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Hard Working A level Students
Many parents, teachers and students feel A level students are working harder today than ever before, according to a MORI Social Research Institute survey. The survey, commissioned by the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority, shows that four in five (81%) parents, three in four (73%) teachers and seven in ten (70%) of the general public think A level students work hard. Furthermore, around half of parents (48%), teachers (49%) and students (50%) think A level students work harder today than ever before.
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Stressed Britons
One in five British people (20%) say they experience stress on a daily basis and feel the emotional consequences are severe. Nearly half who have ever felt stressed have felt depressed or down (45%), a quarter of people (24%) have felt isolated by it, and one in eight (13%) believing they have nowhere to turn.
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Support For First Great Eastern's Franchise Bid
More than eight out of 10 First Great Eastern passengers (85%) believe the company should be allowed to bid for the Greater Anglia franchise. Just three per cent of passengers supported the SRA (Strategic Rail Authority) decision to exclude First from the bidding process with more than four-fifths (82%) believing that the company should be re-instated.
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Gardeners Need More Information To Help Encourage Wildlife
Two in five gardeners (38%) say they would do more to encourage wildlife if they had more information, according to a new survey from the MORI Social Research Institute.
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DNA 50th Anniversary Survey
Fifty years after the discovery of the structure of DNA, a survey by the MORI Social Research Institute shows four in five British people (81%) are aware of at least one medical application when shown a list of eleven things made possible by the discovery of DNA.
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EMU Entry Off the Pre-Election Agenda
A majority of people in Britain would vote against joining the single European currency if there were a referendum, according to new research from MORI. As part of regular research for citigroup*, the results show the share in favour of EMU entry edged down to 29% from 30% in March, with a rise in the share against to 58% from 56%. Thus, the balance against EMU entry rose to 28% from 26%, and is the highest since October 2001.
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Blair Cannot Count On Baghdad Bounce
The British participation in the American-led invasion of Iraq was, at the moment it began, possibly the least popular war with the British public of any in which British troops have joined since opinion polls first began. But no sooner had the first shots been fired than public opinion started to swing in favour of British involvement in the war and kept on going. Within a couple of days the polls were finding solid majorities in favour where previously they had found solid majorities against, a movement which even reports of civilian casualties, "friendly-fire" incidents and later widespread looting and lawlessness apparently did nothing to check. The scale of the change of opinions makes it one of the most dramatic turnarounds that MORI has measured.
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Residents See The Benefit In Hosting The Olympics
Residents of cities due to host, or potentially bidding to host, the Olympic Games are in favour of the event. New research by MORI for SportAccord shows a majority of the people whose lives will be affected the most support holding the biggest international sporting event in their hometown.