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MORI Political Monitor - Political Attitudes in Great Britain
MORI interviewed a representative quota sample of 1,976 adults aged 18+ at 187 sampling points across Great Britain. Fieldwork was conducted face-to-face in respondents homes on 11-16 September 2003. Data are weighted to match the profile of the population.
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Elections Yet To Come
At the end of last month, the Electoral Commission published "The Shape of Elections to Come", its strategic evaluation report on the experimental methods of voting used in this year's local elections. An important part of the evaluation which fed into the Commission's report was a programme of public opinion research, conducted by MORI, including both quantitative surveys and qualitative research (focus groups).
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Scots Support Increase In Windfarms
People in Scotland who live in close proximity (up to 20km) to a windfarm show substantially more support for than opposition to them. New research by MORI Scotland for the Scottish Executive shows more than half (54%) would support increasing the number of turbines at their local windfarm by half. Four in five (82%) would support windfarms taking a greater role in the generating of electricity in Scotland over the next 15 years.
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Public Confusion on Chemicals
No single source is trusted by a majority of the British public to tell the truth about the risks of chemicals in household goods used in society, according to a survey by the MORI Social Research Institute for the Scientific Alliance.
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Trust In Blair And The BBC
Public approval of Tony Blair's handling of the situation in Iraq has fallen in recent months with net approval ratings of -23%. Blair's Baghdad bounce was short-lived and his approval ratings are similar to those recorded by MORI just before the conflict started (-24% in 14-16 March 2003). Trust in the Prime Minister has also fallen, and he is regarded as less trustworthy than the BBC.
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New Ways To Vote
New methods of voting have received a broadly positive response from the public, according to new research from the MORI Social Research Institute. The survey, on behalf of The Electoral Commission, exams the public's response to the new methods of voting used in the 2003 local elections.
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British Businesses Cannot Rule Out 'UK Enron'
One in 10 (eight per cent) senior managers of private and public sector organisations believe that it is not possible to foresee an 'Enron' ever happening in the UK. These are the findings of a new MORI survey commissioned by business advisors RSM Robson Rhodes. The survey shows more than four-fifths (82%) think the UK is vulnerable to an Enron-style accounting scandal.
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Votes At 16?
This week, the Electoral Commission announced that it was beginning consultations on whether the minimum voting age in Britain should be reduced. By coincidence, this week also saw the release of a MORI survey for Nestlé UK (published as the Nestlé Family Monitor Number 16: Young People's Attitudes Towards Politics): this survey of school pupils aged 11-18 in England and Wales included questions both on attitudes to reducing the voting age and on how young people would vote if they were old enough. Sam Younger (the Chairman of the Electoral Commission) and Yvette Cooper MP (the minister responsible for electoral arrangements) were among the speakers at a Smith Institute Seminar at 11 Downing Street where the report was launched. The findings will, we hope, help to inform the debate.
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London Mayor Ratings
Nearly half (49%) of Londoners say they are satisfied with Ken Livingstone, the Mayor of London while three in 10 (31%) say they are dissatisfied. While the overall satisfaction rating remains broadly unchanged since March — just after the introduction of the congestion charge — those saying they are 'very satisfied' has increased by three per cent.
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GM Food Opposition Continues
The British public still remains firmly opposed to Genetically Modified (GM) food, according to new research by MORI Social Research Institute.