A recent MORI Social Research Institute survey conducted on behalf of the Greater London Authority shows that Londoners continue to be positive about living in the Capital. Nearly four out of five residents (78%) claim to be satisfied with their neighbourhood, as opposed to one in seven (14%) who are dissatisfied. Seven out of 10 (71%) are satisfied with London in general, with 15% dissatisfied.
Immigration/asylum is now the third most important issue facing Britain today, ahead of defence, crime/law and order and the economy. Only the NHS and education are seen as more pressing.
Among those who say they are certain to vote at the next General Election, Labour's share of the vote has risen four points, from 36% in November to 40% in December. The Conservatives now on 31% are down four points and the Liberal Democrats remain unchanged on 22%.
The public remain optimistic about the Government's ability to improve the quality of education and the way their area is policed, according to MORI's latest research on behalf of The Financial Times. However, scepticism remains about the Government's ability to improve public services in general. In December 2002, 35% of the public agreed that "in the long term, this government's policies will improve the state of Britain's public services". This figure has now fallen to 30%.
MORI's latest Political Monitor shows that Michael Howard has failed to increase the Conservatives' voting intention share at an immediate General Election. The poll, conducted between 20-25 November 2003, is the first MORI survey of voting intentions and ratings of the party leaders' performance since Michael Howard was officially named as the new Tory leader.
MORI Scotland has been commissioned by Glasgow City Council to conduct a series of four large-scale residents surveys over the next two years. Each survey will double as a recruitment exercise for the new Glasgow Citizens' Panel.
Three in five Londoners (59%) believe that the War on Iraq was unjustified, according to research by MORI on behalf of the Greater London Authority. Three in 10 (29%) believe it was justified. Nearly half (48%) now feel less safe living in London because of the War on Iraq, and three per cent who feel more safe.
There's no "bounce" yet evident in the public's voting intention for the Conservative Party after the Tory MPs' choice of Michael Howard as the Leader of the Party. Taking the voting intention expressed last week, before the deposing of Iain Duncan Smith (which was by then widely anticipated) and this weekend, when it became evident there would be only one candidate for the Tory leadership going forward, the Conservatives are down, not up, by three percentage points, to the benefit of the Liberal Democrats, Labour remaining the same at 38 percent.
There is no "bounce" yet evident in the public's voting intention for the Conservative Party after the Tory MPs' choice of Michael Howard as the leader of the party.
