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What's worrying the People?
Delivery, delivery, delivery. The performance of the Government on improving public services is now seen as the litmus test that will determine its long-term future, and the Chancellor's spending announcements this week are confirmation, if any were needed, that it is their success in this field on which the Blair administration expects to stand or fall.
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Many Patients "Willing To Travel Abroad For Treatment"
Research by the MORI Social Research Institute for the British Medical Association has found that more than two in five (42%) patients would be willing to travel outside the UK for treatment and that more than half (51%) believe involving other organisations — including the private sector — would improve the provision of NHS health care.
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British Public Backs Donor-Conceived Children's Rights to their Identity
There is strong public support for the rights of children, when they reach 18, to know the genetic history of their biological parents. Eight in ten support children having an automatic right to know this, and 62% agree that donor-assisted conception should only be offered if offspring are given the right to this information at the age of 18. By contrast, only 19% agree with the opposite statement that all parents should have a right to have children without telling them their genetic history (and a further quarter are neutral) whilst only 24% agree that donors should have the right to withhold this information when they donate eggs or sperm to help other couples conceive.
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Race Relations
A series of recent surveys by MORI and other agencies have thrown considerable light on the current state of race relations in Britain and the hopes and fears of the minority ethnic communities.
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The Environment: Who Cares?
New research by the MORI Social Research Institute has raised interesting facts about who (or what) the public feels offers the greatest threat to green spaces. Surprisingly, when pointing the finger of blame it is not local planners, politicians or pollution which are perceived as the greatest threat — but the public itself!
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Attitudes towards Asylum Seekers for 'Refugee Week'
A poll by MORI Social Research Institute, and published on the eve of Refugee Week, tried to ascertain the British public's attitudes to refugees and asylum seekers, their knowledge about refugees and their perception of the media coverage.
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Public Uncertainty over Environmental Issues
A major in-depth study of public understanding of science and the environment has revealed that the majority of people are confused about the central issues.
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Public Attitudes to Transport in England
Transport continues to dominate both the national and local agenda. Three in ten people spontaneously cite transport as a main problem facing Britain today, while over four in ten see it as the most important local issue with congestion cited as the main problem
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No Royal Rollercoaster
If you take your view of British public opinion from the impressions reflected in the media, this has been something of a roller-coaster few months for the standing of the Monarchy and Royal Family.