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Labour slumps in Ayr
So, the Conservatives have comfortably gained Ayr from Labour in the first by-election to the Scottish Parliament
(as the polls suggested they would! - ICM/Scotsman poll, Scottish Opinion/Daily Record poll), with Labour convincingly beaten into third by the Scottish National Party, and their Liberal Democrat coalition partners slipping to fifth behind the Scottish Socialist Party. What, if anything, are the wider implications for Labour, and for the Tories? -
Increasing Support In Lewis And Harris For Sunday Sailings And Air Links
A poll conducted by MORI Scotland for BBC Scotland's Gaelic community debate series CUNNTAS (translated as "An account of…") suggests that a majority of islanders now favour the introduction of ferry and air services on Sundays. The poll shows that an overwhelming majority would like to see a local referendum on the issue.
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Public Still Regards Doctors As The Most Trustworthy Group
The public's trust in doctors remains extraordinarily high despite the Shipman trial.
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Labour's Nightmayor
In ten weeks' time, in theory, Londoners should be voting for their first directly-elected mayor. Even that is uncertain: because the House of Lords has blocked the passage of the regulations that will govern the contest, there is even the possibility that it may have to be postponed altogether. If so, it would be a final indignity in keeping with the shambles which has pervaded all aspects of the proceedings up to now.
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Goodwill Hunting
Who matters to a company? And who do they think matters? How effectively does business believe it is managing its key relationships? All of this is revealed in a new MORI report, based on large-scale surveys of opinion leaders in Britain today.