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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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DNA 50th Anniversary Survey
Fifty years after the discovery of the structure of DNA, a survey by the MORI Social Research Institute shows four in five British people (81%) are aware of at least one medical application when shown a list of eleven things made possible by the discovery of DNA.
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Gardeners Need More Information To Help Encourage Wildlife
Two in five gardeners (38%) say they would do more to encourage wildlife if they had more information, according to a new survey from the MORI Social Research Institute.
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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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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's Most Important International Relationship - trends 1969-2003
Q Which of these -- Europe, the Commonwealth or America -- is the most important to Britain?
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Public Support For Tax On Shopping Bags
Almost two thirds of British people support the idea of paying 10p at shops for plastic bags, according to a new report from the MORI Social Research Institute. The survey shows 63% of British people support the idea, compared to 27% who are opposed.
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Continuing Opposition To GM Foods
The British public is still strongly opposed to Genetically Modified (GM) foods, according to new research by the MORI Social Research Institute.