pockets of Britain are not only broken, but frankly sick”.
Lib Dems may take heart from the fact that their party has made a four point gain since July, given the terrible poll ratings they have suffered from since they entered the coalition.
And Nick Clegg has been given a boost ahead of the Lib Dem conference in September as his personal rating within his party has improved. Over half of his own party's supporters are now satisfied with his performance (55 per cent compared to 47 per cent in July). Dissatisfaction with his performance has fallen from 41 per cent to 29 per cent.
But satisfaction with the government overall remains unchanged since July, with twice as many people dissatisfied as satisfied with its performance (59 per cent compared to 30 per cent).
And just two in five are satisfied with David Cameron (39 per cent) while only three in ten (31 per cent) are satisfied with Clegg, both also unchanged from July.
Ed Miliband fares a little better. While only 36 per cent of those asked were satisfied with the way he was leading the Labour Party and two in five (43 per cent) were dissatisfied, his net rating of minus seven was better than either the prime minister or the deputy prime minister.