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Back Seat Passengers Should Belt Up
Approximately 8 million motorists in Great Britain are still breaking the law and putting lives at risk by not wearing seat belts in the back seat of the car. According to the new Direct Line Motoring Report, only 73% of British motorists claim they always belt up when a passenger in the back seat, despite this having been a legal requirement since 1991. 17-24 year olds are the worst offenders - only 60% of them say they would always belt up when a passenger in the back seat, compared to 82% of those aged 65 and over.
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7.1 Million People Now Managing Their Money On The Web
Survey exploring online banking behaviour among the general public.
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Labour and the 'Gender Gap'
The Labour Party (or, to be precise, the Labour Representation Committee as it then was) was founded a hundred years ago this week. The driving force behind the LRC's foundation was the trade union movement, with the intention of getting working men into Parliament, and thereby better to represent working class voters.
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Public Still Regards Doctors As The Most Trustworthy Group
The public's trust in doctors remains extraordinarily high despite the Shipman trial.
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A340 Surpasses The Competition In Traveller Preference Survey
Airbus Industrie's A340 is preferred for its seating and engine configuration by a five to one factor over its closest competitor, according to a survey conducted by UK-based market research company MORI, in January this year. The survey confirmed an overwhelming passenger preference for the A340's user-friendly seating features and exceptional level of comfort overall.
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Out of Town Shopping Takes on the High Street - For Now
Given the current popularity of out-of-town shopping, the High Street will need to look for new ways to compete, according to recent research from the MORI Socioconsult Monitor - a study of changing social values. Two in five British adults now claim to prefer shopping out-of-town with the same proportion saying they find it more convenient than going to the High Street.
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Attitudes To Illegal Drugs
Two-thirds of Britons believe that drug laws are not tough enough, according to a MORI survey on attitudes to illegal drugs for the Police Foundation. Almost the same proportion (69%) disagree with the statement "taking drugs is a matter of personal choice and should not be against the law", with 21% taking the libertarian position.
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Politics & Citizenship? Young People Don't Want To Play
Young people are turned off by government, citizenship and community. This is revealed today by authors Madsen Pirie and Sir Robert Worcester who unveil the third in their series of reports covering the attitudes and aspirations of young people. Their previous work, The Millennial Generation and The Next Leaders, revealed an ambitious and self-confident generation. Their new work, entitled The Big Turn-Off, is published today by the free market Adam Smith Institute. Based on MORI polls conducted among young people over a 20 month period, it examines their attitudes to government, citizenship and community.