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Political Commentary - Blair vs. Thatcher: Public Perceptions Following Resignation Announcements
Tony Blair's legacy has been the topic of discussion across the media and the world of late. His recent announcement of his resignation date has led to a small boost in the polls for the Labour party, according to some of the latest polls. In his speech announcing his intention to go, Blair highlighted some of the key accomplishments of his time as Prime Minister, citing improved healthcare, schools and employment. However, despite comparing favourably to Margaret Thatcher on a number of measures, our latest data shows that Blair's legacy will undoubtedly be overshadowed by the war in Iraq. The findings from our recent poll (link below) are compared to the public's views of Mrs Thatcher immediately after her announcement of her intention to resign in November 1990.
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Why An Ethical Business Is More Likely To Produce A Success Story
Behaving unethically is bad for business.
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Are We All Turning Green?
Two out of five people in Great Britain say they are doing something to tackle climate change, according to a recent poll Ipsos for the Environment Agency.
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Government Delivery Index - Improving Public Services - Environment
Q Thinking about the quality of the environment over the next few years do you expect it to ...?
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Government Delivery Index - Improving Public Services - Policing
Q Thinking about the way your area is policed over the next few years do you expect it to ...?
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Support For The A Level Continues To Be High
Since March 2003, Ipsos has conducted research on behalf of the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) to assess perceptions of the A level and GCSE exam system.
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Local Environment: Establishing Acceptable Standards
A qualitative examination of the factors residents and local government professionals use to judge the quality of the local environment and public space and how such qualities are understood and applied. Twelve qualities by which an area might be judged were developed by University College London, based on a literature review. Participants were asked what factors they felt each quality would cover, as well as what they would regard as a 'good' or 'acceptable' standard for each and how they would evaluate these qualities in their local area.
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Sports Facilities In Edinburgh
A telephone survey among a representative sample of the Edinburgh population to assess city-wide opinion regarding major sports developments in the city.
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Ipsos Political Monitor April 2007
Ipsos's April Political Monitor shows the Conservatives leading Labour by seven points (38% vs. 31%). Ipsos has not consistently measured a Conservative lead of this size since 1992.
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Attitudes Towards The Budget And Gordon Brown
Ipsos's post-Budget survey shows that the proportion of voters satisfied with the way Gordon Brown is doing his job as Chancellor has fallen by ten percentage points since December (32% vs 42%).