An owl is the superior enchanted companion, butterbeer is better than chocolate frogs, Gryffindor is by far the best house, Defence Against the Dark Arts clearly the best lesson, summoning charm ‘Accio’ the favourite spell, and the invisibility cloak far and away the best hallow, our poll of over 1,000 ...
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BBC Radio 6 is the station most Brits would choose to cut from a list of the BBC’s major TV and radio stations, our poll has found. It was, perhaps relatedly, the only digital radio station included in our poll’s list. Following the agreement to freeze the license fee cost ...
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Four out of five British people think it unfair that while universities in Scotland do not charge tuition fees to Scottish pupils or other EU nationals, students from England, Wales and Northern Ireland studying at Scottish universities do have to pay tuition fees, our poll has found. A majority of ...
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Almost two thirds of British people think that the BBC television licence, which is currently priced at £145.50 a year, is not good value, our poll has discovered. The licence cost does not equal high quality programming, according to more than half of those asked, who believe that the standard ...
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More than a third of British people will be spending less this year on taking a holiday than they did last year, our poll has discovered. Slightly fewer people say they will be spending about the same amount. When asked where they spent their main vacation last year, more than ...
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Opinion is split on whether a public inquiry into recent allegations of newspaper phone hacking should start immediately, or should wait until the police have completed the criminal investigation which is currently being undertaken. Just under half of Brits say an inquiry should start as soon as possible, and slightly ...
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Almost four out of five British people believe that the nation’s tabloid press is out of control, our poll has discovered. The poll demonstrates the extent of the tabloid press’s poor reputation, with nearly three quarters of people expressing the view that tabloid newspapers are ‘not fair and accurate’ in ...
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Almost three in five British people think that the Government should prioritise British companies over foreign ones when awarding major contracts, our poll has discovered. Just one in five believes that contracts should be decided on the basis of better quality or value, regardless of whether the company concerned is ...
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Half of the British public believe Princess Diana's death was an accident, despite the coroner’s official verdict of unlawful killing, according to our new survey conducted just days after what would have been the Princess’s 50th birthday. In contrast, over a third of people said it probably was not an ...
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Half of the British public believe Princess Diana's death was an accident, despite the coroner’s official verdict of unlawful killing, according to our new survey conducted just days after what would have been the Princess’s 50th birthday. In contrast, over a third of people said it probably was not an ...
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