Fifth of men think media reports about gender pay gap are “fake news”
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation Efforts to close the gender pay gap risk stalling as countries recover from COVID-19, researchers said on Monday as a global poll showed almost a quarter of men thought the issue was “political correctness gone too far”. Although the survey spanning 28 countries revealed nearly eight in 10 people considered it […]
United Kingdom might not exist in a decade, half of UK citizens think – poll
London, UKReuters The United Kingdom might not exist in its current form in a decade’s time, half of its citizens believe, an Ipsos MORI poll found. The 52 to 48 per cent vote in 2016 to leave the European Union has strained the bonds that tie England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland into the United […]
On climate change, Britons are shaky on facts, strong on action – study
LondonThomson Reuters Foundation From the amount of plastic recyled to how record-breaking recent temperatures are, the British public’s grasp of the facts about climate change remain shaky, researchers said Thursday. In a survey looking at public misperceptions about the environment, researchers at King’s College London found two-thirds of people surveyed agreed with the British Parliament […]
Britons say willing to pay more for fair fashion but trust in brands lacking
Thomson Reuters Foundation Most British consumers would pay more for their clothes if factory workers received fairer wages, but lack trust in the ethical pledges made by brands, a poll found on Thursday, amid growing concerns around labour abuses in the fashion industry. Six in 10 people in Britain said they would spend up to […]
Turkey and Italy most anti-immigration while Britain positive, poll says
Thomson Reuters Foundation The frontline states of Europe’s migrant crisis, Turkey and Italy, are most worried about immigration, according to a global survey released Thursday, while Britain has become much less concerned. Nearly three in five Turks and Italians surveyed said immigration had a negative impact on their country, with an even higher percentage saying […]