Ipsos Research Highlights - November 2015

A sobering month. In the wake of the Paris attacks, British public opinion has swung round to supporting military action in Syria (54%) even though 79% say they think it will make life more dangerous here.

This month sees economic confidence and confidence in George Osborne slip a little, as his difficulties making further cuts to public spending hit the headlines. He will draw some comfort from the fact that the public have become less worried about future cuts to public services since 2012, as we cover here, although concern about the future of the NHS is at record levels, even if patient satisfaction is holding up.

Labour is not in good shape: only 22% believe Jeremy Corbyn and John McDonnell would be better than the Prime Minister and Chancellor at running the economy.

Our latest analysis suggests that once boundary changes to constituencies have happened, Labour will need the sort of swing it has only ever achieved twice before – in 1945 and 1997 – if it is to win in 2020.

Meanwhile we have the highest ever anxiety about immigration, but also housing and poverty, that we have ever measured since 1974. In London, housing now swamps all other public concerns.

We also look at digital payments, open APIs and the latest from our Reputation Council.

We have included data from Russia and Colombia – let me know if you’d like to see more regular reports from across the 87 countries we cover.

Ben Page Chief Executive, Ipsos