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Research Among The General Public And Those With Arthritis
The Arthritis Research Campaign (arc) has previously estimated that around 8 million people are affected by arthritis. From this survey, however, the proportion who say that they have or have had arthritis or joint pain is over a third (36%), which translates into more than 16 million adults — double the previously estimated number.
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Tax And Spend
Now the dust has settled from the Chancellor's tax-raising budget, let us take the opportunity for a wider view of what we know about public attitudes to "tax and spend".
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KPMG Consulting e-Government Survey 2002
A full report of the KPMG 2002 e-government survey is available in PDF format. If you would like a copy, please email Andrew Collinge
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Internationally Recruited Nurses Paying Up To £2,000 To Care For Patients
Over one in three internationally recruited nurses have had to pay fees to their employer or a recruitment agency to work in the UK.
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Effect Of Candidate Ethnicity In The British General Elections Of 1997 And 2001
Statistical analysis of constituency results in the last two general elections strongly suggests that ethnic minority (Black or Asian) candidates secure a smaller share of the vote for their parties than do white candidates. While it is not possible to prove from the evidence why this is the case, the obvious presumption must be that it is caused by racist voters being deterred from voting for an ethnic minority candidate. The effect was strongest in the case of Labour candidates, depressing their vote share by more than three-and-a-half percentage points, but was also present for Liberal Democrats; however, there was no statistically significant loss of votes found in the case of Conservative ethnic minority candidates.
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Why Can't The Tories Narrow The Gap?
Earlier this week a veteran Labour MEP expressed his disillusionment with the party by defecting to the Conservatives. Yet, despite clear signs of growing dissatisfaction with the government, the public remain steadfastly reluctant to do the same.
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Supportive Family And Friends Key To Young People Being At Ease With Mental Health
A caring and supportive family is seen as the best environment for young people to experience mental well-being, new research reveals today.