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Happy Families?
Television parenting programmes are having a powerful influence on parenting techniques in Great Britain, research by Ipsos reveals. But the research — for the National Family and Parenting Institute — also shows a large proportion of those who view such programmes (37%) believe that such programmes sensationalise family problems for public entertainment.
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Public Sceptical About The Future Of Public Services
The British public are increasingly sceptical of the Government's ability to improve public services, according to the latest Ipsos Government Delivery Index - our regular 'health check' on government performance and public expectations. This scepticism is particularly apparent with the NHS, for which public expectations have reached a record low.
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Parties For The Public Good
Research conducted by Ipsos for the Young Foundation shows that the British public believe political parties have an important role to play in democracy. Half the public (49%) say that political parties in Britain enable the people to have a voice; and a similar number also disagree that Britain would be better off if political parties did not exist and all politicians were independent. At the same time, fewer than a quarter believe that parties are open and transparent, and the most popular approaches to making parties more appealing would be for them to involve people more in local decision making and for them to listen more to the public.
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Three Score Years and When?
New Ipsos research undertaken for BUPA explores attitudes and opinions about an aging population and workforce, among the general public and senior HR executives.
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Public views on the use of wild animals in circuses in Wales
Poll commissioned for the RSPCA in 2006 asking whether people think the use of wild animals in circuses should or should not be banned.
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Cancer - A Public Priority?
Findings from an Ipsos survey on behalf Cancerbackup are unambiguous in showing that cancer is a key public priority, both in absolute terms, and compared with other illnesses and diseases. Cancer has remained the top national health priority among the general public since 2003 [note 1], and its importance as a health concern overshadows public concern for other illnesses and diseases. The question asked the public, without any prompting, which, if any, illness or diseases they think should be a national health priority.
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Transport Poll For The RMT
According to a recent Ipsos survey for the RMT, three-quarters (74%) of adults in London and the South East would prefer for the extended East London line to continue to be run by a public sector organisation than by a private rail company (10%).
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Government Delivery Index
According to the latest Ipsos Government Delivery Index, two in five British adults (40%) think that the Government's policies will improve the state of Britain's economy in the long-term, although slightly more (46%) disagree, giving a net optimism score of -6. This is slightly higher than the net score of -13 in May 2006.
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Patients' Views Are Lost In Translation
The public think the NHS is in crisis yet patients consistently report high levels of satisfaction with the care they receive. Lost in Translation — a new report published today by the NHS Confederation — examines why there is such a large gap in perceptions.
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What The Public Thinks Of The Party Leaders (And The Leader-In-Waiting)
The public's detailed image of the Prime Minister has deteriorated significantly in the last 18 months, analysis of data from the Ipsos Political Monitor shows; but while Gordon Brown's image is better, it shares many of the most negative characteristics of Mr Blair's. The poll, conducted at the start of September (before the recent public falling out over the Prime Minister's retirement date) finds that Mr Brown, like Mr Blair, is primarily seen as out of touch, though the public also admit that he has sound judgment, a description they are reluctant to apply to Tony Blair, and many more people describe him as inflexible, tending to talk down to people and narrow minded than have the same impression of the Conservative and Liberal Democrat leaders.