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What Worries the World – December 2022
Have we reached peak inflation? Although still the top concern, worry about inflation falls for the first time in two and a half years according to the latest What Worries The World? global survey from Ipsos.
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Ipsos Update – January 2023
Inclusivity, climate change, broken-system sentiment… Ipsos Update explores the latest and greatest research & thinking on key topics from Ipsos around the world.
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Issues Index December 2022
Inflation and the economy continue to be Britons’ biggest worries while concern for the NHS rises
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A sustainable future for me, my world and the world
The following provides a summary write-up of a panel session that Ipsos chaired at the Anthropy event held at The Eden Project at the beginning of November 2022. This provides an overview of the key points that were discussed and the main take-outs from the discussion.
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From the cost of living to sustainable living
A greener lifestyle is often seen as expensive but is the cost of living crisis changing this? Our research shows that UK households plan to make environmentally friendly changes due to, not despite of, the rising costs. These changes create opportunities to tackle two key concerns together and the public don't always see a trade-off. How can Government and businesses make the most of this and change the narrative to “it is cheap being green”? And what are the implications for encouraging sustainable behaviour change?
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Cost of living crisis in Northern Ireland: a consumer journey
Consumers in Northern Ireland are being impacted by rising costs, at a time when they already have the lowest gross weekly income compared to the UK average. Captured through interviews and video diaries, the real-life journeys in this article show how affordability permeates all aspects of the consumer experience and highlights how people are making difficult financial decisions and sacrifices with their food shopping behaviours. With the prospect of a second Northern Ireland Assembly election within a year, we reflect on the challenges any future Executive faces in delivering for the people of Northern Ireland.
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What is the real cost of the cost of living crisis?
The cost of living crisis takes many forms. There’s the national crisis, the political crisis and the social crisis. In each case, social research has a vital role to play in exploring what rising prices mean for individuals and different groups, as we ultimately seek to answer: what is the real cost of the cost of living crisis?
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Paying a price for rural living
When the cost of energy, fuel, transport and goods go up it leads to specific challenges in rural areas, putting rural inequality into sharp focus. As such, there’s overwhelming concern about the rising cost of living among people living in the Highlands and Islands. Residents need to cope with increasing prices on top of existing additional costs on everyday life in the region. We explore why reliable and timely evidence on the impact of the cost of living crisis in different parts of the UK is fundamental for better policymaking.
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Cost of Living References
References to the articles from Understanding Society: Cost of Living can be found here
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Global predictions for 2023
Following a very challenging couple of years in 2020 and 2021, many people around the world feel 2022 has been a little better. However, uncertainty about both short- and longer-term futures prevails. Global citizens are struggling to be optimistic about 2023 as most express concern about the state of the economy, the environment and world security.