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What are the public’s expectations of the Budget?
A new Ipsos poll reveals the British public's key concerns and expectations ahead of Chancellor Rachel Reeves' first Budget announcement on October 30th.
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No easy answers: new analysis from Ipsos examines why 2019 Conservative voters left the party in 2024
How Britain Voted: New data from Ipsos explores why some 2019 Conservatives abandoned the party this summer.
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The People Behind the Polls
The People Behind the Polls - a series of video diaries and election debate reactions from members of the public during the 2024 General Election.
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Majority of Britons want political parties to take a strong approach to climate change – but it is unlikely to sway 2019 non-voters
New polling from Ipsos has revealed that while most Britons remain concerned about climate change, the intensity of concern has fallen since 2022 .
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Britain is a nation of “satisficers” rather than “strivers”, Ipsos report finds
“Signs of Success”, a major new research report from Ipsos, reveals deep generational and geographical divisions in our perceptions of success.
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The future of the UK workforce
Future public services should enable people to develop skills and change career mid-life to meet the economy’s skills needs. Many people would change career and retrain but don’t know how. We discussed with Fiona Aldridge, Head of Insight at the West Midlands Combined Authority, how the WMCA Trailblazer devolution deal offered an opportunity to design solutions to integrate skills, employment, and careers services, and target funding at regional skills gaps. However, there remain national challenges for the devolution model to meet skills needs.
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The future of local delivery
The UK is facing rising demands for public services and the need to address social issues like homelessness, poverty, and mental health. However, regional disparity is a major concern, with regional imbalances ranking highest among advanced economies. Dr. Eleanor Carter, Research Director, Government Outcomes Lab, joined us to discuss how place-based policy initiatives can be improved and what policy-makers should consider to fully harness the potential of place-based policy making.
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Two thirds of people saving for unexpected expenses, holidays, special occasions or something else in the past 6 months
Adults across the UK are still saving despite the rising cost of living, new Ipsos research for the Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) suggests.
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NHS waiting lists - the other reason over 50s are withdrawing from the workforce
In the Chancellor's new budget, a great deal of emphasis has been placed on the increasing number of over-50s leaving the workforce. This has led to a number of policies aimed at enticing this population back to work – including the much-lauded policies around raising the cap on interest free pension draw-down. However, this is not addressing one of the key reasons for people leaving the workforce – increasing NHS waiting lists.
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Britons still more concerned than reassured post-Budget for the economy, public services and their own finances – but less worried than after Autumn Statement
Labour maintains small lead as most trusted on the economy according to an Ipsos poll conducted after Jeremy Hunt's Spring Budget.