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Most Of The British Public Don't Know That Red Cross Can Help In An Emergency
Most British people wouldn't know who to turn to following flooding or a fire at home, the British Red Cross said today in a report based on a MORI survey.
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Public Expects The Impossible From Science
A new public opinion poll from MORI shows that over 60% of British adults expect the impossible from science: 71% of the public look to scientists to give an 'agreed view' about science issues and 61% expect science to provide 100% guarantees about the safety of medicines. Yet most scientists insist that science cannot and should not deliver either.
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The British Back Their Bobbies
The Police have been much in the news this week, with the rank-and-file demonstrating in London against the Home Secretary's reform plans, and more senior officers publicly debating whether the low clear-up and conviction rate for crimes is the fault of the Police or of the criminal justice system.
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Concern about science-related issues
New MORI research identifies the science-related issues currently causing greatest concern to the public and reveals that scientists, government and the media need to do better over the funding and reporting of science.
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Cancer: Young People Are Confused And Want To Know More
Two thirds of children know somebody affected by cancer, and nearly half have had a family member with the disease, yet they still lack understanding about cancer, its causes and their own relative risk. This is according to research published today by MORI for Macmillan Cancer Relief, to launch the charity's schools awareness programme Cancer Talk.
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The Public's Trust In Doctors Rises
The public's trust in doctors has risen over the past year, according to a MORI opinion poll published today. Ninety one per cent of people thought that doctors tell the truth, making doctors the most trusted of the professions and occupations listed. Just six per cent of people thought that doctors do not tell the truth.
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Fear And Reassurance: Communications And The NHS
Two recent issues of public concern over healthcare, though very different in their details, demonstrate some common threads in the way public opinion on such issues arises and the importance of good communications in averting such potential crises.
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Scrooge Makes A Comeback As Crisis Opens its Christmas Shelters For The 30th Year
As Crisis gets ready to open its Christmas shelters for the 30th year, new MORI research reveals that the British public thinks we are more Scrooge-like now than we were a generation ago.
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Labour Supporters and Public Services, 'But Don't Give Money To Private Sector', Says Survey
Almost two thirds of voters support Gordon Brown's plan to raise taxes to fund the NHS and other public services - but only a third do so if those services are provided by the private sector, according to a new opinion poll.
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More Cash For The NHS
This week, perhaps for the first time since September 11, the focus of the media's attention has switched from foreign affairs and terrorism to domestic affairs, and particularly to the National Health Service. The Wanless report on funding the NHS was published, and on the same day the Chancellor, Gordon Brown, made his pre-budget statement, promising an extra £1bn for the NHS with a commitment to higher long-term investment.