Articles by Hannah Thompson

52% Brits say Tories have gained most from Coalition but 45% say Lib Dems have kept deal more The Tories have gained more from the Coalition than the Lib Dems, but Nick Clegg's party has kept to its side of the deal more than David Cameron's has, say the British ...
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Poll: 56% of Britons prefer very hot weather to very cold; Scots respondents more likely to say cold When given the choice between the two extremes, over half of Britons say they would prefer extremely hot weather to extremely cold weather, our poll has shown – amid the highly unpredictable ...
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78% Brits say Olympics success makes them more likely to think of British sportspeople as winners When it comes to competing in international sporting events, how well would you say Britain's sportspeople usually fare?  Our poll shows a strong majority of Britons believe that the recent London Olympics have made ...
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Help for Heroes, Cancer Research UK: How CharityIndex can track good & bad news for charities They say bad news is better than no news, but the damaging effects of bad press on well-known brand names have been unequivocally unmasked recently via YouGov's new tracking tool, CharityIndex, which provides continuous ...
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Athletics, swimming interested Britons top events; squash favourite to be added to programme Our poll has found that athletics, swimming and track cycling are Britons' favourite Olympic sports, as the opening of the London Games draws closer, among those who say they're interested in the Games. When it comes to ...
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26% Britons interested in Olympics make Sir Steve Redgrave strong favourite to light London Flame Sir Steve Redgrave is far and away the interested public's favourite to light the Olympic torch at the Games Opening Ceremony in London this evening, shows our poll. Redgrave beat off stiff competition from our ...
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63% Brits say cyclists & motorists equally 'inconsiderate'; 55% say Gov't should promote cycling Similar percentages of Britons believe that, when it comes to being considerate road users, motorists and cyclists are just as inconsiderate as each other, our poll has found. However, a majority of Britons would label motorists ...
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