New research carried out by MORI, on behalf of Corporate Edge, shows NGOs and CSR experts are highly supportive of proposed Operating and Financial Review (OFR) legislation, while institutional investors, the intended audience for the proposed report, still need convincing.
MORI's latest Political Monitor, published in the Financial Times this week, underlines how the public's perception of the issues facing Britain has changed in recent years. Defence and foreign affairs are singled out as a priority by 38% — ahead of all the other issues — and contrasting starkly with the position three years ago. During the first eight months of 2001, we found an average of just 2-3% mentioning defence and foreign affairs as one of the big themes facing the country. (For analysis of the American's public's view of issues facing the US, visit Gallup).
New research for the Financial Times shows the mountain the Conservative party and its leader Michael Howard has to climb before the next general election. Most people do not believe there would be better public services and lower taxes under a future Conservative government, with just in five people (21%) thinking public services would improve and 15% thinking taxes would be lower. A third (32%) believes Tony Blair would make the best Prime Minister, compared to a fifth (21%) who pick Howard.
MORI's latest MORI Political Monitor survey, conducted between 22-27 July 2004 for the Independent on Sunday, shows that the Liberal Democrats have seen an increase in support over the past month among those who say they are certain to vote in an immediate General Election. The latest voting intention figures, with fieldwork carried out after the Liberal Democrat's success at the Leicester South by-election, put the Liberal Democrats on 24% (up 5 points), Labour on 32% (down 2 points) and the Conservatives on 31% (no change).
MORI interviewed a representative quota sample of 2,107 adults aged 18+ at 203 sampling points across Great Britain. Fieldwork was conducted face-to-face on 24-29 June 2004. Data are weighted to match the profile of the population.
MORI's latest Political Monitor, conducted between 24 and 29 June 2004, shows that the public remain dissatisfied with the performance of Tony Blair as Prime Minister, but this is not translating into support for either Michael Howard or the Conservative Party. While, by a margin of around two to one, the public are dissatisfied with the way Tony Blair is doing his job (61% to 30%), Labour retain a lead of 3 points over the Conservatives. At the same time, there has been a sharp rise in dissatisfaction with Michael Howard as leader of the Opposition. In November 2003, MORI's first poll undertaken after the Conservative leadership election showed that 26% of the public were satisfied with Michael Howard and 17% dissatisfied — the majority giving "don't know" (57%). The latest survey shows that still 26% of people say they are satisfied with Michael Howard, but 38% are dissatisfied as the number of people not expressing an opinion decreases.
