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Londoners 'Satisfied With Life In The Capital'
A recent survey for the Commission on London Governance shows that Londoners express high levels of satisfaction with living in the capital. Seven in 10 Londoners also feel that they have a different outlook to people in the rest of the country, putting this down to a faster way of life and the capital's more multicultural environment. The Capital's history and heritage as well as its cultural diversity are highly valued.
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What Makes Children Read?
In wave 17 Nestlé UK asked children in 33 secondary schools about their views on reading. Encouragingly, young people generally have a positive attitude towards reading. Girls are much more positive than boys.
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Annual London Survey 2003
A recent MORI Social Research Institute survey conducted on behalf of the Greater London Authority shows that Londoners continue to be positive about living in the Capital. Nearly four out of five residents (78%) claim to be satisfied with their neighbourhood, as opposed to one in seven (14%) who are dissatisfied. Seven out of 10 (71%) are satisfied with London in general, with 15% dissatisfied.
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Can We Have Trust And Diversity?
Immigration/asylum is now the third most important issue facing Britain today, ahead of defence, crime/law and order and the economy. Only the NHS and education are seen as more pressing.
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Residents' Views On Airport Expansion
More than half the residents in the local communities around Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted say they support a new runway at the airport nearest to them, according to a new MORI survey.
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Lies, Damned Lies And Opinion Polls
What's one to do? Polls are being dumbed down daily, and no matter how hard I try, the polls' equivalent of Gresham's Law seems destined to drive out quality, to the detriment of the proper use of polls to support advocacy, illuminate debate, control demagoguery, and inform people what others are thinking.
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Workplace Discrimination
Age is the largest determinant of whether a person is likely to be ill-treated in the workplace, according to new research from MORI. The survey — Diversity Matters — conducted for The Guardian and TMP Worldwide, shows nearly a quarter (23%) of British employees claim to have fallen victim to discrimination, bullying or harassment at work. This rises to 37% of older workers (over 55s). Ill treatment because of age is higher than that due to gender, race or sexuality, and is marginally higher than that because of disability.