Politics

Produced for:Public Perspective

This week, perhaps for the first time since September 11, the focus of the media's attention has switched from foreign affairs and terrorism to domestic affairs, and particularly to the National Health Service. The Wanless report on funding the NHS was published, and on the same day the Chancellor, Gordon Brown, made his pre-budget statement, promising an extra £1bn for the NHS with a commitment to higher long-term investment.

Political Attitudes in Great Britain for November 2001, including questions on leader image, Afghanistan and the NHS

The public's judgments of the parties and leaders plus impact of election campaigning

Today sees the publication in most of the press of this year's school "league tables", ranking exam performance in schools across the country and singling out the best, and worst, performers. But how important are these league tables to parents? And how important should they be?

MORI Scotland's annual survey of Members of the Scottish Parliament has come up with some timely findings. On the day that Henry McLeish (First Minister for Scotland) submitted his resignation, MORI Scotland were able to reveal who MSPs think is a 'hot contender' as a replacement.

Political Attitudes in Great Britain for October 2001, including questions on reactions to 9/11

In light of the Prime Minister's speech on the future of the public services, a survey by the MORI Social Research Institute - conducted on behalf of the New Local Government Network (NLGN) think-tank - reveals an overwhelming pragmatism among the British public towards private sector involvement in the provision of public services.