New research by MORI on behalf of Ofcom indicates that viewers in Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland appreciate dedicated programming, and would like to continue provision for their nation on terrestrial TV. These audiences are also interested in programming which shows the rest of the UK their culture.
The importance of having family and friends around, and being able to live independently, increases with age according to new research from the MORI Social Research Institute. The project also shows that being financially comfortable becomes less important as one grows older.
More people use the internet than do not, and half (49%) say they know at least a fair amount about the world wide web, according to new research from MORI. The project, for the Common Information Environment (CIE) group, found the reputation of an organisation and the trustworthiness of the content of websites are important factors in determining people's attitudes towards online information resources.
British people consider cruelty to be the country's 'deadliest sin' according to a new survey for the BBC by MORI. The research, for The Heaven and Earth Show, was to find if the seven deadly sins are still relevant to today's society, or if there are 'modern sins' which have taken their place.
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Most British people would support an independent inquiry into the total number of Iraqi people killed and injured since military action began in 2003, according to new research from MORI. The survey, for the Count The Casualties Campaign, asked: "To what extent would you support or oppose the British Government ordering an independent commission to inquire into the total number of Iraqi casualties since the 2003 military action?". A majority support an independent commission, by a ratio of four to one (59% support; 15% oppose).
MORI was responsible for the survey elements of the National Evaluation of the Connexions card, with York Consulting for DfES. The survey elements involved three waves of cross-sectional and longitudinal quantitative studies with young people aged 16-19 years, and three waves of cross-sectional studies with parents, learning providers and discount providers.
MORI's December Political Monitor gives the Liberal Democrats their highest share of the vote all year among those who say they are absolutely certain to vote in an immediate General Election, as measured by MORI's monthly survey. Their vote share, on 26%, is up by 3 points from November, and up eight points from the year's low back in May. Labour remain unchanged, on 35%, and the Conservatives are down 1 point, on 30%, since our November survey. If these figures were replicated at a General Election, and assuming a national uniform swing, we would expect a Labour majority of over 100 seats, with the Liberal Democrats still in third place but with as many as 75 MPs in total.
MORI's first election special Political Monitor, conducted exclusively for The Observer in January shows a six-point lead for the Labour Party over the Tories (38% to 32%) with the Liberal Democrats on 22% (down from 26% in December).
There's more gloom and doom for Michael Howard, the Leader of the Conservative Party, in this month's MORI poll, carried out just a few days ago exclusively for the Observer. There is unhappy news for the Prime Minister as well, as the poll shows that the British now prefer Gordon Brown as Prime Minister to Mr Blair, and many more people say they trust the Chancellor than say the trust the PM.
