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After The March
Tony Blair's answer to the challenge posed by last weekend's peace march has been, in effect, to ask the public to trust his judgment rather than their own. Five years ago, they might have done; but many fewer are prepared to do so these days. In MORI's most recent poll on the Iraq crisis, in the third week of January, just 26% approved of the way Mr Blair was handling the current situation, and his support may have fallen further since then. Mr Blair's personal and government ratings have both fallen sharply: the MORI Political Monitor at the end of January found only 26% of the public satisfied with the way the government is running the country and 33% satisfied with the way Mr Blair is doing his job as Prime Minister - almost identical to the troughs those ratings hit immediately after the fuel crisis in September 2000.
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Perceptions of Russia
Half of people in Britain (51%) say they have neither a favourable or unfavourable view of Russia, according to new research from MORI. The project was commissioned by Expert Group, a business information provider in Russia as part of its 'Real Russia' campaign. The project aimed to reveal British perceptions and levels of knowledge of Russia and its leader in comparison to other countries, institutions and world leaders.
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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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Little Change On Euro Vote
Public opinion on the Euro has changed little since last year, with a majority still saying they would vote 'no' in a referendum on Britain joining the single European currency. Research by MORI Financial Service for Schroder Salomon Smith Barney shows 57% of people in Britain say they would vote 'no' when asked 'If there were a referendum now on whether Britain should be part of a single European currency, how would you vote?'. Three in 10 (31%) say they would vote yes and one in 10 (11%) said they did not know how they would vote.
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Joining The Euro
Q Which of the following best describes your own view of British participation in the single currency?
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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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Cross Border Shopping
A third (34%) of UK consumers have bought goods or services from abroad in the past 12 months and of these three-quarters (75%) have bought something from EU countries, according to a new survey conducted by the MORI Social Research Institute.
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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.