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Babes and Sucklings
Thirty years ago this week, Parliament was dissolved, and the last Labour government to have a working majority went to the country to appeal for a renewal of its mandate to govern. There is no consensus of opinion on why Harold Wilson lost that election and Edward Heath won, but one widely-held belief is that the final critical swing in the last few days may have been caused by England's defeat by West Germany in the quarter-finals of the World Cup. A government was ejected from office because England lost a football match.
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Parents Say Lack Of Affordable Childcare Is Hampering Mothers Returning To Work
A MORI survey of parents for National Childcare Week 2000 shows how employers and Government can do more to help mothers return to work after having a baby
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BBC Poll - Topline Findings
Voting Intentions and the general public's views on the BBC. The poll measures satisfaction with the BBC and what they would change about it.
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Any Time, Any Place Mobile Phone-Based Opinion Poll Service Launches
Leading pollsters MORI to be first users
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Britain Struck Down By E-Apathy - 93% Of Brits Don't Want To Be Part Of The New Economy
The internet revolution is a subject of massive indifference to most people, according to new research for business web site FT.com published today. Despite the perceived fame and fortune associated with the dotcom industry, the nation is gripped by the phenomenon of e-apathy, in which people surveyed about the internet said they either didn't know or didn't care about the subject.
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Low Public Awareness Of Symptoms Of Arthritis
Despite the number of arthritis sufferers in Britain and the severity of their symptoms, a recent MORI survey found that fairly low proportions of the public are aware of this group of common conditions. Fewer than half (48%) of adults asked about the different types of arthritis mentioned RA, and only a third (33%) mentioned OA (5). When asked more closely about RA, only 5% of adults specifically mentioned inflammation, and only 11% mentioned aching joints in relation to osteoarthritis.
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'Enterprise Insight' Takes Off
Young people from across the UK and some of this country's most respected entrepreneurs today (Thursday 11 May) joined Prime Minister Tony Blair at 10 Downing Street for the launch of "Enterprise Insight".