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Economist/Ipsos May 2014 Issues Index
The May Economist/Ipsos issues index shows that, with little change since last month, the economy remains the most important issue facing Britain, as it has been since September 2008.
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Maintaining pride in the NHS: The challenge for the new NHS Chief Exec
In her latest blog, Anna Quigley looks at public perceptions of the NHS and what it tells us about the challenges facing Simon Stevens, its new Chief Executive.
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Economist/Ipsos April 2014 Issues Index
Economic concerns, both personal and general, continue to dominate; 36% of the public mention the economy amongst the most important issues facing Britain however this remains the lowest percentage to do so since June 2008.
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Infrastructure UK, OK?
Decisions on infrastructure need to be less of a done deal, and more of a proper dialogue. That way, public opinion will become less polarised and levels of local trust improved according to Ben Marshall's recent blog for Public Finance.
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Economist/Ipsos March 2014 Issues Index
Our latest Ipsos Issues Index for the Economist sows that concern about the economy has fallen as the economy continues on a path to recovery.
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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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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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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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2013 Economist/Ipsos Aggregate Issues Index data
Ipsos's aggregated data from all 12 months of our Issues Index surveys, with the top 10 most important issues (along with EU/Europe) broken down by gender, by age, ethnicity, social class and by voting intention. This is based on a total of more than 10,000 interviews, aggregated from the 12 individual polls.