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Three quarters of oil and gas workers considering employment abroad, survey finds
April 2015 - Oil and Gas
A recent study of 963 UK oil and gas professionals, by Rigzone, has found that approximately three quarters of oil and gas workers are thinking about seeking employment abroad, as a result of the plunging oil prices and the effect that is having on the North… Read more...
Support for an extra council tax band revealed by survey findings
April 2015 - Local Government
A recent survey has discovered that there is strong support amongst the public for changing existing council tax bands and charging a higher rate of tax for homes which are not in full-time use throughout the year. The survey – entitled The 2015 Homeowner… Read more...
More than half turned their heating off last winter to reduce bills
April 2015 - Utilities
A recent survey has found that millions of people let their house go cold during winter to keep their heating bills down. Some residents even reported wearing hats and scarves indoors to avoid switching on their heating. According to the uSwitch survey, customers… Read more...
Almost half of developers don’t have a computer science degree, survey finds
April 2015 - Information Technology
A recent survey of 26,086 developers, from 157 countries, has found that nearly half of developers do not have a degree in computer science. The survey – entitled The Stack Overflow Developer Survey 2015 – found that 41.8 per cent of respondents… Read more...
Survey finds what voters think of UK politics
April 2015 - Central Government
A recent survey has found that some 80 per cent of UK voters are unhappy with UK democracy, as it stands. The survey also found that all party leaders have negative approval ratings, aside from Nicola Sturgeon of the SNP. By 2025, it is estimated that just… Read more...

