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BBC Coverage Of Queen Mother's Death "About Right"
Most viewers say BBC showed "enough respect" in its initial week's coverage of the death of the Queen Mother, according to MORI
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Effect Of Candidate Ethnicity In The British General Elections Of 1997 And 2001
Statistical analysis of constituency results in the last two general elections strongly suggests that ethnic minority (Black or Asian) candidates secure a smaller share of the vote for their parties than do white candidates. While it is not possible to prove from the evidence why this is the case, the obvious presumption must be that it is caused by racist voters being deterred from voting for an ethnic minority candidate. The effect was strongest in the case of Labour candidates, depressing their vote share by more than three-and-a-half percentage points, but was also present for Liberal Democrats; however, there was no statistically significant loss of votes found in the case of Conservative ethnic minority candidates.
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Government Delivery Index
Most of the British public are pessimistic about the government's ability to improve public services, according to the baseline survey for the new MORI Delivery Index. More than half, 54%, say they disagree that "in the long term, this government's policies will improve the state of Britain's public services", whereas only 36% agree.
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Time Poll Reveals Declining British Support For The War Against Terror
A MORI poll published in next week's TIME magazine reveals that British approval of the way both President George Bush and Prime Minister Tony Blair are handling the response to the 11 September terrorist attacks has fallen sharply since late last year.
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Lambeth Cannabis Policing Experiment
Two surveys exploring Lambeth Police's experimental approach to dealing with cannabis possession without using arrest.
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Public Attitudes Towards The Future Of Gibraltar
Almost 80 per cent of British people think that the Gibraltarians should have the right to decide about the future of Gibraltar say the findings of a MORI poll taken last weekend (15-17 March).
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Public Attitudes Towards Candidates' Position On Abortion
Research conducted by MORI's Social Research Institute on behalf of BPAS asks:
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Poll Shows Public Support For Ban On Hunting
A MORI poll, released immediately after the Commons vote for a ban on hunting with dogs, shows that a majority of the public believes that the government should now bring in a ban on hunting this year, irrespective of the vote in the House of Lords tomorrow.