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The economy remains the most mentioned important issue facing Britain, while concern about inflation drops
The November 2023 Ipsos Issues Index reveals a drop in public concern about inflation and the NHS
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Ipsos Update – December 2023
Risks, nations, AI… Ipsos Update explores the latest and greatest research & thinking on key topics from Ipsos teams around the world.
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Ipsos Update – November 2023
Mental Health, Trust, ESG… Ipsos Update explores the latest and greatest research & thinking on key topics from Ipsos teams around the world.
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The future of local delivery
The UK is facing rising demands for public services and the need to address social issues like homelessness, poverty, and mental health. However, regional disparity is a major concern, with regional imbalances ranking highest among advanced economies. Dr. Eleanor Carter, Research Director, Government Outcomes Lab, joined us to discuss how place-based policy initiatives can be improved and what policy-makers should consider to fully harness the potential of place-based policy making.
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The future of public services
Public services matter. Many tell us that the parties' policies on these issues are very important in helping them decide how to vote. However, Britons are feeling pessimistic about the future and the government's ability to improve public services. As parties draft their manifestos ahead of the much-speculated next general election, they will need to balance the current restraints of the public purse with an urgent need to start planning for these inevitable challenges that face the public sector.
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The future of the UK workforce
Future public services should enable people to develop skills and change career mid-life to meet the economy’s skills needs. Many people would change career and retrain but don’t know how. We discussed with Fiona Aldridge, Head of Insight at the West Midlands Combined Authority, how the WMCA Trailblazer devolution deal offered an opportunity to design solutions to integrate skills, employment, and careers services, and target funding at regional skills gaps. However, there remain national challenges for the devolution model to meet skills needs.
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Public increasingly see politicians as stoking culture wars, study finds
The research findings, by the Policy Institute at King’s College London and Ipsos, reveal six in 10 people now agree politicians invent or exaggerate culture wars as a political tactic.
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The economy and inflation remain the country’s biggest concerns, closely followed by the NHS
The economy, inflation and the NHS remain top concerns for Britons according to the October 2023 Ipsos Issues Index
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Ipsos Issues Index: September 2023
Public concern about immigration rises to the highest level in six years, though the economy and inflation remain the most important issues according to the September 2023 Ipsos Issues Index
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Ipsos Update – September 2023
Barbiecore, artificial intelligence, ESG… Ipsos Update explores the latest and greatest research & thinking on key topics from Ipsos teams around the world.