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• Politics Survey

  Ipsos Political Monitor May

  Information on voting intention, satisfaction with party leaders, important issues facing Britain, economic optimism.

  05.06.06
• Environment Survey

  National Noise Survey

  A recent Ipsos survey indicates that nearly two thirds of people are bothered by noise from neighbours. The noises that disturb people most are those from everyday living - footsteps, doors slamming and shouting. The survey finds that noise from children bothers 16% of those surveyed and noise from cars and motor bikes, as well as shouting bothers 15%. The poll, commissioned by the National Society for Clean Air (NSCA) highlights neighbour noise issues affecting people across the UK at the start of Noise Action Week (see notes).

  05.06.06
• Survey

  Over One In Ten Londoners Say They Are Living Below The Poverty Line

  According to an Ipsos survey on behalf of the Church Urban Fund (CUF) around one in ten (12%) Londoners say that they are living below what they estimate the poverty line to be.

  05.06.06
• Family Survey

  Public Attitudes Towards Adult Entertainment

  In 2005, a working group on adult entertainment was set up by Scottish Ministers to review the scope and impact of adult entertainment activity.

  01.06.06
• Politics Survey

  A Little Local Problem — A Review Of The May Local Elections

  The 2006 local elections represent a clear and embarrassing defeat for Labour. The party was relegated to third place in terms of the "estimated national equivalent vote share", (the generally accepted measure of the major parties' local election performance), with only 26% of the vote. It made a net loss of more than three hundred seats, and controls 18 fewer councils than it did before the elections. While this was not, as some had predicted beforehand, Labour's worst-ever local election performance — in fact, the 26% share was the same as in 2004 — it was a very poor one.

  01.06.06

• 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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• Sports Survey

  Over Half Of Britain Has No Idea When Food Comes Into Season

  New research from Gardeners' World magazine exposes the nation's lack of knowledge of British food seasonality. The magazine asked over 1,000 adults when a range of ten quintessential British fruits or vegetables came into season, but worryingly discovered that on average 63% of respondents didn't have a clue.

  26.05.06
• Economy Survey

  The Closure of MG Rover

  The National Audit Office (NAO) commissioned Ipsos to conduct qualitative research to understand the perspectives of former employees about the support and information they received from central government funded public bodies following the closure of MG Rover. The research provides an insight into the reactions of 38 people who have had to deal with the wide ranging financial and social implications of being made redundant at very short notice. The NAO's wider study on the closure of MG Rover was taken as evidence by the Public Accounts Committee on 20 March 2006.

  18.05.06
• Education Survey

  Bullying At Secondary Schools Is A Top Concern For Parents

  Ipsos's research conducted on behalf of Parentline Plus reveals what people think are some of the main factors parents and children consider when choosing a secondary school and the main concerns for parents once their children start secondary school.

  18.05.06
• Crime, Justice, Police Survey

  Neighbourhood Crime And Anti-social Behaviour (2006)

  In 2005, Ipsos was commissioned by the Audit Commission to conduct a survey to assess the experiences of households about neighbourhood crime and anti-social behaviour. The survey provided research data for the Audit Commission's national study of how public services and local people are working together to achieve community safety at a neighbourhood level.

  17.05.06
• Economy Survey

  Interim Management from BIE Interim Executive

  Since 1999 BIE has annually commissioned Ipsos to undertake a poll of Captains of Industry. The aim of the poll is to ascertain their awareness and assess their views on executive interim management in the UK.

  12.05.06
• Politics Survey

  Deloitte / Government Delivery Index

  It appears that the British public are continuing to be gloomy about the future of the economy and public services, according to the latest Deloitte/Ipsos Government Delivery Index. Expectations among the public were generally at a historic low in early 2006, and this level of pessimism has broadly been maintained in the months since.

  12.05.06