After more than 100 days as leader of the Conservative Party, half the British public say they do not think Michael Howard is ready to be Prime Minister. When asked the same question four months ago , 30% of the public agreed that Michael Howard was ready to be Prime Minister and 48% disagreed. MORI's latest findings show that now 31% think Howard is ready (up one point), and 51% think he is not (up three points).
Peter Snow, perhaps Britain's keenest poll watcher — and his super wife, CBC Bureau Chief Ann McMillan — were at the American Ambassador's President's Day reception last month. He wanted to know what in the world has happened to the polling fraternity and was MORI going to restart (sic) our regular series of monthly poll reports again now that we have an election looming (15 months and counting). I was surprised he's not hardwired to our website (although he says he is), and reminded him that our monthly poll record is still unbroken since it began in 1979, nearly 25 years ago and is there for all to see.
MORI interviewed a representative quota sample of 1,990 adults aged 18+ at 194 sampling points across Great Britain. Fieldwork was conducted face-to-face on 12-16 February 2004. Data are weighted to match the profile of the population.
Tory Leader Michael Howard's worry on seeing the latest MORI/Financial Times Poll findings will be that he has so far failed to take the Tories any closer to an election victory than when he was first elected Leader last November. This is despite the high profile Howard has taken over the past three months and the heightened morale among Tories in the Houses of Parliament since he replaced Iain Duncan Smith.
In wave 17 Nestlé UK asked children in 33 secondary schools about their views on reading. Encouragingly, young people generally have a positive attitude towards reading. Girls are much more positive than boys.
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Pulse Check delivers key insights from Ipsos' Political Monitor, Political Pulse, and Public Services data, along with reactive polling, to help you navigate the evolving political landscape.
MORI's new report — commissioned by IDeA — is now available. The report reviews council staff satisfaction in relation to CPA-ratings. It indicates that employees working for CPA-rated 'excellent' and 'good' authorities seem the most satisfied. A logical conclusion maybe, but the survey uncovers several underlying reasons why this is the case.
The results of the fifth annual survey of Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs) conducted by MORI Scotland highlights emerging trends in the way Members prefer to receive and access information. The survey maintains trends, and forms an important benchmark for business and organisations who want to monitor the effectiveness of their communications with the Scottish Parliament. Importantly, the latest survey allowed us to look at the views of Members in their second term, as well as those newly elected in May 2003.
The 2003 National Customer Satisfaction Survey is the third survey conducted among owners of newly built homes; previous surveys were conducted in 2001 and 2000.
MORI interviewed a representative quota sample of 1,960 adults aged 18+ at 200 sampling points across Great Britain. Fieldwork was conducted face-to-face on 15-20 January 2004. Data are weighted to match the profile of the population.