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'From Fun to Functionality - Britain's Attitude to Technology is Evolving'

Egg and MORI's 'Embracing Technology' Report

Britons Live In Sin Because It's Cheaper Than The Alternative!

Money (or the lack of it) is partly to blame for the number of cohabiting couples according to recent research from the Association of Investment Trust Companies ("AITC"). When questioned over half of young couples living together said it was the cost of getting married that deterred them from tying the knot.

Healthy Old Age Is Myth For Many

A new MORI survey published today (9 July) shows that many millions of British people have unrealistic expectations of a healthy old age.

Reasons for Voting or Not Voting

Using a kennel or cattery this summer? Ensure your pet has a happy holiday too

Direct Line Pet Insurance is urging the 3.5 million pet owners who use either a kennel and cattery when going on holiday for a week or more to ask tougher questions when choosing a boarding establishment and has produced a useful check list to help people with their selection.

Brits Lose Inhibitions And Express Themselves Online

Ninety six per cent of British people commit themselves to a pastime. However 77 per cent of those who would like to pursue a new interest are held back by the lack of time and money available to them, reveals research from MORI and Lycos UK, one of Europe's leading Internet destinations.

General Election 2001 : Voting By Post

The strange, slow tempo of this election campaign, unusually punctuated by two Bank Holiday weekends, seems to fit this election, which has failed to capture the public imagination or interest, rather well. The projected turnout is stubbornly refusing to shift upwards.

Political Football

Once again most of the proprietors of the Sunday newspapers have kept their money in their pockets and left the field to NOP in the Sunday Times, who have Labour on 49%, the Tories on 30%, Lib Dems on 14% and others at 7%. Our model projects this to a 235 seat Labour majority, the BBC's natty model (worth a look) has it at 227. On ours, this result would cost the Tories 19 seats off their 1997 165, add another 28 to Labour's 419, and drop the Liberal Democrats by 8, from 46 at the last election.

Millions Of Holidaymakers May Not Be Adequately Covered For Their Travels

As many as 7.5 million UK holidaymakers* could be travelling abroad this year with potentially inappropriate travel insurance according to Direct Line Travel Insurance.

Parents Expect More From Employers But Few Provide Help With Childcare

Daycare Trust launches MORI survey findings at start of National Childcare Week 2001