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e-Democracy — Local Authority Experience
e-Democracy is a relatively new undertaking for many councils according to research carried out by the MORI Social Research Institute on behalf of the Local e-Democracy National Project. Only one in five (19%) so far have a written e-democracy strategy in place, although a further third (36%) do have plans to draw up a strategy. Whilst there is a great deal of interest in harnessing the potential of technology, there is a wide divergence amongst local authorities in terms of current practice and the level of investment in e-democracy. There is also a significant gap between what is available offline and what has been made available online.
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UK Public Is Largely Positive About Science
A MORI report for the government's Office of Science and Technology, Department for Trade and Industry on "Science in Society" was released today by Patricia Hewitt, Trade and Industry Secretary, who called for greater engagement and dialogue to help the UK retain its position as the best place in the world for science.
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Strength of Support for Preferred Political Party
Q How strongly do you support the …party? Do you support them very strongly, fairly strongly, not very strongly or not strongly at all?
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Older Voters — Open To Persuasion
A quarter of people over the age of 65 (26%) say they may change their mind about which party to support before they vote in the expected General Election later this year, according to new MORI research released today by Help the Aged.
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Knowledge And Perceptions Of Glasgow City Council Among BME Residents
Results from the Spring 2004 wave of the Glasgow Citizens Panel survey (carried out by MORI Scotland on behalf of Glasgow City Council) indicated that there were significant ethnicity based differences in levels of knowledge about the Council and, in particular, about the remit of the Authority.
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Investing In Water Services 2006–2014 - Customer Views On Investment Priorities For Scottish Water
The Scottish Executive commissioned MORI Scotland to conduct qualitative and quantitative research to investigate customer views on the investment priorities for the Scottish water industry. This research formed a key strand in an extensive process of stakeholder and public consultation on the future of Scotland's water services, complementing two key public consultations Investment Priorities for Water Services 2006-2014 and Paying for Water Services 2006-2010.
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Doctors Top Public Opinion Poll On Trustworthy Professions
Doctors come out on top in the annual MORI poll that asks members of the public whom they trust to tell the truth, according to results released today (10/3/05) by the British Medical Association (BMA). Nine in ten say that they trust doctors to tell the truth.
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Hebridean Windfarm Plans
Research by MORI Scotland shows virtually all (99%) residents on Lewis and North Harris are aware of the proposals to build windfarms on the islands. People who think they will be able to see both the pylons and turbines of their local windfarm are the most opposed to the principle of their construction — three quarters (75%) of people in this group oppose the windfarms (and 19% supports). Half (48%) of those who don't think they will be able to see evidence of the windfarm are in favour, and a third (32%) opposed.
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Government Delivery Index
More of the public are optimistic about the government's policies for improving the economy since May 2002, according to MORI's quarterly Delivery Index research for The Financial Times published today. The survey, undertaken between 25th and 28th February shows that 43% of the public agree that "in the long term, this government's policies will improve the state of Britain's economy". This represents a three point increase since last November and an eleven point increase from New Labour's low in July 2003.