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Support For First Great Eastern's Franchise Bid
More than eight out of 10 First Great Eastern passengers (85%) believe the company should be allowed to bid for the Greater Anglia franchise. Just three per cent of passengers supported the SRA (Strategic Rail Authority) decision to exclude First from the bidding process with more than four-fifths (82%) believing that the company should be re-instated.
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EMU Entry Off the Pre-Election Agenda
A majority of people in Britain would vote against joining the single European currency if there were a referendum, according to new research from MORI. As part of regular research for citigroup*, the results show the share in favour of EMU entry edged down to 29% from 30% in March, with a rise in the share against to 58% from 56%. Thus, the balance against EMU entry rose to 28% from 26%, and is the highest since October 2001.
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Blair Cannot Count On Baghdad Bounce
The British participation in the American-led invasion of Iraq was, at the moment it began, possibly the least popular war with the British public of any in which British troops have joined since opinion polls first began. But no sooner had the first shots been fired than public opinion started to swing in favour of British involvement in the war and kept on going. Within a couple of days the polls were finding solid majorities in favour where previously they had found solid majorities against, a movement which even reports of civilian casualties, "friendly-fire" incidents and later widespread looting and lawlessness apparently did nothing to check. The scale of the change of opinions makes it one of the most dramatic turnarounds that MORI has measured.
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Residents See The Benefit In Hosting The Olympics
Residents of cities due to host, or potentially bidding to host, the Olympic Games are in favour of the event. New research by MORI for SportAccord shows a majority of the people whose lives will be affected the most support holding the biggest international sporting event in their hometown.
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Scots Positive About Vote
Turnout at the upcoming Scottish elections may not be as poor as some have predicted. A survey by MORI Scotland for the Scottish Daily Mail suggests the turnout of 58% in 1999 — the first elections for the new Parliament — may be matched this time. Three in five (59%) say they are absolutely certain to turn out at the election on 1 May 2003.
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Britain And The US
Big events shape public opinion. Public opinion shapes the political scene. Four months before the invasion of the Falklands, Mrs. Thatcher was the least popular prime minister in polling history. John Major was little known when he became Prime Minister in November 1990, just before the Gulf War. His rating rose faster than anyone before. However, after Black Wednesday, his rating fell even faster. After dropping sharply over the past year, Blair's satisfaction rating took a 12 point jump between the end of February and the end of March.
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State of Britain Survey 2003
France is considered Britain's least reliable ally by more than half of British people, according to the 'State of Britain Survey 2003' — published today by the MORI Social Research Institute on behalf of the Financial Times.
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Real Challenges In Healthcare Provision for MS Sufferers, But Some Improvements Since 1999
Nearly half (45%) the people with multiple sclerosis diagnosed in the last three years are dissatisfied with the support they received from the NHS at the time. The poll among members of the Multiple Sclerosis Society also found one in three members overall (32%) is unhappy with their healthcare generally. Fewer than a quarter can always access MS services on the NHS when they need them.
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Iraq: Public Support Maintained - The State Of Public Opinion On The War
MORI Chairman Sir Robert Worcester reports on the state of public opinion on the war