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MORI Political Monitor - Analysis
MORI's latest Political Monitor finds, for the fourth successive month, very little difference between Labour and the Conservatives. Labour has regained a slight lead, but the general picture is one of stability. By a two to one margin, the public remain critical of the way Tony Blair is doing his job. This has not translated into higher levels of satisfaction with Michael Howard; his satisfaction rating now stands at -2, the lowest this year.
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Awareness Of Prostate Cancer
Nine in 10 men (89%) men aged 40+ do not know the medical purpose of a PSA (Prostate Specific Antigen) test, according to research by the MORI Social Research Institute.
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Public Says Prison Not The Answer For Women
The public favour providing women offenders with drug treatment, mental health care and community sentences rather locking them up, according to new research from MORI for the Fawcett Society.
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Local Government Review Research
MORI has just completed a major research project for The Boundary Committee for England. Some 17,000 residents in the north of England have been asked about the possible future pattern of unitary local government in the area.
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Londoners 'Satisfied With Life In The Capital'
A recent survey for the Commission on London Governance shows that Londoners express high levels of satisfaction with living in the capital. Seven in 10 Londoners also feel that they have a different outlook to people in the rest of the country, putting this down to a faster way of life and the capital's more multicultural environment. The Capital's history and heritage as well as its cultural diversity are highly valued.
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Who Are Britain's 'Grousers' and 'Shiners'?
The North-east is easily the most optimistic part of Britain, according to a new analysis from the MORI Social Research Institute. People in the north-east are consistently more positive than most others on the economy, and most public services.
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Direct Mail 'Binned' By A Third Of Britons
Two thirds of British people aged over 35 who receive direct mail either throw it in the bin (36%) or want it to stop (29%), according to research by MORI. The survey, commissioned by The REaD Group, shows two in five (42%) believe they receive seven or more pieces of direct mail a week.
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Patients Happy To See Nurses Instead Of Doctors For Out-Of-Hours Care
A survey from MORI reveals that the public would be happy to let nurses care for less serious conditions at night instead of insisting on being treated by a doctor.
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A Majority Of Over 100 With The Women's Vote? Or, No Overall Majority?
Dr Elizabeth Nelson, the founding partner of Taylor Nelson, now one of the world's largest market research groups, leads the London arm of the International Women's Forum, and asked me recently to have a look at the upcoming elections in the USA and here in Britain. I'll confess, I hadn't been paying enough attention to what's been happening to the women's voting intentions since the last general election. Mea culpa!