Public opinion on benefits is not a one-way street
Voters believe the welfare system is too generous but also remain committed to fairness and to tackling "causes not symptoms" writes Ben Marshall in the New Statesman.
The research, by Ipsos, the Policy Institute at King’s College London, and UK in a Changing Europe, compares attitudes today with those in 2016 and at various points since, as well as revealing public opinion on the future shape of the UK-EU relationship and how different policy pledges on the EU could help or hinder the Labour government’s chances at the next general election.
58% of likely voters in a hypothetical future referendum would back rejoining the bloc, with almost half (49%) of the public supporting a new referendum after the next General Election.
Ipsos’ latest Scottish polling finds a majority of the Scottish public think Keir Starmer should go before the next General Election, but none of his current Labour rivals receives a net positive rating from the Scottish public.
