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Envisioning the library of the future
Envisioning the library of the future is a major research project undertaken by the Arts Council in 2012/13 that will help to understand the future for libraries, and how they can be developed.
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Are you being served? Rapid Review (2011-2012)
The Local Government Association and the London Councils Self Improvement Board commissioned Ipsos to carry out a rapid review exercise to guide the sector on how to achieve a national benchmark on residents' perceptions of council performance.
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Preparing for an Ageing Society
This report, by Ipsos, outlines the interim findings of the ongoing evaluation of the Ageing Well programme. It seeks to evaluate the progress local authorities are making in preparing for an ageing society, and awareness and experiences of the Ageing Well programme to date.
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Economic optimism plummets among Scots as consumer confidence stalls
Following our poll last week which, showed a third of Scots cutting back on Christmas spending, our latest economic data paints a broader picture of widespread pessimism in the economy and a crisis of confidence among Scottish consumers.
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Igniting the squib - public opinion on strikes and trade unions
Trade Unions/strikes are low on the public's radar even after the recent strikes, and have not been key issues for a while; only 1% of the public mentioned them in the first week of December, a figure that has been no higher since the firefighters' strike in the winter of 2002/3
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Most Scots plan to spend less or about the same as last year on Christmas
With just over a week of shopping time left, most Scots say they plan to spend less or about the same on Christmas this year compared to last year.
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Scots support early referendum as support for independence increases
Over a third of voters now back a fully independent Scotland in a referendum which most Scots want to be held within the next two years, as revealed in our new poll for The Times and the Sun.
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Scottish Public Opinion Monitor: December 2011
As a momentous 2011 draws to a close, public backing for the SNP has slightly increased, giving the party double the support enjoyed by Labour in our latest Holyrood poll.
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Understanding Society - December 2011
In our latest issue of Understanding Society we round up how public opinion has been affected by the major events of an extraordinary year, and what it means for politicians, policy makers and public services in the future.
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Three-quarters sense housing crisis in Britain
A new Ipsos survey for Channel 4 has found that three-quarters of the public (76%) agree with the suggestion that there is a housing crisis in Britain.