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Trust In The Government Low
Trust in the Government is low, with a quarter to a third of us believing that the Government is acting in the public interest in relation to each of five different risk issues.
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Cross Border Shopping
A third (34%) of UK consumers have bought goods or services from abroad in the past 12 months and of these three-quarters (75%) have bought something from EU countries, according to a new survey conducted by the MORI Social Research Institute.
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Investors On Britain
Twice as many senior business executives see the UK as an attractive place to invest, than see it as unattractive, according to new research by MORI. The survey, commissioned by the CBI, shows more than half (54%) feel positive as opposed to a quarter (24%) who feel negative. However, two thirds (66%) say the UK has become less attractive as a place to invest/do business than five years ago, and more than half (58%) expect this trend to continue.
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Consuming Passions
For many years I've been an interested observer of people power. Who are the 'movers and shakers' of British Society? What is their profile, how do they influence others, and what do they read. My first exposition of this interest was in 1972, when the long lamented magazine New Society printed an early article of mine, "The Hidden Activist", which examined what I termed the socio-political activists (S-PAs) in Britain who I defined as that c. 10% of the public who tended by their actions to stand out from the crowd, to be elected officers of clubs or groups, make speeches and write letters to editors, stand for public office and otherwise take part in an active way in order to influence the course of British political events.
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Analysts See Link Between Outsourcing And Profitability
Over two-thirds (69%) of analysts in the City and Wall Street think the outsourcing of business critical processes can improve a company's share price. Meanwhile 64% think such outsourcing can have a significant impact on a company's profitability.
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Budget Poll
Q1 Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way Gordon Brown is doing his job as Chancellor of the Exchequer?
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Nearly A Half Of Average Or Below Average Earners Have Not Heard Of Stakeholder Pensions
Research on behalf of Norwich Union, the UK's largest insurer, into stakeholder pensions shows that only just over a half of people earning between 16310,000 and 16325,000 a year say they've heard of stakeholder pensions
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Fear And Reassurance: Communications And The NHS
Two recent issues of public concern over healthcare, though very different in their details, demonstrate some common threads in the way public opinion on such issues arises and the importance of good communications in averting such potential crises.
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A Force For Good - Captains Of Industry Say That Non Executive Directors Will Become Increasingly Important And Valuable
Enron situation will only give further impetus to extending the role
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Post Offices Pass On The Parcel Question
Customers are being given inadequate advice about which service to use when they send parcels at the post office according to new figures from Postwatch, the consumer watchdog for postal services. Yet, in reality, when customers complain about loss or damage, Consignia place the onus on them to choose the right service.