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Charitable impulse going, says survey

Ed Thornton

by Ed Thornton

Posted: 21 Sep 2012 @ 12:49

THE Government's welfare reforms, though criticised by church groups and charities, are "in tune with public opinion", the 29th British Social Attitudes (BSA) survey suggests.

The BSA report, released this week, is based on a survey of 3000 people, selected using a technique called random-probability sampling. The research was carried out by the National Centre for Social Research.

The survey suggests a hardening in public attitudes towards those receiving benefits, despite ...

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