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New Nuclear Agency Faces Challenges
A new MORI public opinion survey shows last week's establishment of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority to have made little impact on public awareness. The NDA is also shown to be facing some challenges with regard to its anticipated tendering of nuclear clean-up contracts to overseas companies, as well as a wider lack of confidence in the decisions being made about the future of nuclear energy in Britain.
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The Observer Election Research - Poll 1
MORI's first election special research for the Observer and Sunday Mirror demonstrates the importance that turnout could have in the general election on 5th May. In this research, conducted on 7-9 April, 61% of the electorate say they are absolutely certain to vote — this is the highest figure measured by MORI since this question was first regularly asked in November 2002. Crucially, during this time, many more Labour supporters told us they were certain to vote, compared with the weekend before, which means that at present Labour have a comfortable lead over the Conservatives.
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Strong Support For Local GP Surgeries
A new MORI survey for the British Medical Association (BMA) reveals the strength of the UK public's support for local GP surgeries. Three quarters (75%) of the public agree their local GP surgery is more important to them than having access to a variety of health services in walk-in centres in public buildings.
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Electoral Volatility
Electoral volatility and low turnout are plaguing politicians, pundits and pollsters as the 'real' election is about to begin. With voting day just a month from Thursday, reports of huge differences between one poll and another based on the 'gap' or 'lead' between Labour and the Conservatives disguises small changes between one poll's findings and another. But comparing the same organisation's polls over time, it is clear that public opinion is moving towards the Conservatives.
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Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 — A Global Capital Market View
In the wake of Enron and other high profile corporate scandals, the increasing impact of corporate regulation and governance is being felt worldwide. MORI recently conducted a study on behalf of PwC (PricewaterhouseCoopers) which examined how negative Section 404* disclosures from the Sarbanes-Oxley act are likely to affect analysts' and investors' perceptions of SEC-listed companies.