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Workplace Discrimination
Age is the largest determinant of whether a person is likely to be ill-treated in the workplace, according to new research from MORI. The survey — Diversity Matters — conducted for The Guardian and TMP Worldwide, shows nearly a quarter (23%) of British employees claim to have fallen victim to discrimination, bullying or harassment at work. This rises to 37% of older workers (over 55s). Ill treatment because of age is higher than that due to gender, race or sexuality, and is marginally higher than that because of disability.
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Latest Views On The Euro
A majority of people in Britain would vote against joining the single European currency if there were a referendum, according to new research from MORI Financial Services. As part of regular research for citigroup, the first question asks 'If there were a referendum now on whether Britain should be part of a single European currency, how would you vote?' The results show the share in favour of EMU entry edged down to 24% in September from 27% in June, with a rise in the share against to 61% from 59%. Thus, the balance against EMU entry rose to 37% from 32%, and is the highest since November 2000. A further 14% say they do not know how they would vote.
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How High Is Up?
There were two psychologists who met on the street and passed a few words. 'How's your wife?', asked one. 'Compared to what?' queried the other, illustrating the point that images can't be compared in a vacuum.
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Public Services and Choice Poll
People are losing trust in Labour's ability to improve the economy and public services, according to a new survey by the MORI Social Research Institute. The general public are just as likely to trust the Conservatives to do the best job of improving the economy, education and transport in this country, as they are to trust Labour. Only a third (32%) believe that the Government's policies will improve the state of Britain's economy, and only just over a quarter (28%) believe that they will improve public services, down from 54% in 2001.
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It's A Fair Cop Say Teenagers
More young people trust the police to tell the truth than almost any other type of public figure. This includes teachers, priests, judges, scientists, politicians and business leaders, according to new Nestlé research conducted by MORI.
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Changing Values (2): Work & Leisure
Some further comparisons of British attitudes half-a-century ago, around the time of the coronation, with the way we think today, this time concentrating on work and leisure. (As before, for the 1950s we are heavily reliant on surveys from Gallup, the only pollster then publishing regular public opinion surveys, the findings of which survive in book form - George H Gallup, The Gallup International Public Opinion Polls: Great Britain 1937-1975, New York: Random House, 1976, and Anthony King and Robert Wybrow, British Political Opinion 1937-2000: The Gallup Polls, London: Politico's, 2001.)
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British Attitudes To The Euro, Company Directors And Working Life
A wide-ranging MORI survey for the FT including questions on joining the Euro, trust in directors of large companies, government experts and Tony Blair
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Transport And High Costs Are The Key Problems To Doing Business In London
Poor transport and high costs are the key concerns about doing business in London according to new research carried out by MORI for the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA).
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Consumer Power
Who exercise 'consumer power'? Do you recall that at the turn of the year I wrote about Consuming Passions in my monthly column? That article warned PR practitioners to think about who wields consumer power, and gave some clues of who in our society does what to express their ire against organisations which failed to live up to expectation.
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Top-level support for Foundation Hospitals
NHS chief executives are generally supportive of the idea of Foundation Status Hospitals, according to new research from MORI Social Research Institute. The research, commissioned by the NHS Confederation for its annual conference, was among 102 Chief Executive across a range of NHS Trusts, Primary Care Trusts and Strategic Health Authorities.