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The Public And Privatised Rail
After 10 years of privatised rail, the British public are still to be convinced that a train journey is better value for money or safer than under British Rail. New research[1] from Ipsos shows that half (52%) of British people say they have a favourable view of the rail sector as a whole, while 30% are unfavourable. As National Passenger statistics show the highest level of customer satisfaction since Hatfield, in terms of the overall quality of the service, more than a quarter (28%) feel the service is better now than when it was nationalised compared to one in five (21%) who feel it is worse.
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Attitudes Towards Nuclear Energy And Climate Change
As the Government begins its major review on the future of energy, an extensive survey published today (17th January) of the British public's attitudes towards future energy options shows that just over 50% may be prepared to accept new nuclear power stations if it would help to tackle climate change. But few actively prefer the nuclear option over alternatives such as renewable sources and greater energy efficiency. Most people believe that promoting renewable energy sources (78%), and reducing energy use through lifestyle changes and energy efficiency (76%) are better ways of tackling climate change than nuclear power.
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'Choice? What Choice?' Say Patients
Most people aged 40+ (around three in four) are willing to go to either NHS or private hospitals so long as they receive assurances over minimum standards of care, a MORI survey conducted for the Dept of Health, just publicly released, shows. However, awareness among this population group about the much heralded 'patient choice' agenda is currently very low: only four per cent say they know 'a great deal' about patient choice, and 15% 'a fair amount'. Conversely, two in five (41%) say they know absolutely nothing about choice in healthcare, with 39% knowing 'just a little' about it.
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Captains Of Industry Survey
Once again, for sixth time, John Browne, Lord Browne of Madingley, has been voted by his corporate peers as the most impressive business person in Britain. This puts John Browne back in pole position, after last year losing out to Tesco's Chairman Sir Terry Leahy.
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Growing Dissatisfaction Amongst Public Sector Workers
Public sector workers are nearly three times as likely to be critics of the services they provide as private sector workers — and public sector dissatisfaction has increased over the course of 2005.
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SMEs And The Environment
MORI was commissioned by Envirowise to undertake a survey of SMEs in specific sectors (construction and various sectors of the services sector).
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Patient Choice
MORI Social Research Institute and Birmingham and the Black Country Strategic Health Authority have published the results of research among local population and General Practitioners. The survey focuses on issues related to the Government's initiative to introduce more choice in the way patients get treated in the NHS.
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Private Sector Staff Have 'More Corporate Pride'
MORI Social Research Institute and The Work Foundation have launched the first Workers' Index, the start of an ongoing series to monitor trends in the workplace. The results show that more workers in the private sector than in the public sector believe that their organisations know where they are going and feel pride in what their organisation delivers to customers and clients.
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Parents Support The Professional Registration Of Teachers In Academies
Four in five parents support professional registration for teachers working in Academies, according to new research by the MORI Social Research Institute for the General Teaching Council for England (GTCE).
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Analysis Gives Clear Steer On Education Priorities
As the election approaches, new analysis by MORI Social Research Institute gives the political parties a clear steer on the education priorities of both teachers and of members of the public.