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Support For New York-Style Smoking Ban
Two in five British people (40%) think smoking should not be allowed in any restaurants, and three-quarters (76%) agree that waiters and waitresses in cafes and restaurants should be able to work in a smoke-free work environment. This new research from MORI was conducted on behalf of SmokeFree London, an alliance of the capital's NHS health trusts.
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Samaritans Launches Awareness Campaign For People With Iraq War Worries
New research shows nearly two-thirds of British people who feel stressed have found the war in Iraq upsetting.
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GB Employees Say Management Are Offering Flexible Working
MORI research among employees for the DTI suggests most employees find managers receptive to flexible working. Over three quarters (77%) of employees who requested a change to their working patterns have had their request agreed to. Over four-fifths (82%) of employees who changed from full-time to part-time kept both the same job and the same level of seniority.
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Seven In Ten Members Of The Public Support The Use Of Embryos For Medical Research
Around 70% of the British public support the use of human embryos for medical research to find treatments for serious diseases and for fertility research. Over half of adults feel that the use of human embryos for medical research is only acceptable to find treatments for serious diseases and for fertility research, but not for most other types of research. Further, one in six feel the use of human embryos is always acceptable for all types of medical research.
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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
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War Support Continues
MORI's latest survey, undertaken March 28-31, found only a bare plurality approving of the way the prime minister is handling the current situation with Iraq, 47 per cent approve and 44 per cent disapprove — or a net plus three.
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Media Coverage Of Iraq Conflict
More than four in five Britons (85%) say they are either very or fairly interested in news coverage of the current conflict with Iraq, according to new research from MORI. Most people (55%) say they trust television coverage most, compared to one in 10 (eight per cent) who trust newspaper coverage the most. A quarter (27%) say they trust each equally, and one in 20 (five per cent) say they do not trust newspaper or television coverage.
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Britain's Best Leaders Are Headteachers
A survey commissioned by the National College for School Leadership (NCSL) finds that headteachers are viewed as better leaders than any other group in Britain.