Latest findings in Consumer

Half of UK motorists say they have reduced the amount of driving they do due to the rising cost of fuel, while more than nine out of ten feel ripped off by the current price of petrol and diesel, our online survey of British drivers for insurance firm Admiral, has ...
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Three quarters of Britons agree that restrictions on what some deem ‘sexually inappropriate clothing’ for the under 12s should be introduced in one way or another, our poll has revealed. When asked whether there should be restrictions on the manufacture, marketing and sale of certain types of clothing to children ...
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More than half of British people feel that water companies are doing a bad job of reducing the amount of water lost in leaks, while Brits are reluctant to blame this year’s low rainfall in Britain on climate change, our poll has found. Nonetheless, there is no clear consensus over ...
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Almost two out of three British people believe that they could not retire on the £140 a week that will form the state pension, a percentage that rises higher still for people aged 55 and over, our survey for long term savings and investment firm Standard Life has revealed. 63% ...
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Early indications from YouGov/SMG Insight SportsIndex suggest that FIFA’s brand health may be a long way from recovery as brand perception scores for the sporting body have dropped dramatically after bribery allegations emerged in the press recently. YouGov/SMG Insight SportsIndex is a daily measure of perception among the public, allowing ...
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Three quarters (75%) of British first time buyers believe that banks must lend responsibly despite the fact it will stop some people getting a mortgage, while over half say that the high price of property is the single biggest barrier to getting on the property ladder, our survey for housing ...
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Who has done well out of the super-injunction saga? Those celebrities whose names have now been revealed? Not at all. The lawyers? Presumably. But what of Twitter? The social media platform deemed to have changed the dynamics of the saga and elevated freedom of speech to dazzling heights: the conqueror ...
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iPads – they are everywhere aren’t they? On trains, in meetings, at conferences and Apple is out of stock. It seems as if it won’t be long before everyone has one. In the professional, media bubble that we live in, the iPad appears ubiquitous. But hold on a minute – ...
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A look at the YouGov SixthSense report on the latest Bloomberg/YouGov Household Economic Activity Tracker (HEAT) does little to ease any concerns about a prolonged period of inflation, which the UK Consumer Prices index (CPI) put at an annual rate of 4.5% in April, up from 4% in March, and ...
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