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Hang 'em High?
Recent coverage of the deaths of schoolgirls Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman shows at least some members of the public are still very much in favour of the death penalty - but is it still a majority?
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Public Services; The Final Verdict From The People's Panel
This week saw the publication of the final wave of research from the People's Panel, the survey for the Cabinet Office which MORI has been conducting since 1998 and which the government decided to wind up earlier this year. The survey measures use of and satisfaction with a wide range of public services, and how well informed the public feels about them.
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Single European Currency Tracker, July 2002
Our latest MORI poll suggests that public opinion remains clearly against EMU entry. The balance of opinion against EMU entry has increased slightly since May and is similar to the average of Labour's first term in government (1997-01).
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Polling On The Internet
Since the late 1980s, telephone interviewing has become an increasingly effective way of conducting research among the general public. With telephone ownership rising above 90%, it became possible to interview representative samples of the public; the fast turnaround of results and the opportunity for tight control over the interview process have provided researchers with some real advantages over face-to-face methods.
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Many Patients "Willing To Travel Abroad For Treatment"
Research by the MORI Social Research Institute for the British Medical Association has found that more than two in five (42%) patients would be willing to travel outside the UK for treatment and that more than half (51%) believe involving other organisations — including the private sector — would improve the provision of NHS health care.
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Teflon Tony Rides Again
The June MORI Political Monitor, published today, finds little movement in voting intentions. Labour, contrary to the assumption that the Black Rod spin row must have damaged Mr Blair, is fractionally up since last month, though none of the figures have moved to a statistically significant degree — there is no more change than must be expected from sampling variation.
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British Public Backs Donor-Conceived Children's Rights to their Identity
There is strong public support for the rights of children, when they reach 18, to know the genetic history of their biological parents. Eight in ten support children having an automatic right to know this, and 62% agree that donor-assisted conception should only be offered if offspring are given the right to this information at the age of 18. By contrast, only 19% agree with the opposite statement that all parents should have a right to have children without telling them their genetic history (and a further quarter are neutral) whilst only 24% agree that donors should have the right to withhold this information when they donate eggs or sperm to help other couples conceive.
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Attitudes towards Asylum Seekers for 'Refugee Week'
A poll by MORI Social Research Institute, and published on the eve of Refugee Week, tried to ascertain the British public's attitudes to refugees and asylum seekers, their knowledge about refugees and their perception of the media coverage.
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Public Attitudes to Transport in England
Transport continues to dominate both the national and local agenda. Three in ten people spontaneously cite transport as a main problem facing Britain today, while over four in ten see it as the most important local issue with congestion cited as the main problem
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No Royal Rollercoaster
If you take your view of British public opinion from the impressions reflected in the media, this has been something of a roller-coaster few months for the standing of the Monarchy and Royal Family.