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Public Backs Equality Law Change For Children
The majority of the British public think that it is wrong for someone to hit a child in their family (56%), and even more think it is wrong to hit an adult in the family (84%). When asked about legal protection, just over half (57%) say that children and adults should be given the same legal protection from being hit in the family home, while another 29% think that children should be given more legal protection than adults. Following on from this, seven in ten (71%) would support a change in the law to give children and adult family members the same legal protection from being hit.
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New Labour And Delivery
Received political wisdom is that modern governments, especially the present British government, are and will be judged by the public on whether they have "delivered". So "Has New Labour delivered?" will, it is suggested, be the key question on which the outcome of the next general election may turn (assuming, of course, that the opposition has regained a sufficient degree of political credibility for anybody to take them seriously as an alternative). Sir Robert Worcester analyses.
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UK Independence Party Research
Q1 How would you vote if there were a General Election tomorrow?
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Nurses Divided Over Improvements In The NHS
Nurses believe the Government is achieving key health targets in certain priority areas according to a MORI Social Research Institute survey for the Royal College of Nursing (RCN). Most nurses working in cancer care believe that patients are now benefiting from improved treatments, reduced waiting times and more specialist nurses. However, in contrast, the wider nursing population is more divided about whether increased investment has led to significant improvements for most other patients.
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British Attitudes To Chicken
Animal welfare is a key factor for consumers when choosing which chicken to buy, according to new research from the MORI Social Research Institute. The survey, for the RSPCA, shows the most widespread concern is choosing which is healthiest to eat, with 48% saying this is most important.
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Bank Customer Views On "Offshoring"
A substantial number of bank customers are opposed to "offshoring", a new MORI survey has revealed. The survey was commissioned by Lloyds TSB Group Union (LTU) - the union representing Lloyds TSB staff.
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MORI Political Monitor April - Topline Results
MORI interviewed a representative quota sample of 1,947 adults aged 18+ at 196 sampling points across Great Britain. Fieldwork was conducted face-to-face on 15-19 April 2004. Data are weighted to match the profile of the population.
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MORI Political Monitor - Analysis
MORI's latest Political Monitor finds, for the fourth successive month, very little difference between Labour and the Conservatives. Labour has regained a slight lead, but the general picture is one of stability. By a two to one margin, the public remain critical of the way Tony Blair is doing his job. This has not translated into higher levels of satisfaction with Michael Howard; his satisfaction rating now stands at -2, the lowest this year.
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Awareness Of Prostate Cancer
Nine in 10 men (89%) men aged 40+ do not know the medical purpose of a PSA (Prostate Specific Antigen) test, according to research by the MORI Social Research Institute.
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Direct Mail 'Binned' By A Third Of Britons
Two thirds of British people aged over 35 who receive direct mail either throw it in the bin (36%) or want it to stop (29%), according to research by MORI. The survey, commissioned by The REaD Group, shows two in five (42%) believe they receive seven or more pieces of direct mail a week.