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The Bubble Bursts
This month's sharp drop in the government's and Tony Blair's own approval ratings [June's Times poll] restores the political scene in Britain to what we generally assume to be its normal state, after more than three years when it seemed as if the laws of gravity had been suspended. For most of the half-century in which opinion polls have been measuring the state of the parties and ratings of the governments and their leaders, it has been a constant that governments are unpopular; for the first time, Mr Blair's ratings are beginning to be comparable to those of his predecessors.
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Voting & the Influence of Religion
It is reported in the press this week that Conservative leader William Hague's latest initiative to win votes from the government is a meeting with a leader of the American religious Right, exploring the possibility of making a religion-based appeal for votes at the next election.
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It's Official - One In Six Women Don't Have Enough Time For Themselves
A recent survey by MORI in to women's me-time, revealed that even with all the gadgets and gizmos to make life easier and more relaxing, nearly 60% of women aged 20 - 40 years complained they still didn't have enough 'personal time' to indulge and pamper themselves.
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British Fathers Are Dreaming Of The Big Win
The most coveted Fathers' Day gift for British dads is a big win on The National Lottery draw on June 17 - the day before their special day.
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Anna Kournikova And Berlei Drive Home Women's Breast Health Issues
Anna Kournikova international tennis star and face of the best selling Berlei Shock Absorber sports bra range, announced today that over half the women in the UK who regularly take part in sport are running the risk of irreversible damage to the breast by not wearing a sports bra. These surprising findings were revealed in a recent survey by MORI commissioned by Berlei.
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Polls Apart? The Public and the Monarchy
Two polls published on successive days this week - by MORI in the Sunday Telegraph [ROYAL FAMILY POLL] and ICM in the Guardian [Rising indifference to Royal Family] - seemed to suggest very different attitudes to the future of the monarchy and the Royal Family. In fact, their findings are far from contradictory, and although there are certainly some danger signs within them for the Royal Family they are by no means as bad as the Guardian's dramatic "SUPPORT FOR ROYAL FAMILY FALLS TO NEW LOW" headline might suggest.
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Revealed - Britain's Happy Homeowners
Whatever's happened to the great British reserve? We are a nation of happy homeowners - and, what's more, we're prepared to admit it.