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• Environment Survey

  Public Support For Tax On Shopping Bags

  Almost two thirds of British people support the idea of paying 10p at shops for plastic bags, according to a new report from the MORI Social Research Institute. The survey shows 63% of British people support the idea, compared to 27% who are opposed.

  28.04.03
• Science Survey

  Continuing Opposition To GM Foods

  The British public is still strongly opposed to Genetically Modified (GM) foods, according to new research by the MORI Social Research Institute.

  28.04.03
• Public Health Survey

  Support For New York-Style Smoking Ban

  Two in five British people (40%) think smoking should not be allowed in any restaurants, and three-quarters (76%) agree that waiters and waitresses in cafes and restaurants should be able to work in a smoke-free work environment. This new research from MORI was conducted on behalf of SmokeFree London, an alliance of the capital's NHS health trusts.

  17.04.03
• War/Terrorism Survey

  Samaritans Launches Awareness Campaign For People With Iraq War Worries

  New research shows nearly two-thirds of British people who feel stressed have found the war in Iraq upsetting.

  14.04.03
• Politics Survey

  Iraq: Is Anybody Listening?

  The British public very nearly to a man (sic) say they are 'interested' in news coverage of the war in Iraq. More than four people in ten (43%) express the view that they are 'very' interested and another 42% are 'fairly' interested, making 85% in all, while one person in twenty, 5% say they are not at all interested, and another one in ten, 9%, saying they are 'not very interested'. Somewhat more men than women are 'very interested' in news coverage of the war, but perhaps not by as wide a margin as one might expect: All 43%, men 47%, women 40%.

  09.04.03

• Pulse Check

  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.

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• Family Survey

  Seven In Ten Members Of The Public Support The Use Of Embryos For Medical Research

  Around 70% of the British public support the use of human embryos for medical research to find treatments for serious diseases and for fertility research. Over half of adults feel that the use of human embryos for medical research is only acceptable to find treatments for serious diseases and for fertility research, but not for most other types of research. Further, one in six feel the use of human embryos is always acceptable for all types of medical research.

  08.04.03
• Employment Survey

  GB Employees Say Management Are Offering Flexible Working

  MORI research among employees for the DTI suggests most employees find managers receptive to flexible working. Over three quarters (77%) of employees who requested a change to their working patterns have had their request agreed to. Over four-fifths (82%) of employees who changed from full-time to part-time kept both the same job and the same level of seniority.

  08.04.03
• Public Health Survey

  Real Challenges In Healthcare Provision for MS Sufferers, But Some Improvements Since 1999

  Nearly half (45%) the people with multiple sclerosis diagnosed in the last three years are dissatisfied with the support they received from the NHS at the time. The poll among members of the Multiple Sclerosis Society also found one in three members overall (32%) is unhappy with their healthcare generally. Fewer than a quarter can always access MS services on the NHS when they need them.

  08.04.03
• Politics Survey

  Iraq: Public Support Maintained - The State Of Public Opinion On The War

  MORI Chairman Sir Robert Worcester reports on the state of public opinion on the war

  08.04.03
• Politics Survey

  War Support Continues

  MORI's latest survey, undertaken March 28-31, found only a bare plurality approving of the way the prime minister is handling the current situation with Iraq, 47 per cent approve and 44 per cent disapprove — or a net plus three.

  07.04.03
• Politics Survey

  Government Delivery Index

  Q1 In the long term, this government's policies will improve the state of Britain's public services?

  06.04.03