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Pulse Check - April 2025
Reform UK: local elections, big test.
Stay informed on the latest shifts in public opinion and political sentiment. Pulse Check delivers key insights from Ipsos' data on politics and public services to help you navigate the evolving landscape. -
Pulse Check - March 2025
Stay informed on the latest shifts in public opinion and political sentiment. Pulse Check delivers key insights from Ipsos' data on politics and public services to help you navigate the evolving landscape.
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The cost of living continues to be the most important issue facing London
New research from Ipsos, conducted on behalf of London Councils tracks Londoners’ perceptions of key issues facing London as well as attitudes towards a number of key policy areas, including housing, crime, employment and devolution.
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Labour strengthens position in Scotland as Ipsos poll shows a close race
Ipsos’ first Scotland poll for STV News since the General Election was called indicates a very close race between the SNP and Labour in Scotland
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Andy Burnham more popular in Manchester than Sadiq Khan in London or Andy Street in West Midlands
New Ipsos UK KnowledgePanel polling for the 2024 local and mayoral elections explores attitudes towards the most important issues to people’s vote in the upcoming local elections
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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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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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SNP lead falls as Sarwar leads Yousaf in public satisfaction ratings
Support for the SNP has slipped by 10 percentage points over the past six months, according to the latest Scottish Political Monitor conducted by Ipsos for STV News.
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Challenges for the new First Minister Humza Yousaf, as half of Scots think Scotland is going in the wrong direction
Half of Scots (50%) feel that, generally speaking things in Scotland are heading in the wrong direction, while just a quarter (25%) feel they are heading in the right direction according to the latest Scottish Political Pulse from Ipsos.
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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.