December 2007 - Small business confidence declines as caution prevails
Confidence levels amongst Britain's entrepreneurs have taken a knock during the course of 2007, according to the most recent of ORB's surveys on behalf of Bank of Scotland Business Banking.
December 2007 - Sunday Times Poll amongst Basrawis
What is the biggest threat to security in Basrah? Do residents think voilence will decrease now the security files have been handed over to the local secuirty forces.
December 2007 - Iraqi Attitudes Towards British Troops
Just days before the British troops hand over the security files in Basrah to local authorities, our exclusive poll amongst 922 Basrawis gives an insight into what they think about Britain and the impact we have had in the region.
December 2007 - UK Attitudes Towards Alcohol
Carried out on behalf of BBC Newsnight our survey reveals the nation's attitudes towards alcohol and the influence it is having on society today.
November 2007 - Strong backing for church schools
An ORB poll on behalf of the Church of England has shown most (who consider such schools to differ from those run by local authorities) to hold Church schools in very high regard.
November 2007 – Randstad Employment Survey
A recent ORB survey conducted for Randstad, the world’s third largest recruitment and HR services company, provides insight into some of today’s most challenging employment issues. Among these are: attracting and retaining people, flexible working and the development of existing internal talent.
November 2007 – UK Attitudes Towards Immigration
Carried out on behalf of BBC Newsnight our poll amongst the British public investigates our attitudes towards immigration - what it means for employment, our identity and future.
October 2007 – Halloween Poll
Younger people support calls for a more positive Halloween
September 2007 – Iraq Casualties Poll Update
ORB to conduct additional interviews in rural Iraq.
September 2007 – UK attitudes towards Al-Basrah withdrawal
Latest findings from our BBC Newsnight Poll - released Sept.3rd 2007
August 2007 – Sunnis financially suffering the most in Iraq
- Just one in five Iraqis believe that the general economic situation in Iraq has got better in the last twelve months.
August 2007 – ORB proud to be awarded International Quality Standard
ORB has been awarded the international quality standard ISO 20252 by SGS - the worlds leading verification, testing and certification company.
July 2007 – Longer hours the norm for “High Growth” businesses
British entrepreneurs are working over 47 hours every week, according to a survey into the work life-balance culture of Britain's small business managers.
June 2007 – Small Businesses expect to outperform UK economy
Britain's entrepreneurs are confident in their own prospects for business growth despite an increasingly pessimistic outlook for the UK economy, according to a new national small business confidence index undertaken by ORB for Bank of Scotland Business Banking.
April 07 – Two in three UK adults accept immigrants who work and pay taxes
There remains very little confidence in the current approach from the Government in tackling immigration. Three in four (75%) UK adults say that they are doing a poor job.
April 07 – Cathedral visitors take opportunity for spiritual reflection
In tandem with the release of cathedral attendance figures by the Church of England, the findings from a visitor survey conducted on its behalf by ORB have been also published.
March 07 – Despite violence only 26% preferred life under Saddam
One in four (26%) Iraqi adults have had a family relative murdered in the last three years, while 23% of those living in Baghdad have had a family/relative kidnapped in the last three y
January 07 – Support for English Parliament but no desire for independence
The English would like a parliament of their own and, on balance; the Scottish and the Welsh also think they should. That is one of the conclusions suggested by our poll conducted for BBC Two Newsnight, BBC Scotland and BBC Wales.
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