Search
-
Residents See The Benefit In Hosting The Olympics
Residents of cities due to host, or potentially bidding to host, the Olympic Games are in favour of the event. New research by MORI for SportAccord shows a majority of the people whose lives will be affected the most support holding the biggest international sporting event in their hometown.
-
Public Support For Tax On Shopping Bags
Almost two thirds of British people support the idea of paying 10p at shops for plastic bags, according to a new report from the MORI Social Research Institute. The survey shows 63% of British people support the idea, compared to 27% who are opposed.
-
Continuing Opposition To GM Foods
The British public is still strongly opposed to Genetically Modified (GM) foods, according to new research by the MORI Social Research Institute.
-
Support For New York-Style Smoking Ban
Two in five British people (40%) think smoking should not be allowed in any restaurants, and three-quarters (76%) agree that waiters and waitresses in cafes and restaurants should be able to work in a smoke-free work environment. This new research from MORI was conducted on behalf of SmokeFree London, an alliance of the capital's NHS health trusts.
-
Government Delivery Index
Q1 In the long term, this government's policies will improve the state of Britain's public services?
-
Ratings For Blair And IDS Rise In The First Weekend Of The War
The first poll on domestic political issues since the war started shows Tony Blair's satisfaction ratings rising to their highest level since June 2002. The latest MORI Political Monitor, with interviews carried out between 20-24 March, finds the proportion satisfied with his performance as Prime Minister rising from 31% to 43%, with those dissatisfied falling from 61% to 48%. That means his net score — those satisfied minus dissatisfied — has risen from minus 30 to minus 5. After a month in February when his rating among his own party supporters fell to its lowest ever, Labour voters are now three times more likely to be satisfied with his performance than dissatisfied.
-
Crisis Of Confidence For Leaders
Tony Blair and Iain Duncan Smith are facing a crisis of confidence with the British public, with both recording further falls in their satisfaction ratings.
-
Defence And Asylum Rise Up The Agenda
Against a backdrop of increased concern about war in Iraq, Tony Blair's satisfaction ratings have fallen another five points in the past month, with only one third of the electorate now saying they are satisfied with the job he is doing as Prime Minister. Even fewer — 26% — are satisfied with the way the Government is running the country — the lowest figure since the fuel crisis in September 2000.