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Economist/Ipsos February 2014 Issues Index
The February Economist/Ipsos issues index shows that, after January's dead heat between the economy and race/immigration concern about the latter has fallen by 7 percentage points to 34%, meaning that the economy is once again uncontested as the most important issue facing Britain today.
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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.
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PMQs Poll
The Hansard Society's "Tuned in or Turned off? Public attitudes to Prime Minister's Questions" report includes some of the findings of Ipsos's survey for their 11th annual Audit of Political Engagement polling.
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Economic optimism at highest since 1997 as Cameron opens up lead over Miliband on dealing with the economy and unemployment
The February Ipsos Political Monitor records the public's economic optimism at its highest since May 1997 when Tony Blair and New Labour had just moved into Downing Street
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Trade unions seen as essential, though not as powerful as in the 1970s and 80s
A new Ipsos poll shows that most Britons believe trade unions are essential to protect workers' interests, although some have concerns about their links to the Labour Party.
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There's a change in the 'certain to vote' demographic - and it favours Labour
Dr. Roger Mortimore writes in Politics.co.uk: "The thing that determines election outcomes is not how many people support a party but how many vote for it".
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Economist/Ipsos January 2014 Issues Index
The first Economist/Ipsos issues index of 2014 shows that concern about race relations/immigration has increased to become, jointly with the economy, the most important issue facing Britain
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The NGO Perspective: A recipe for good behaviour
Climate change continues to weigh heavy on the minds of NGOs and Corporate Responsibility experts. Ilana Tyler-Rubinstein shows it's about respect for the individual.
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Mustn't grumble: the British are happy, despite being gloomy
The British public is largely happy despite being gloomy about their country's circumstances and prospects, according to our Global Trends Survey.
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Hung parliaments seen as bad for the country, but half still expect another coalition in 2015
Ipsos's Political Monitor reveals the majority of Britons think a hung parliament is bad for the country, both in regard to the 2010 result and looking forward to 2015. But despite this opposition to coalitions, half expect to see another coalition in 2015