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The Bubble Bursts
This month's sharp drop in the government's and Tony Blair's own approval ratings [June's Times poll] restores the political scene in Britain to what we generally assume to be its normal state, after more than three years when it seemed as if the laws of gravity had been suspended. For most of the half-century in which opinion polls have been measuring the state of the parties and ratings of the governments and their leaders, it has been a constant that governments are unpopular; for the first time, Mr Blair's ratings are beginning to be comparable to those of his predecessors.
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Challenges of the Demographic Shift
Foresight Ageing Population Panel
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Diabetes: The UK's Hidden Timebomb
People are putting their health on the line through ignorance of diabetes according to a hard-hitting report into the reality and misconceptions of the condition in the UK today.
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Women Less Aware Of Risk Factors For Stroke
Women are significantly more likely to die of a stroke than men, yet they are also less aware (spontaneously) than men of potential risk factors, according to MORI poll results released today by The Stroke Association. The figures, released to coincide with a major discussion and vote by the National Federation of Women's Institutes on the issue of stroke care, show that women are considerably less likely than men to recognise that eating healthily, and lowering their alcohol consumption, can help to reduce the risk of stroke. 10,000 women will be lending their voice to the issue of stroke care at the National Federation of Women's Institutes Triennial General Meeting at Wembley on the 7th June.
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Low Public Awareness Of Symptoms Of Arthritis
Despite the number of arthritis sufferers in Britain and the severity of their symptoms, a recent MORI survey found that fairly low proportions of the public are aware of this group of common conditions. Fewer than half (48%) of adults asked about the different types of arthritis mentioned RA, and only a third (33%) mentioned OA (5). When asked more closely about RA, only 5% of adults specifically mentioned inflammation, and only 11% mentioned aching joints in relation to osteoarthritis.
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'Enterprise Insight' Takes Off
Young people from across the UK and some of this country's most respected entrepreneurs today (Thursday 11 May) joined Prime Minister Tony Blair at 10 Downing Street for the launch of "Enterprise Insight".