The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW), a member of the Scottish Campaign Against Hunting with Dog's (SCAHD) today released the results of a recent poll conducted by MORI Scotland showing that approximately 7 out of 10 Scots are opposed to hunting with dogs.
As parents send their children back-to-school Prime Minister Tony Blair and Secretary of State for Education and Employment David Blunkett joined forces to underline the vital role of parents as children's primary educators.
Over the last three years, the Liberal Democrats - like the Conservatives - have been faced with the challenge of adapting to life under a new Government. But the two parties have had to respond in very different ways.
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A recent MORI poll commissioned by QM4.com shows that one in three Brits would like to pre-arrange their own funeral. Those interviewed said they'd prefer to plan their own funeral more than organising their own stag/hen night or choosing the sex of their baby.
New research by MORI for Cheltenham Ladies' College shows that women are not getting on as they should be in the IT industries. Of the IT companies included in the research on average a quarter (24%) of IT positions are held by women. This decreases to about one in eight (13%) of senior management positions.
MORI's monthly poll for The Times published last week received a lot of attention and secondary reporting, mostly concentrating on the four-point drop in the Conservative voting intention share, to its lowest level since April. But the finding that may be by far the most politically significant was much less widely reported. Over the last four months there has been what may amount to a sea-change in the attitudes of Labour supporters to voting. One reading of the figures would suggest it may presage the difference between significant Tory gains that may secure William Hague's position to fight a second election, and another Labour landslide.
