Claudia Bates
  • Wellbeing index: resultsArticle

    Wellbeing index: results

    Following the news that the Government intends to develop a way to measure the public’s wellbeing alongside more traditional barometers of success and progress, our recent poll on the subject explored public attitudes towards wellbeing and happiness. Happiness in age

    16 May 2011
  • Pakistanis say US forces didn’t kill Bin LadenArticle

    Pakistanis say US forces didn’t kill Bin Laden

    The majority of respondents to a recent YouGov poll inside Pakistan don't believe the American version of what happened in the Abbottabad compound last week. 66% of respondents say bin Laden was not killed in the US raid. In addition:

    06 May 2011
  • Pakistanis say US forces didnt kill Bin LadenArticle

    Pakistanis say US forces didnt kill Bin Laden

    The majority of respondents to a recent YouGov poll inside Pakistan don't believe the American version of what happened in the Abbottabad compound last week. 66% of respondents say bin Laden was not killed in the US raid. In addition:

    06 May 2011
  • All well and good?Article

    All well and good?

    If you're British and over 60, you are more likely to be happy than your younger compatriots, our research into wellbeing reveals. Scotland is the happiest region, and London the least happy, our results reveal.

    20 Apr 2011
  • Investigating internshipsArticle

    Investigating internships

    A large majority of respondents to a recent survey on internships is not aware that companies who do not pay their interns may be breaking the law, although most value the work they do for the company.

    23 Mar 2011
  • Jubilant on the JubileeArticle

    Jubilant on the Jubilee

    A recent poll revealed that the Jubilee line is London’s favourite route on the London Underground network, whilst the Hammersmith and City line is least liked. The Piccadilly line is perceived to be the most reliable.

    05 Jan 2011
  • Bookies’ favouritesArticle

    Bookies’ favourites

    In a recent poll to find the nation’s best books of 2010, Stephen Fry’s memoir The Fry Chronicles: An Autobiography was crowned favourite receiving the highest share of the vote, closely followed by Jamie’s 30-Minute Meals and I Shall Wear Midnight by Terry Pratchett.

    01 Jan 2011
  • ‘Avatar’: out of this worldArticle

    ‘Avatar’: out of this world

    Titanic director James Cameron’s sci-fi epic Avatar has topped a poll of the best films of 2010, closely followed by Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1 and Toy Story 3.

    31 Dec 2010