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Pensions: Personal Account Reforms, 2007
Initial findings from Ipsos work for the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP): the research aimed to find out the public's reactions to a proposed new national pensions scheme.
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Satisfaction with High Street Banks
Just one quarter of customers think they get a fair deal from their bank
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Age-Friendly Cities
Ipsos conducted a qualitative evaluation among older people (aged 60+) and service providers from the voluntary, public and private sectors to understand the characteristics of an 'age-friendly' city.
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Socio-Political Influencers
This report contains the key findings of a research study carried out by Ipsos's Participation Unit to explore theories of influence and consequently to identify a more
meaningful Socio-political Influencer group. It brings together our wealth of data on political activism and places it in the broader context of literature exploring the role of influence in the private and public sectors, in order to understand how a small group of people may have a vital impact on public policy. -
Business Partnerships Survey
Public private partnerships are an increasingly significant part of the UK economy (HM Treasury reports ?46Bn already spent with ?26Bn more to be invested by 2010) but historically the management of these projects has been beset by stories of conflict and overrun. In December 2006, Ipsos carried out a survey on behalf of Socia to question Directors of organisations who are involved in these partnerships to find the lessons that must be learned from their experience.
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Ipsos Delivery Index, March 2007
Ipsos's latest findings from our quarterly Delivery Index tracker survey show that public confidence in the future of the NHS remains at a very low level, although confidence in the future of education remains higher.
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Political Commentary - Are Public Sector Workers Deserting Labour?
In recent months there have been some high-profile controversies involving the relationship between public sector workers and the Labour Government. The most recent of these involved below-inflation pay rises for public sector workers, as well as opposition to the Government's public sector reforms — particularly with the NHS.
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Determined To Succeed — Phase II Evaluation
Scotland's enterprise in education agenda has been driven by the Scottish Executive's 'Determined to Succeed' strategy. This, in turn, forms part of the Scottish Executive's wider enterprise policy agenda and contributes to the top priority of growing the economy. Within the context of the education sector, part of this entails a renewed vision for Scottish schools and education.
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Public Services Survey
The public support the transfer of some services currently run by central government to local councils, with local government being seen as best placed to provide some services for local communities according to recent Ipsos research for Ernst and Young, UK.
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Britain At Work: A Marriage Breakdown In Progress?
Relationships between employers and employees in many British workplaces resemble a marriage under stress, characterised by poor communications and low levels of trust. This leads to underperformance, low productivity and high levels of staff turnover.