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• Politics Survey

  Glasgow Panel Survey VII

  Ipsos Scotland was commissioned by Glasgow City Council to conduct a series of eight large scale residents surveys in twice yearly waves. Each survey doubles as a recruitment exercise for the Glasgow Citizens Panel. The seventh survey in the series was completed in December 2006 and covered a range of topics including community engagement and citizenship, usage of and satisfaction with Council services, neighbourhood problems, the Glasgow Magazine and attitudes towards Young Scot / Kidz cards.

  20.02.07
• Politics Survey

  Sleaze Raises Its Ugly Head Again

  What is it about dying governments? No sooner than the bloom is off the rose, the chancers, the wanderers, the sense of power that suggests to some that laws are for little people and not them, and those who 'just can't help themselves', ascribed to Peter Mandelson after his second fall from grace and before the Prime Minister awarded him his third job, give the government of the day a bad name.

  20.02.07
• Animal Welfare Survey

  Public Attitudes Towards The Ban On Hunting With Dogs

  A new poll by Ipsos conducted on behalf of the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW), the League Against Cruel Sports, and the RSPCA, shows public opinion is more than 3:1 in favour of the hunting ban remaining.

  18.02.07
• Politics Survey

  Political Commentary - Sleaze And Political Parties

  According to our poll conducted for The Sun last weekend [Attitudes Towards Sleaze], a quarter of the public now think that the present government is "more sleazy" than the Conservative government under John Major which preceded it; only 14% think the Major government was more sleazy. This is a question we have asked several times over the years [Sleaze Trend], but this is the first time that those who think the Blair government is the sleazier have outnumbered those who think the Major government is worse.

  16.02.07
• Politics Survey

  Attitudes Towards Sleaze

  Ipsos's latest survey for The Sun shows an increase since 2001 in the proportion of the population thinking the current Labour government is 'more sleazy' than the previous Conservative government under John Major.

  13.02.07

• Pulse Check

  Pulse Check delivers key insights from Ipsos' Political Monitor, Political Pulse, and Public Services data, along with reactive polling, to help you navigate the evolving political landscape.

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• Politics Survey

  Public Services Survey

  The public support the transfer of some services currently run by central government to local councils, with local government being seen as best placed to provide some services for local communities according to recent Ipsos research for Ernst and Young, UK.

  12.02.07
• Politics Survey

  Political Commentary - The Vanishing Gender Gap

  At the 2005 election, probably for the first time ever in a British general election, more women than men voted Labour [Who Voted Which Way — In Detail]. Since David Cameron's election as Conservative leader, many of his initiatives have seemed clearly aimed at re-establishing the Conservatives' traditional strength among women. How is he doing?

  09.02.07
• Politics Survey

  Corporate Responsibility

  I'm on a mission; abolish the phrase "corporate social responsibility". And replace it with "corporate responsibility". Will you help me?

  07.02.07
• Politics Survey

  Ipsos Political Monitor January 2007

  Ipsos's first Political Monitor of 2007 shows the Conservatives leading Labour by 4 points (39% vs 35%). This puts the Tory share significantly higher than it was during most of the Autumn, and represents a swing of 3.5% from Labour since the 2005 general election.

  02.02.07
• Politics Survey

  Political Commentary - David Cameron's First Year

  Ipsos's first Political Monitor of 2007 shows the Conservatives leading Labour by 4 points (39% vs 35%), based on those who say they are "absolutely certain" (50% of the total sample of 1,955 British adults, 18+) to vote in an immediate general election. This puts the Tory share now higher than it was during most of the Autumn, and represents a swing of 3.5% from Labour since the 2005 general election.

  02.02.07
• Politics Survey

  Who's The Pretty Boy Then?

  As a matter of fact, David Cameron, at least that's what the recent Ipsos poll in the Sun reported, even if he's seen as the best of a bad bunch.

  24.01.07