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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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Inflation: Seven in ten expect prices to continue to rise in 2023
A new 36-country survey for the World Economic Forum finds a growing number of people think unemployment will rise next year
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Ahead of COP27, Britons want subsidies on environmentally friendly tech while few want higher taxes on non-renewable energy sources
Brits are most supportive of government subsidies for environmental technology, changing product pricing and incentives for green products/services to reduce climate change in a global Ipsos survey ahead of COP27.
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Ipsos Levelling Up Index continues to show clear regional disparities in how the public feel about their local areas
Research conducted by Ipsos in May, shows widespread geographical inequalities in how the public feels when it comes to government spending, with residents in Wales, Northern Ireland, the North of England, and also in rural and post-industrial areas feeling most left behind.
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Britons more comfortable talking about menopause than any other country but many lack knowledge of the subject
Menopause is something that all women on the planet will potentially experience in their lives and yet is still something of a taboo to many. New research by Ipsos across 33 countries looks at attitudes towards menopause around the world.
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Issues Index: 2018 onwards
Q What would you say is the most important issue facing Britain today? Q What do you see as other important issues facing Britain today? (Unprompted - combined answers)
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Issues Index: 2007 - 2017
Q What would you say is the most important issue facing Britain today?
Q What do you see as other important issues facing Britain today?
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New research finds public support economic growth, but not at any cost
Brits say environment and countryside should come before economic growth and house building according to a new Ipsos poll for the Economist.
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Labour more trusted to have the right policies for the British economy than the Conservatives
The September 2022 Political Pulse from Ipsos shows that just 20% think things in Britain are heading in the right direction and 55% say wrong direction.