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Crisis Of Confidence For Leaders
Tony Blair and Iain Duncan Smith are facing a crisis of confidence with the British public, with both recording further falls in their satisfaction ratings.
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Whom Do We Trust? Neither Politicians Nor Journalists!
Whom do we trust? Certainly not politicians nor journalists. Doctors, yes, and no doubt nurses. Certainly teachers, professors, judges and priests, but not everyone trusts even them to tell the truth. One person in five say they don't believe that either judges or the clergy can be trusted.
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Public Retains Great Trust In Doctors
Doctors continue to come out top in MORI's annual poll of the most trusted professionals or occupational groups. Nine in ten continue to say that they trust doctors to tell the truth. Public approval for the way doctors do their jobs remains high at around 9 in 10.
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Defence And Asylum Rise Up The Agenda
Against a backdrop of increased concern about war in Iraq, Tony Blair's satisfaction ratings have fallen another five points in the past month, with only one third of the electorate now saying they are satisfied with the job he is doing as Prime Minister. Even fewer — 26% — are satisfied with the way the Government is running the country — the lowest figure since the fuel crisis in September 2000.
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Senior Business Staff On The Euro
Half of senior business people within the British Chambers of Commerce (49%) want the Chancellor to wait and see how the Euro develops before joining, even if the 'five economic tests' are satisfied, according to new research by MORI.
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MORI Political Monitor, November 2002
Defence and foreign affairs have become increasing concerns for the British public, according to a new MORI poll for The Financial Times.
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MORI Political Monitor, October 2002
For the first time, more Conservatives are dissatisfied than satisfied with the way Iain Duncan Smith is doing his job as party leader, according to MORI Political Monitor survey for October.
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Consuming Passions
For many years I've been an interested observer of people power. Who are the 'movers and shakers' of British Society? What is their profile, how do they influence others, and what do they read. My first exposition of this interest was in 1972, when the long lamented magazine New Society printed an early article of mine, "The Hidden Activist", which examined what I termed the socio-political activists (S-PAs) in Britain who I defined as that c. 10% of the public who tended by their actions to stand out from the crowd, to be elected officers of clubs or groups, make speeches and write letters to editors, stand for public office and otherwise take part in an active way in order to influence the course of British political events.