Letting kids take a train, plane; or stay alone overnight? What minimum age would you say is OK? At what age would leave a child to do something alone? We gave respondents a list of scenarios in which a child could potentially be 'left' without parental supervision, and asked them ...
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Romeo and Juliet tops poll as Britons' favourite Bard play as World Shakespeare Festival continues Timeless tragedy Romeo and Juliet has been voted Britons' favourite Shakespeare play according to our poll on the famous playwright. The results coincide with the current World Shakespeare Festival which kicked off on 23rd April ...
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England manager rivalry: 43% British football fans say Hodgson 'not right for job', 28% say he is West Bromwich Albion manager Roy Hodgson may have been the Football Association's favourite, but less than one in five Britons interested in football picked him as their first choice for the job, our ...
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Monarchy, empire, Olympics… racism? Pan-GB poll compares Scotland, Wales and England views People in England, Scotland and Wales most associate the Union Jack (often called simply the 'Union Flag') with monarchy, the British Empire and sacrifice in the World Wars, a recent poll on British attitudes to nationality, for think ...
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67% Britons agree with idea for underachieving pupils; parents & public disagree over school standards Around two thirds of Britons would support schools holding back pupils from moving into the next year if they don’t make enough progress, our poll of British adults, including parents of school-age children, has found. ...
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In Labs we’re always seeking out new ways of conducting innovative, exciting and engaging research. So when YouGov worked with the Grammy award-winning multi-instrumentalist and musical polymath, Imogen Heap, to conduct a unique piece of research on her behalf, we couldn't wait to see what the response from fans would ...
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73% British parents of school-age kids say teaching standards 'good', versus 53% general public Good news for teachers: our poll has found that British people with children in full-time education are much more likely than the public as a whole to believe that standards of maths and literacy teaching in ...
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42% Britons say this weekend's Grand Prix should be cancelled; 29% disagree, as protests intensify A significant proportion of the British public feels that the Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix should be cancelled in light of the anti-government protests still on-going in the country. Our poll shows that more people ...
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What should affect a household's eligibility for social housing? 66% say being born outside UK should not be a factor The British public believes that local links are more important than someone’s country of birth when it comes to allocating social housing, our recent poll for community organisation Metropolitan Migration ...
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Poll: Most UK adults have just 5 'core' friends; 19% UK adult social media 'friends' are real life friends How many 'true' friends would you say you have? Our poll of UK adults has found that while over three quarters of online 18 to 24 year olds have over 100 ...
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