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People still feeling the pinch, fed up with ‘shrinkflation’ as 2023 wraps up
The latest wave of the Ipsos Global Inflation Monitor finds people across 33 countries will have more money to spend in the next year as red-hot prices cool off slightly in many places; and almost half of the global public are seeing red over products getting smaller but prices staying the same.
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Seven in ten people anticipate climate change will have a “severe effect” in their area within the next ten years
And six in ten say their government is not working hard enough to tackle climate change according to an Ipsos Global Advisor poll of 31 countries.
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UK Essential Digital Skills 2023
The fourth edition of Essential Digital Skills (EDS) research has launched this November. Ipsos was commissioned by Lloyds Banking Group to research the digital capability of the UK adult population, across a range of skill areas. This research is reported alongside the Consumer Digital Index, which measures the digital and financial lives of the UK population.
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Ipsos iris: Black Friday
The Black Friday Phenomenon: A Retrospective Review and Future Forecast from Ipsos iris
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Despite pressures facing young families today, most parents take precious moments to play with their babies
Read the findings from the first report from the Children of the 2020s study - the first national long-term study of babies in over two decades - published today by the UK Department for Education and led by University College London in partnership with Ipsos and the universities of Cambridge and Oxford, and Birkbeck, University of London.
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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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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 energy and climate adaptation
The UK’s climate is undergoing significant changes. Our future will be affected by unprecedented climate events with far-reaching consequences for our economy and society, and the public services that assist us. But climate change is likely to have different impacts on different communities. The challenge lies in adapting to these changes in an equitable and just manner. Public services play a crucial role in this process by working to adapt to the impacts of climate change and ensuring the necessary measures are taken to address the specific needs of each community.
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The future of the NHS
The NHS is currently facing significant pressures due to various challenges which will further escalate in the future if unaddressed. Additional funding and evolving NHS services are necessary remedies, as are the greater use of technology and measures to retain staff. But it’s also important to take action on areas outside of the NHS’s control like social care and the social determinants of health. Policy-making for the NHS should adopt a long-term approach, grounded in evidence and incorporating the perspectives of patients, the public and NHS staff in a meaningful way, to ensure that long-term investments are sustainable.
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The future of AI in public services
AI has the potential to automate repetitive tasks and enhance efficiency in our public services. Using insights from Ipsos research and an interview with Dr. Jonathan Bright from The Alan Turing Institute, Daniel Cameron and Reema Patel identify different types of AI technology and their applications in the public sector. However, they also explore the challenges such as bias, lack of transparency, data privacy, and the broader social impacts facing the use of AI in this capacity.