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Yougov — Investor Presentation (June 2015)
14 slides from Yougov's investor presentation, June 2015
Slide 1: Magna Carta and Press Freedoms
Magna Carta and Press Freedoms Oliver Rowe, YouGov Research conducted May-June 2015 – Opinion Formers and General Public surveys
Slide 2: Significance and Understanding of Magna Carta
Significance and Understanding of Magna Carta How significant a role do you feel the Magna Carta plays in modern day politics and laws in the UK? DON’T SIGNIFICANT NOT SIGNIFICANT KNOW Opinion Formers 54% 40% 6% SIGNIFICANT NOT SIGNIFICANT DON’T KNOW General Public 37% 37% 25% Do you feel that the v
Slide 3: Human Rights Act Eroding Magna Carta?
Human Rights Act Eroding Magna Carta? Do you believe that the 1998 Human Rights Act has eroded the protections granted to British citizens that were set on the foundation of the Magna Carta? Opinion Formers General Public YES 23% YES 29% 52% NO 49% NO 26% NOT 21% NOT SURE SURE Base: 724 Opinion Form
Slide 4: Guarantees under Magna Carta
Guarantees under Magna Carta Which of the following do you believe is guaranteed under the following: - Magna Carta / 1998 Human Rights Act – General Public 45% 40% Magna 29% Carta 27% 26% 26% 24% 23% 14% 12% 4% Base: 1,691 General Public 4
Slide 5: Guarantees under Magna Carta vs HRA
Guarantees under Magna Carta vs HRA Which of the following do you believe is guaranteed under the following: - Magna Carta / 1998 Human Rights Act – General Public 52% 45% 44% 45% Magna 42% Carta 40% 41% 41% 36% 36% 29% 29% 30% 27% 26% 26% 24% 23% 1998 Human 14% Rights Act 12% 4%3% Liberties and cus
Slide 6: A New Magna Carta
A New Magna Carta Do you think there is a need for a ‘new Magna Carta’ to protect the people from abuse of executive power, or does the precedent set out by the original offer sufficient safe guards? Opinion Formers General Public There should be a There should be a new ‘Magna Carta’ Don’t know, new
Slide 7: US First Amendment?
US First Amendment? Do you think that in the absence of a written constitution there should be a British equivalent of the US First Amendment that guarantees Freedom of Expression and therefore the Freedom of the Media? DON’T YES KNOW NO Opinion Formers 41% 15% 44% DON’T YES KNOW NO General Public 3
Slide 8: Premise of Operation Elveden
Premise of Operation Elveden Thinking about the Police’s ‘Operation Elveden’ which probed inappropriate payments to police officers by journalists, which one of these statements, if any, most closely represents your view? The police were right to mount a case against those 43% involved as these were
Slide 9: Premise of Operation Elveden
Premise of Operation Elveden Thinking about the Police’s ‘Operation Elveden’ which probed inappropriate payments to police officers by journalists, which one of these statements, if any, most closely represents your view? The police were right to mount a case against those 43% 44% involved as these
Slide 10: Outcome of Operation Elveden
Outcome of Operation Elveden Do you believe that the recent collapse of the journalism trials based on the Police's Operation Elveden probe into bribery was… Please select as many as apply 39% A missed opportunity to set a precedent and clamp 41% down on the bribing of public officials 27% 38% Proba
Slide 11: Press Regulation post-Leveson
Press Regulation post-Leveson The Leveson Report recommended that the Press Complaints Commission be replaced with a new “tough, independent regulator with teeth” based on legally enforceable contracts between publishers and the new body. Which one of the following, if any, do you most agree with? T
Slide 12: Government vs Press Freedom
Government vs Press Freedom Regarding freedom of the press, do you think... Freedom of the press is not under threat from government, 47% but does require more scrutiny, such as that from an 46% independent body 33% 29% Freedom of the press is under threat from government 19% 45% The status quo betw
Slide 13: See the full Magna Carta & Freedom of the Press results
See the full Magna Carta & Freedom of the Press results: • Opinion Formers • GB Adults 13
Slide 14: Magna Carta and Press Freedoms
Magna Carta and Press Freedoms May-June 2015 – Opinion Formers and General Public Survey 14