The latest Deloitte / MORI Delivery Index shows a rise in optimism over the economy and public services after the General Election, continuing the steady upward trend since 2003. For the first time since May 2002, people are more positive than negative about the government's long-term economic policies, and the proportion of optimists has risen from 43% in February to 47% after the election.
Satisfaction with the way Tony Blair is doing his job as Prime Minister rose to the highest levels for two and half years following the London bombings on 7th July. MORI's monthly Political Monitor for the Financial Times, conducted between 14 and 18 July, shows that 44% of the public are satisfied with Mr Blair, up from 39% in June (and up from 33% at the start of the year). The proportion of the public dissatisfied with the Prime Minister is at 47% this month, down from 52% in June (and 57% in January 2005).
The vast majority of Muslims living in Britain feel strongly that they belong to Britain, feel part of British society and believe that Muslims make a valuable contribution to British society, according to new research conducted by MORI for The Sun. The poll, conducted on 21-22 July, examined Muslims' attitudes to being British and their reactions to the recent bombings in London. By a margin of two to one, Muslims approve of the way Tony Blair is handling the response to the 7th July terrorist attacks (46% approve 24% disapprove), but a majority believe that "the war in Iraq is the main reason why London was bombed" (53%). In contrast, just 14% say that "the war in Iraq had nothing to do with why London was bombed".
New research published by MORI shows local authority planners are increasingly satisfied with the consultation carried out by mobile phone operators for base station sites.
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MORI has recently undertaken a cleanliness audit of Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, interviewing 1,221 patients, visitors, relatives and carers at the Hospital, over a five day period. People were asked how clean or dirty they felt the hospital was overall on that particular day.
Net satisfaction with the way Tony Blair is doing his job as Prime Minister is at the highest since April 2003. His net satisfaction rating among the public is at -13% (39% satisfied, 53% dissatisfied). Among Labour supporters, net satisfaction is higher than it has been in the last 3 years, in July 2002 (50%). Net satisfaction with Mr Howard as leader of the Conservative Party has followed the opposite pattern: satisfaction with the conservative leader amongst the public peaked as the election neared (-10 net satisfaction in March), but is now back up to -26 net satisfaction, where he was at the end of 2004. Amongst Conservative supporters, these swings are even more pronounced. From a net satisfaction rating of +33 in March this year, support for Mr Howard among Conservative voters has dropped to +2. That is, 42% of Conservative supporters are dissatisfied with Mr Howard as leader of the Conservative party (44% satisfied).
New MORI research reveals that people's perceptions about what they can do to help the environment are out of step with their actual environmental impact.
In 2002, MORI Social Research Institute published our first report on Liveability, called "The Rising Prominence of Liveability - Are we condemned to a life of grime". Three years on, we revisit a subject area that has grown in importance to policy makers in key government departments. Our analysis is telling, and indeed, encouraging. Local government has woken up to its problems on the central Liveability issues and people are starting to notice changes on the ground.
A nationwide survey published this week by the National Trust asked people to imagine that they could travel back in time and select their 'dream date' from a selection of historical characters portrayed by well-known actors and actresses, their ultimate romantic hideaway from a selection of six period properties and most attractive dress from a series of six distinctive costumes from the past.
