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'Strain Your Portal Not Your Mind'
A MORI poll commissioned by Mediapps shows that nearly half (47%) Internet users would like a search engine customised to their individual needs.
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Government Should Act Now To Unlock The Potential Of The Digital Economy Or Risk Damaging Consequences
A report released today by think-tank Forum for the Future calls on the Government to seize the social and environmental opportunities created by the internet and e-commerce. With the right blend of policy and incentives, the new economy could become cleaner, greener and more socially inclusive than then old. But without concerted action now, we run the risk of problems in the future from increased social exclusion, to streets jammed with half-empty delivery vans and a substantial growth in air freight.
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Corporation Of London - Senior City Executives 2000
Attitudes to London congestion charging and joining the Euro
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Scientists Believe Public Needs To Know About What Their Research Means For Society
Nine in ten scientists believe that the public needs to know about the social and ethical implications of scientific research, according to a new study from biomedical research charity the Wellcome Trust.
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Skills Shortage Is Top Concern For British Business
Britain's business leaders regard skills shortages as the most important problem facing their company today, according to the findings of the 2000 MORI annual survey of Britain's Captains of Industry. For the first time ever, this issue is of more concern than regulation and competition with one in three - three times as many as in 1999 - mentioning it as their major preoccupation.
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82% Of People Think British Companies Should Be Legally Required To Consult
More than eight out of ten (82%) people believe that companies should be legally required to discuss their closure plans with their workforce, according to a MORI poll for the Transport and General Workers' Union, the UK's largest manufacturing union. The poll is released on the day T&G General Secretary Bill Morris attacked "the unacceptable face of corporate decision making we have seen from Vauxhall in Luton, Ford in Dagenham and Rover in Longbridge," where workers found out about factory closures from the media.
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New Home Buyers Give Their Verdict On The UK's Major Housebuilders
The vast majority of owners of newly built homes are satisfied with their home but are less impressed with the service provided by their housebuilder. That is the conclusion of the first national customer satisfaction survey of the UK's top housebuilders unveiled today (19th October) by the Housing Forum.
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Ethical Consumerism Research
Overall, value for money and the quality of products are seen as most important when purchasing. The way the company is seen to treat its employees is seen as very important by over two in five of the British public, while a third consider its impact on the environment very important. Customer service would be most likely to persuade the public to buy one product over another, when price and quality are consistent, while the brand name or image is seen as most important to those aged under 35.