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Attitudes To Abortion
Ipsos has been examining attitudes to abortion on behalf of the British Pregnancy Advisory Service (bpas) via three surveys since 1997. These findings have also been trended with a 1980 MORI question on abortion from a survey for the Sunday Times.
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Brown Most Successful Chancellor, Say British Political Scientists
Gordon Brown has been rated the most successful post-War Chancellor in an exclusive Ipsos poll of nearly 300 academics belonging to the Political Studies Association (PSA).
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Race Relations 2006
Despite ongoing issues relating to the 2005 London bombings, the threat of terrorism and the impact of new immigrants to the country, people's own experiences of prejudice and discrimination appear relatively unchanged from previous years. Perceptions of integration and attitudes to race relations also remain the same with ethnic minorities continuing the trend of being more positive than white people on most measures.
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Ipsos Political Monitor November
Ipsos's November Political Monitor latest voting intentions (based on all those who say they are certain to vote) gives the Conservatives 35%, Labour 33% and the Liberal Democrats 20%, a swing of 2.5% from Labour to Conservatives since General Election.
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Cameron's "Female Touch" A Myth
The idea that Cameron has a "female touch" that Brown is lacking is a myth according to new polling evidence released today.
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Attitudes Towards Gordon Brown And John Reid
Gordon Brown has a clear lead over John Reid as being seen as the most capable Prime Minister and in understanding Britain's problems according to the latest Ipsos poll for The Sun.
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Public Attitudes To Parenting
The public believe that better parenting is key to reducing crime and anti-social behaviour in Britain according to a new poll by the Ipsos Social Research Institute. A failure to bring up children properly is felt the main cause of anti-social behaviour today and the public are keen for steps to be taken. The large majority believe that parents should be held responsible for the bad behaviour of their children and be made to take help if their child is involved in anti-social behaviour. Two-thirds of parents say they would personally find help from outside their friends and family useful in dealing with difficult or troublesome behaviour of their children.
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The Business Impact Of Blogs
Andy Warhol said in the 1960s everyone will be famous for 15 minutes. He was of course talking about TV. David Weinberger, a famous blogger, brought Andy Warhol's assertion into the 21st Century commenting that blogging means everyone will be famous for 15 people. There has been a lot of hype about blogging in the media. This pan European research study conducted by Ipsos, in conjunction with Hotwire Communications is, we believe, the first of its kind to attempt to identify the business impact of blogging.
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Public views on the use of wild animals in circuses in England
Poll commissioned for the RSPCA in 2006 asking whether people think the use of wild animals in circuses should or should not be banned.
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Independent Review of Local Government Finance
In June 2004, the Scottish Executive launched the Independent Review of Local Government Finance, and subsequently appointed a Local Government Finance Review Committee. The remit of the Committee is to examine options for local taxation, including: reform of Council Tax; to identify the pros and cons of implementing any changes to the local taxation system in Scotland and, to make recommendations.