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Pulse Check - July 2025

Little public support for doctors strikes
30 July 2025
Society

New research reveals 3 in 5 UK adults who have ever experienced loneliness have never opened up about it

The Marmalade Trust - Ipsos survey found that 61% of UK adults who have ever personally experienced feelings of loneliness have never told anyone they are feel lonely.
30 July 2025
Society

Attitudes Towards House Construction Year 2001

Important factors when deciding to buy a property.
10 August 2001
Society

Graduates Find Teaching Career "Unappealing"

New research from the Social Research Institute shows people who have the qualifications to take up a teaching career have a much poorer impression of the profession than other members of the public. The apparent day-to-day disadvantages of a teaching career greatly outweigh the personal and social advantages, as far as many graduates are concerned
10 August 2001
Society

New Study Shows Support Among Irish For Increased Expenditure On Overseas Aid

MORI/UNFPA study reveals:
9 August 2001
Media & Brand Communication

Reality TV - Fun Or Fundamental

Are the programme makers being responsible?
6 August 2001
Media & Brand Communication

Reality TV - Fun Or Fundamental - Topline

I would now like to ask a few questions about Reality TV. By Reality TV I mean programs which are based on people's lives, or follow people in different situations. For example, competitions like Big Brother, Survivor, Shipwrecked, etc.; docusoaps, i.e. programmes which follow people in their everyday lives, such as Airport, Driving School, Paddington Green, etc.; and chat shows, which let people discuss their problems such as Jerry Springer, Ricki Lake, Trisha, etc.
6 August 2001
Society

Politics On The Canvas(s)

The first question that everybody was asking themselves after the general election result came through was why the turnout was so low. There has been plenty of discussion of the question since, culminating last week in the publication of the Electoral Commission's first report on the election, which among other sources draws on two MORI surveys for the Commission. [Attitudes to Voting and the Political Process]
3 August 2001
Society

Direct Line Survey Reveals Drivers Approve Of Speed Cameras

New figures published today by Direct Line have revealed that, contrary to common belief, half of all drivers would be happy to see more speed cameras on the roads, and in addition the vast majority (70%) think well placed cameras are a useful way of reducing accidents and saving lives.
2 August 2001
Society

British Job Applicants Are Lying On Their CVs

More than 7.5 million of Britain's 25.3 million working population have misled their potential employer while applying for a job. This is the key finding from research sponsored by CV Validation.com, the firm that offers a vital pre-employment screening tool for both employers and jobseekers, and conducted by MORI.
2 August 2001