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Complacent UK Faces Future With Financial Headache
Research by leading life and health insurance specialist Scottish Provident, the protection brand of Abbey National, has revealed a picture of far-reaching complacency through the country when it comes to people protecting their financial future.
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The Young In English And Welsh Coalfield Communities
More young people living in English and Welsh coalfield communities hope to move from the area than wish to stay, according to new research from the MORI Social Research Institute. The survey was commissioned by Regenerate and the Coalfields Regeneration Trust to ascertain what young people in coalfield areas think of their living environment and of their future prospects.
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Teenagers: 'Boredom Leads To Crime'
Teenagers believe young people commit crimes because they have nothing to do and nowhere to go, according to new research by MORI. The survey, commissioned by Nestlé and the Kids Clubs Network, found that among 11-16 year olds, seven in 10 believe a lack of facilities and things to do leads young people to commit crimes.
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Dissatisfied Tories Pose Problem For Duncan Smith - And Themselves
This has not been a good week for the Conservative Party at Westminster. And the results from our polling across the country will also be cause for concern for the party. For the first time, more Conservatives are dissatisfied than satisfied with the way Iain Duncan Smith is doing his job as party leader, according to the MORI Political Monitor survey for October.
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Tourists 'Not Aware' Of Wind Farms
Most tourists to Argyll are not aware that there are wind farms in the area, and half of those who are aware don't know their exact location, according to research by MORI Scotland.
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Voting Intentions in Great Britain 1997-2002
Q1 How would you vote if there were a General Election tomorrow?
(Ask those undecided / refused) Q2 Which party are you most inclined to support? -
MORI Political Monitor, October 2002
For the first time, more Conservatives are dissatisfied than satisfied with the way Iain Duncan Smith is doing his job as party leader, according to MORI Political Monitor survey for October.
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British Asians 'Support Extremist Ban'
The majority of British Asians disapprove of Tony Blair's actions in relation to Iraq, according to new research conducted by MORI. The survey, commissioned by the BBC Asian Network, was among a representative sample of Asians in Great Britain and shows six in 10 (61%) disapprove of how Tony Blair is handling the Iraq situation.
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Consuming Passions
For many years I've been an interested observer of people power. Who are the 'movers and shakers' of British Society? What is their profile, how do they influence others, and what do they read. My first exposition of this interest was in 1972, when the long lamented magazine New Society printed an early article of mine, "The Hidden Activist", which examined what I termed the socio-political activists (S-PAs) in Britain who I defined as that c. 10% of the public who tended by their actions to stand out from the crowd, to be elected officers of clubs or groups, make speeches and write letters to editors, stand for public office and otherwise take part in an active way in order to influence the course of British political events.
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Who Still Has An Open Mind On The Euro?
The Irish referendum vote ratifying the Nice treaty opens the way for enlargement of the EU to proceed, possibly leading to radical changes in its nature; yet, according to a Eurobarometer survey conducted in September and just released, half the British public have never even heard about EU enlargement.