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Britons split on whether they would prefer Labour or Reform UK to win the next election

If given a choice between the Labour party led by Keir Starmer and Reform UK led by Nigel Farage, Britons are split on which party they would prefer to win the next General Election. 38% say the Labour party led by Keir Starmer, while 35% say Reform UK led by Nigel Farage.

Reform UK leads by 12 pts over Labour as both PM and Chancellor hit historic low satisfaction ratings

Reform UK leads by 12 pts over Labour as both PM and Chancellor hit historic low satisfaction ratings.

IT Week: Online staff face controls

Employee misuse of Internet access and email has reached epidemic proportions in UK companies In an online poll of IT Week readers, 43 percent revealed that disciplinary action had been taken against employees for contravening company email or Internet access policy. While reasonable personal Internet and email use is tolerated in most firms, the survey highlights employers' fears that staff are wasting time online or, worse, will land their employers in court by downloading illegal material or casually sending defamatory emails. Leaking confidential company information in emails is also a concern. The survey was conducted during January and February by IT Week, MORI and software security firm Elron. The findings supported those of MORI and Elron's more general survey of Internet users, which was also conducted in January. The two surveys suggest that the problem is exacerbated by companies not communicating what is expected of staff. About two-thirds of companies said they h...

The State Of School PE

Results from a comprehensive survey on young people and sport commissioned by Sport England have revealed the latest state of primary and secondary school PE.

Storage Area Networks Are Key To Managing The Proliferation Of Corporate Data

Storage Now Seen as a Business Issue

Labour's Nightmayor

In ten weeks' time, in theory, Londoners should be voting for their first directly-elected mayor. Even that is uncertain: because the House of Lords has blocked the passage of the regulations that will govern the contest, there is even the possibility that it may have to be postponed altogether. If so, it would be a final indignity in keeping with the shambles which has pervaded all aspects of the proceedings up to now.

Women's Understanding Of Cervical Cancer

These are the findings of a new survey commissioned by Imperial Cancer Research Fund from MORI.**

Political Attitudes in Great Britain for February 2000

Saving Money Tops Town People's Millennium Wish List

One in three people (29 per cent) say that saving more money is their resolution for the millennium - while only one per cent of people expect to borrow more money, according to new MORI research by IFA Network.

Hit and Myth

The Daily Telegraph's lead editorial on 14 February, argued on the basis of recent Conservative successes in local government by-elections that the Conservatives are in a much stronger position than current opinion polls suggest.