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Hanging In The Balance: Public Support For The Fire Strike
weNormally, when we discuss public services and their political impact, the Fire Brigade is not one of the services that immediately springs to mind - the NHS, education, the police, these are persistently debated and most of the public have frequent contact with them. When members of the People's Panel were asked earlier this year "Which four or five services on this card are the most important to you and members of your household?", only 28% picked the Fire Service, putting it in fifth place, well behind GPs (75%) and NHS hospitals (53%), though a little ahead of ambulance services (22%).
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Dads Still See Breadwinner As Their Main Role In The Family
A qualitative study by MORI Social Research Institute for the Equal Opportunities Commission shows that although dads play a range of roles in the family most still see themselves primarily as a breadwinner. Women's lower average pay is a key factor in maintaining traditional gender roles in many families. Other factors that affect dads' involvement in the family include a lack of confidence in their own caring skills and a working culture of long and inflexible hours.
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State of the Football Nation
The F.A. has published MORI's 'State of the Nation' survey of English football. The survey is the largest of its kind ever undertaken in this country, exploring the key issues facing the sport in 2002 and how they might be addressed.
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Young People And Citizenship
This week, the nation's children returned for the new school year and the first ever National Curriculum lessons in Citizenship.
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The Real Meldrews
A new analysis, produced by the MORI Social Research Institute for the Today programme on Radio 4, highlights a new phenomenon of a particularly frustrated and discontented section of society. But it isn't the young, nor is it the elderly like Victor Meldrew.
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The Environment: Who Cares?
New research by the MORI Social Research Institute has raised interesting facts about who (or what) the public feels offers the greatest threat to green spaces. Surprisingly, when pointing the finger of blame it is not local planners, politicians or pollution which are perceived as the greatest threat — but the public itself!
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Shakespeare still relevant to UK's young people
A study for the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) shows that most young people in the UK still feel that Shakespeare plays an important role in British culture.
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Public Attitudes to Transport in England
Transport continues to dominate both the national and local agenda. Three in ten people spontaneously cite transport as a main problem facing Britain today, while over four in ten see it as the most important local issue with congestion cited as the main problem
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No Royal Rollercoaster
If you take your view of British public opinion from the impressions reflected in the media, this has been something of a roller-coaster few months for the standing of the Monarchy and Royal Family.
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Single European Currency Tracker, May 2002
Our latest MORI poll (carried out just after the 'Paxman' interviews) suggests that PM Blair's pro-EMU comments have failed to generate much rise in public support for EMU entry.