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State Of the Nation
In February, the single most important issue in the minds of nearly a quarter (23%) of the British nation was immigration and asylum seekers, nearly double the percentage who expressed concern about either the state of the nation's health care (13%) or Iraq, terrorism and the nation's defence (13%).
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The Observer Election Research - Poll 1
MORI's first election special research for the Observer and Sunday Mirror demonstrates the importance that turnout could have in the general election on 5th May. In this research, conducted on 7-9 April, 61% of the electorate say they are absolutely certain to vote — this is the highest figure measured by MORI since this question was first regularly asked in November 2002. Crucially, during this time, many more Labour supporters told us they were certain to vote, compared with the weekend before, which means that at present Labour have a comfortable lead over the Conservatives.
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Trust In Official Statistics
MORI's study for the Statistics Commission shows that key opinion formers believe the quality of UK official statistics is up with the best in the world. Much of the criticism of official statistics is seen as unwarranted — a result of the blame culture that exists in today's political climate, and the lack of trust in government generally.
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Attitudes To Regional Programmes
New research by MORI on behalf of Ofcom indicates that viewers in Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland appreciate dedicated programming, and would like to continue provision for their nation on terrestrial TV. These audiences are also interested in programming which shows the rest of the UK their culture.
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Living In Edinburgh
The vast majority of Edinburgh residents are satisfied the city as a whole as a place to live — in fact, half say they are 'very satisfied'. The level of satisfaction with life in Edinburgh is equally high across all ages, levels of income and areas of the city, although is slightly lower among those renting from a Housing Association (75%).
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Pressure On British Businesses To Off-Shore Is Great And Becoming Greater
Three in ten (30%) of the CBI member organisations surveyed have off-shored activities; even more feel that the pressures to do so are great (45%), and becoming greater (51%). With the "push" factors becoming more prominent, there are also a number of "pull" factors encouraging organisations to off-shore: almost all of those considering or currently off-shoring feel the potential for off-shoring has increased with improvements in technology (91%).
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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.