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What works to build green? Three lessons from our evaluation of the Market Accelerator for Green Construction (MAGC)
The Ipsos policy and evaluation team shares three key lessons from their independent evaluation of the Market Accelerator for Green Construction (MAGC) programme, presented at a COP30 side event for Evidence for Climate Action, on what works to mobilise climate finance for green construction. The lessons are also applicable to other sectors.
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Public opinion, public finances, and politics – the pressures shaping the Autumn Budget
The Autumn Budget is next week – and the run up has been anything but smooth. Here’s what you need to know ahead of the announcement.
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New results published on wellbeing in the UK
The 2025 Carnegie Life in the UK Index shows that collective wellbeing in the UK has not improved over the past year, although there have been some changes.
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Public concern about immigration reaches highest level in a decade
Fifty-one per cent name immigration as an important issue for Britain, the highest score since October 2015.
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MPs have more confidence in the US-UK “special relationship” than British public, according to Ipsos poll
Just 36% of Britons say that there is currently a ‘special relationship’ between the US and UK – however, in a separate survey of MPs 73% said that it still exists.
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Immigration tops Britons’ concerns as public divided on whether it is acceptable to protest outside asylum hotels
Three in ten (31%) say their local area is housing more than its fair share of asylum seekers, doubling to 61% of Reform UK voters. The public is divided on the acceptability of protesting outside hotels housing asylum seekers (36% acceptable vs. 39% unacceptable).
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One in five Britons would consider voting for a new left-wing party, rising to one in three young people and Labour voters
One in five (20%) British adults would consider voting for a new left-wing party founded by Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana. The party's appeal is strongest among young people, with one-third (33%) of 16-34s considering it, alongside a third of 2024 Labour voters (33%) and 43% of 2024 Green Party voters.
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Half of British women aged 18-50 have delayed or decided against having future children, with cost concerns main factor
The most likely reason cited by all those who have delayed or decided against having future children is the costs of raising children (39%), followed by the cost of living generally (36%)
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Starmer remains ahead of Farage in head-to-head of who would make best PM, but majority of Britons unsure what he stands for
In a head-to-head with Nigel Farage, Keir Starmer continues to lead on who the British public think would make a better Prime Minister (32% Starmer vs 26% Farage) – although his lead is down compared to March (Starmer +11) and 35% say neither would make a good PM / it would make no difference. However, just over half (53%) say that it is not clear what Starmer stands for. In contrast, almost two-thirds of Britons (64%) say it is clear what Nigel Farage stands for.
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Better Care Fund Support Programme (2023-2025) Findings
Ipsos UK, in partnership with the Institute of Public Care at Oxford Brookes University (IPC), was commissioned by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) to conduct an evaluation of the Better Care Fund Support Programme.