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Britain And The US
Big events shape public opinion. Public opinion shapes the political scene. Four months before the invasion of the Falklands, Mrs. Thatcher was the least popular prime minister in polling history. John Major was little known when he became Prime Minister in November 1990, just before the Gulf War. His rating rose faster than anyone before. However, after Black Wednesday, his rating fell even faster. After dropping sharply over the past year, Blair's satisfaction rating took a 12 point jump between the end of February and the end of March.
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Iraq: Is Anybody Listening?
The British public very nearly to a man (sic) say they are 'interested' in news coverage of the war in Iraq. More than four people in ten (43%) express the view that they are 'very' interested and another 42% are 'fairly' interested, making 85% in all, while one person in twenty, 5% say they are not at all interested, and another one in ten, 9%, saying they are 'not very interested'. Somewhat more men than women are 'very interested' in news coverage of the war, but perhaps not by as wide a margin as one might expect: All 43%, men 47%, women 40%.
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Iraq: Public Support Maintained - The State Of Public Opinion On The War
MORI Chairman Sir Robert Worcester reports on the state of public opinion on the war
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War Support Continues
MORI's latest survey, undertaken March 28-31, found only a bare plurality approving of the way the prime minister is handling the current situation with Iraq, 47 per cent approve and 44 per cent disapprove — or a net plus three.
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Steady Rejection Of Euro In Britain
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. As part of regular research for Schroder Salomon Smith Barney, the results show no significant change since the last figures two months ago, and — indeed — no significant change since the survey carried out in February/March 2002.
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The Impact Of Free Entry To Museums
This report analyses the impact of the introduction of free entry into UK museums in 2001.
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Shoulder To Shoulder 2003
Millions of Americans as well as millions of the British have demonstrated their opposition to the war in Iraq by taking to the streets of New York, London, Glasgow and Edinburgh and in other cities and towns all over America and Britain.
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Public Opinion And The War
MORI chairman Sir Robert Worcester examines the state of public opinion now that the war against Iraq has begun.
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Iraq, The Last Pre-War Polls
The final polls to be published before the war in Iraq started, conducted last weekend, all found a shift in public opinion in favour of British involvement in the war but still found a majority disapproving, both of military action and of Tony Blair's handling of the Iraq crisis.
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Winning The Public Opinion War
MORI chairman Sir Robert Worcester examines the state of public opinion as British forces go to war against Iraq.