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New Figures Suggest Worsening Public Complacency Of HIV Threat In Britain
A MORI poll published today by NAT (National AIDS Trust) to mark World AIDS Day finds that two-thirds of the public in Great Britain have not changed their lifestyle in response to HIV/AIDS despite the vast majority knowing that unprotected sex is the main cause of HIV infection.
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Londoners Against Government Plans For Tube
A new opinion poll, commissioned by Ken Livingstone, Mayor of London, has revealed twice as many Londoners oppose plans for a Public Private Partnership for London Underground than support it. (53 per cent oppose PPP compared to just 23 per cent in support).
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The UK Is Still A Major Presence On The World Stage, Shows British Council Survey
The UK still enjoys a considerable presence around the world, according to a survey of overseas attitudes towards the UK conducted by MORI on behalf of the British Council. In the 17 countries surveyed, well educated young people aged 24-40 said that they knew the UK better than France, Germany and Japan. Of the five countries tested, only the USA enjoyed a higher degree of familiarity.
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Motivating Adult Learners
The Basic Skills Agency today launches new research into what motivates adults with poor basic skills to improve them. The survey, commissioned by the Adult Basic Skills Promotion Task Force (set up following the publication of the Moser Report, A Fresh Start), is called Getting Better Basic Skills - what motivates adults.
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Promising Beginnings To Best Value
The Best Value regime has started well and is promoting change within local authorities, according to a new report1 published today.
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Poverty And Poor Health Create Isolation In Older People
New MORI research commissioned by the Help the Aged British Gas partnership reveals the wide scale problem of isolation in older people in Britain today. The survey findings show the disturbing link between low incomes and poor health and the scourges of too many older people's lives - isolation and loneliness.