Local government plays a huge role in people's lives and, according to the Treasury, is the most efficient part of the public sector making 1632.6m a day in savings. So why is it that public satisfaction of council services is improving, but the public perception of councils is not?
The Scottish Executive Transport and Planning Research Team commissioned IpsosMORI Scotland to conduct a programme of research to understand the underlying reasons for Edinburgh residents' rejection of the City of Edinburgh Council's Preferred Transport Strategy, which included introducing a road charging scheme. The research focuses on a number of issues relating to the public's knowledge of, and attitudes towards, the proposed Edinburgh Road charging scheme (congestion charge), alternative road charging schemes and wider issues of car use such as congestion and pollution. The research comprised two main components, a series of nine focus groups conducted in various locations across Edinburgh and a representative survey of 1,002 Edinburgh residents.
Ipsos Scotland was commissioned by Glasgow City Council to conduct a series of eight large scale resident's surveys in twice yearly waves. Each survey doubles as a recruitment exercise for the Glasgow Citizens Panel.
Ipsos has released details of a major, international study for Greenpeace which reviews how, if at all, environmental factors affect the buying and choosing of computers. Public attitudes towards the computer industry and environmental waste are also assessed. As part of the study, Ipsos looked at how much more PC owners would be prepared to pay for a more environmentally friendly PC, assuming that they would have to pay about £500 for a normal computer.
England captain David Beckham is the England football team's most trusted penalty scorer, according to new research from Ipsos. The survey, from the company's i:omnibus service, asked who should take a win-or-lose last penalty in a World Cup final penalty shoot-out.
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Ipsos's third wave of online research among the arts community, on behalf of London Calling Arts, has revealed a strong desire for the arts to seek ways of working with digital technologies.
Ipsos conducted 8 focus groups on behalf of the Equalities Review looking at perceptions of equality. People have a clear and shared understanding of what equality means. They understand it is not about just being treated the same, but rather it is about being given the same opportunities. This means that individual differences and needs must be taken into account (for example relating to religious needs and the needs of the disabled) in order for everyone to have an 'equal chance'.
Health service workers are markedly more disillusioned with their jobs and have less faith in their leaders than their counterparts in the education and local government sectors.
A survey of people in six countries around the world released today reveals that on average, 30% have been the victim of gun crime or know someone who has been in the last five years, with the proportion rising to more than half in Brazil, Guatemala and South Africa.
A recent survey conducted by Ipsos on behalf of Envirowise. A number of important findings emerged regarding waste management services, awareness and usage amongst Small and Medium Enterprises in Great Britain.
