Sentences with phrase «cent of the public think»

EVAW called for «Compulsory Sex and Relationships Education to ensure that all schools tackle harmful attitudes and behaviours amongst young people», and this was accompanied by a survey by YouGov which found that 86 per cent of the public thinking that «it should be compulsory for secondary schools to provide sex and relationships education which addresses sexual consent and respectful relationships» — with 48 per cent also thinking this for primary schools.

Just 14 per cent of the public think the Tories have run the best campaign in the current election, a little behind Labour, on 17 %, and way behind the Scottish National Party on 26 %.

Concerns about the economy trumped all others by a significant margin; 52 per cent of the public thought it was one of the most important issues in today's Britain and 34 per cent put it in pole position among all their worries.

Not exact matches

Whether an 8 3/4 or 9 1/2 per cent mortgage rate is a real bargain in a country with an underlying rate of inflation of 2 per cent is an open question, but the public seem to think it is.

The government should start thinking about additional «critical public sector investments» that will maintain a deficit target of 1 per cent of GDP and a stable debt ratio of around 30 per cent of GDP

Nearly two thirds of these Lib Dem - Labour switchers think the coalition is «instinctively hostile to public services» and using the deficit as an excuse for cuts, compared to only 47 per cent of voters overall.

«It is true that the City's pending law would allow merchants to retain the entirety of the five - cent fee, but few merchants think the nickel - a-bag «profit» would be worth the attendant administrative costs and the public backlash that awaits every time the cash register attendant adds the fee for each bag a customer would need,» Potrikus wrote.

Sixty - two per cent of respondents thought the government would be able to cut the deficit but expectations of public service improvement were much lower.

«I think a 50 per cent tax rate at # 150,000 is actually in the centre ground of politics, because I think that one of the things people thought about us, as a Labour government, was that we were behind where the public was on some of the excesses we have seen in society.

«35 per cent of the UK public think that scientists adjust their findings to get the answers they want»

However, with Brazil heading into a deep recession, public support for the event has fallen, with a recent poll showing that 50 per cent of Brazilians think the money could be better spent elsewhere.

As a result, 83.4 per cent of respondents believed that more funding should be allocated to public play facilities, and 81 per cent thought there should be more investment in parks and green spaces.

A new report from Public Health Wales has revealed that 29 per cent of children under five in Wales are not getting enough time outdoors despite 97 per cent of parents thinking it is important for children to play outside.

Almost 90 per cent think the details of such deals should be made public before they are signed.

Of those 48 that referenced him, 80 per cent said they thought that Dawkins misrepresents science and scientists in his books and public speeches, according to the study by Rice University, Texas.

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