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Annual Survey Of Londoners
The results of the fifth Ipsos survey of Londoners have now been released. The survey, for the GLA, asks Londoners to review their attitudes to, and experiences of, living in the capital. Some of the topics covered include the best and worst aspects of London life, satisfaction with their local community and the cost of living.
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Daily Mail's Dacre Is The Editors' Favourite
Britain's editors rate the Daily Mail's Paul Dacre as the 'most impressive' among their ranks, according to MORI's latest survey. Dacre was the favourite, ahead of second place Independent's Simon Kelner, in MORI's biennial rankings.
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Business Leaders Views On Euro Constitution
While the general election is the more immediate political event on the horizon, generally expected to take place on 5th May to coincide with the local government elections, the debate on the Euro Constitution referendum in 2006 is already in play.
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Scottish Attitudes To Mental Health
A quarter of people in Scotland (26%) say they have personally experienced a mental health problem according to new research from MORI Scotland. The Scottish Executive commissioned the survey — the second national Scottish Survey of Public Attitudes to Mental Health — in order to establish changes in attitude and experience of mental health since the baseline study in 2002.
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NHS Commuter Walk In Centres Near Rail Stations
Almost two thirds (63%) of commuters say they would use an NHS Commuter Walk in Centre if they were feeling ill, according to research by the MORI Social Research Institute.
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Marginal Success?
MORI's analysis of voting intentions shows little evidence of a Conservative breakthrough in marginal constituencies.
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Crime And Young People
Young people are more likely to say they have been the victim of a crime in the past 12 months than the rest of the British public, according to research from MORI. The survey, for The Sun, shows half (52%) of people aged 15-17 say they have been the victim of any crime in the past year, compared with two in five (40%) people aged 18-24 and less than a third (30%) of all people aged 16+.
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Business Leaders 'Start Young'
Many of Britain's top business people showed signs of ambition whilst still at school, according to new research from MORI. The survey has been released as part of the DDI's report 'The Leading Edge: Leadership potential from the classroom to the boardroom'. Among the 105 business leaders interviewed by MORI, 70% had been school prefects, half (50%) had captained their sports teams, almost a third (30%) had been heads or deputy heads of school and a similar number had been leaders of youth groups outside school such as the Scouts or Brownies.
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Inspiring People To Volunteer
Bob Geldof is the celebrity most likely to inspire people to volunteer, according to research by MORI for the Year of the Volunteer 2005. The musician and charity campaigner ranked first among a list of celebrities who might encourage the public to involve themselves more with charity or voluntary work.
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The New Hunting Law
Nearly three in four people in Britain (72%) believe "people who support hunting would be wrong to carry on hunting in view of the new law", according to MORI research for The League Against Cruel Sports. Support for this view is at least 70% among all social class groups, and there is a clear majority throughout Great Britain. The survey also shows a majority (57%) believe the Hunting Act 'should remain in place, and hunting should not be allowed to re-start'.