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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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Museum Visitors 'At All Time High'
The proportion of the British public which has been to either a museum or gallery in the past 12 months is at an all time high.
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People's Panel Final Results Published
The Cabinet Office has published the last of three sets of results from the People's Panel — conducted by the MORI Social Research Institute — tracking satisfaction with public services over the past four years. It also rounds off the work of the Panel, which has itself come to an end, as announced in January.
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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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Architectural Superstars Leave English Cold
The English people are passionate about buildings but don't care a jot who designs them, is the main finding of a major new survey published today by the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE) and conducted by MORI.
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So Much To Do, So Little Time
The introduction of free entry to museums and galleries in England and Wales appears to be achieving the government's objective of widening access, according to MORI research conducted in January 2002. The overall proportion of adults visiting museums and galleries has gone up since similar research was undertaken two years ago from 31 per cent to 38 per cent.
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Confidence Returns
The number of holidaymakers who said they would not travel to a country perceived as risky after 11 September attacks has halved according to MORI polls carried out in September, November and January on behalf of ABTA.
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The Student Living Report 2002
The Definitive Study Of The "Student Experience". Student debt has increased by a quarter in 12 months, yet on average students spend 16320 a week on drink and 86% own a mobile phone", according to the Student Living Report 2002, published today. The report represents one of the most comprehensive quantitative surveys of full time undergraduate and postgraduate students. The findings are part of an ongoing study to explore how students are meeting the challenges and opportunities of the higher education experience.
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Henry Calls On NHS To Plan Now For Challenge Of An Ageing Scotland
Report predicting big increases in the health needs of older people in Scotland, as well as examining old people's views of teh services NHS Scotland provides