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Public Dissatisfaction With NHS Grows
Public dissatisfaction with the NHS is growing, according to a new independent opinion poll. Almost as many people believe the Labour Government is responsible for the current state of the NHS as believe the Conservative Government is.
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New Figures Suggest Worsening Public Complacency Of HIV Threat In Britain
A MORI poll published today by NAT (National AIDS Trust) to mark World AIDS Day finds that two-thirds of the public in Great Britain have not changed their lifestyle in response to HIV/AIDS despite the vast majority knowing that unprotected sex is the main cause of HIV infection.
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The Role Of The Polls In The American Presidential Election
Questions have been raised about the role of the polls in the American presidential election. One thing's for sure; they said it would be close, and it certainly was! Polls rained down on the American public at the rate of over four a day during the two months and a bit since Labor Day, the traditional 'home stretch' of the presidential contest. Nobody could say there wasn't enough data, but what did they tell us?
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Londoners Against Government Plans For Tube
A new opinion poll, commissioned by Ken Livingstone, Mayor of London, has revealed twice as many Londoners oppose plans for a Public Private Partnership for London Underground than support it. (53 per cent oppose PPP compared to just 23 per cent in support).
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Petrol Crisis Poll
QV1 How would you vote if there were a General Election tomorrow?
[If undecided or refused at Q1]
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Three Frequently Asked Questions
There are a number of questions about the polls that we get asked time and time again. Over the next few months, as we run up to the general election that will probably be held next year, I am going to try to answer some of them here. Let us begin with some questions about sampling:
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Bobbies On The Beat, They Can't Always Be In The Right Place At The Right Time
In a dramatic display of public misunderstanding, a MORI poll conducted for the National Neighbourhood Watch Association (NNWA) has found that 93% of the British public who expressed an opinion overestimates the number of times that a police officer on foot patrol is actually likely to come across a crime in progress. In response to these figures the NNWA is challenging politicians and police chiefs to re-consider this wasteful use of police resources and concentrate instead on more focused crime prevention measures. They are also pointing out that vigilant neighbours are much more likely to be in the right place at the right time to prevent residential crime taking place.