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What Worries the World – December 2022
Have we reached peak inflation? Although still the top concern, worry about inflation falls for the first time in two and a half years according to the latest What Worries The World? global survey from Ipsos.
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Issues Index December 2022
Inflation and the economy continue to be Britons’ biggest worries while concern for the NHS rises
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A sustainable future for me, my world and the world
The following provides a summary write-up of a panel session that Ipsos chaired at the Anthropy event held at The Eden Project at the beginning of November 2022. This provides an overview of the key points that were discussed and the main take-outs from the discussion.
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54% lack confidence in quality of local NHS services for this winter as concerns over waiting lists intensify
The December Ipsos Political Monitor, taken 7-13 December, shows the level of public concern over the NHS for this winter
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Conservatives no longer most trusted to grow Britain’s economy
Conservatives and Labour equally trusted to grow Britain’s economy – Conservatives led by 15 points in September before the mini-budget
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NHS Staff top Santa’s ‘nice list’ for third year in a row
Who makes Ipsos' 2022 naughty and nice lists?
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Over 70% of UK adults think social media platforms should do more to protect children online
New research by Ipsos on childrens' online safety for the Department for Digital, Culture, Media, and Sport (DCMS)
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Ipsos Predictions 2023: A heatwave, an election, a general strike and food shortages, what are Britons expecting to happen in 2023?
As 2022 comes to an end, Ipsos asked the public to look forward to what 2023 could bring. From a general election, to a general strike, heatwaves to food shortages, what has next year got in store for us?
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Harsh home truths
Economic turmoil has brought the housing affordability crisis into sharper relief for mortgage holders and renters. What can Government do? The response to COVID-19 was to pull more levers: eviction bans, mortgage and Stamp Duty holidays. In the Autumn Statement, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced capping social rents in England, but the Scottish Government had already gone further, faster, introducing a freeze on private as well as social rents and a moratorium on evictions. Previously, Michael Gove recommitted the Government to building 300,000 homes a year. Action will take years to deliver results, requiring considerable political courage. Public opinion will need careful management too. Has the housing crisis become bigger and uglier?
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Mission critical – Levelling Up, a balancing act
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak gave a ‘cast-iron commitment’ to prioritise levelling up in his first PMQs. In the face of an economic situation requiring ‘eye-wateringly difficult decisions’, what hope do the public have that living standards, high streets, and public services will prosper in the coming years? The public are pessimistic about delivery but the appetite for action is unlikely to lessen.