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Annual London Survey 2004
The 2004 Annual London Survey carried out by MORI for the GLA shows that Londoners are generally positive about life in the Capital. There is good news on the environment, where litter, noise and air quality are seen to be less of a problem than a year ago and over the past five years. Three people in four say they are satisfied, with only about one in 10 (11%) dissatisfied.
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Annual Survey Of Londoners
The results of the fifth Ipsos survey of Londoners have now been released. The survey, for the GLA, asks Londoners to review their attitudes to, and experiences of, living in the capital. Some of the topics covered include the best and worst aspects of London life, satisfaction with their local community and the cost of living.
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Marginal Success?
MORI's analysis of voting intentions shows little evidence of a Conservative breakthrough in marginal constituencies.
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Inspiring People To Volunteer
Bob Geldof is the celebrity most likely to inspire people to volunteer, according to research by MORI for the Year of the Volunteer 2005. The musician and charity campaigner ranked first among a list of celebrities who might encourage the public to involve themselves more with charity or voluntary work.
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The Stress Of Christmas Shopping
A recent survey, conducted by MORI for argos.co.uk shows half of the population (49%) find Christmas shopping stressful. Whilst not as high as divorce/separation (78%), moving house (77%), and preparing for a driving test or other exam (70%), Christmas shopping is stressful to a higher proportion than going to the dentist (43%) or preparing to go on holiday (36%).
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Public Attitudes To Public Services
MORI conducted a survey for the Cabinet Office in March this year on attitudes to public services. Key findings include:
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MORI Political Monitor November - Topline Results
Labour's lead over the Conservatives remains in November's MORI Political Monitor. It currently registers 35% support among those certain to vote (down four points on October's measure). The Conservatives are at 31%, up two points, with the Liberal Democrats on 23% (up one). Ratings of both Tony Blair and Michael Howard remain negative, by a 2:1 margin. Defence and foreign affairs remains, in the eyes of British voters, the most important issue facing Britain today, although those who say the NHS and Health is most important has gone down, slightly, from 36% last month to 32% this month. After hitting 20% in October (the highest level for four years), mentions of pensions/social security have fallen to 12%.
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MORI Political Monitor November
Labour's lead over the Conservatives remains in November's MORI Political Monitor. It currently registers 35% support among those certain to vote (down four points on October's measure). The Conservatives are at 31%, up two points, with the Liberal Democrats on 23% (up one). Ratings of both Tony Blair and Michael Howard remain negative, by a 2:1 margin. Defence and foreign affairs remains, in the eyes of British voters, the most important issue facing Britain today, although those who say the NHS and Health is most important has gone down, slightly, from 36% last month to 32% this month. After hitting 20% in October (the highest level for four years), mentions of pensions/social security have fallen to 12%.
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Government Delivery Index
MORI's latest Delivery Index survey, conducted for the Financial Times, shows that the public remain divided over whether the Government's policies will improve the state of the economy. The public also remain sceptical about the Government's ability to improve public service in the long term, although trends on both these areas have improved since 2003.
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What drives satisfaction with local government?
If an authority is perceived to provide generally good quality services and good value for money, then it is highly likely to also achieve strong satisfaction ratings. Indeed, perceptions on these attributes are consistently shown to be the strongest drivers of overall satisfaction across different studies and across key sub-groups within the population.
This report highlights some key areas where further collection of data would be helpful in providing evidence to explore various hypotheses around the drivers of satisfaction