Election

Ipsos Global @dvisor for June shows continuing growth in confidence among Britons about the country's economic situation

Retailers in Europe believe American Express and Diners Club should be treated in the same way as Visa, MasterCard and domestic schemes in the EU-proposed legislation on Interchange

Majority back more tax-raising powers for Scotland if it votes to stay in the UK, and also think England and Wales should have the sames, according to the Scotland and English Devolution section of June's Ipsos Political Monitor. Three in four think the UK will still exist in its current form in one year, but less than half that it will in twenty years' time

Ipsos's Political Monitor for June shows just a quarter think Ed Miliband is ready to be Prime Minister, while the Conservatives are considered to be the most united on policy and the best team of leaders - but Labour retain a slight poll lead.

Q Which political party is most clear and united about what its policies should be?

Q Which political party do you think has the best team of leaders to deal with the country's problems?

Simon Atkinson and Roger Mortimore blog for the Political Studies Association.

A new Ipsos global survey finds the British and Spanish the most likely to believe in equal opportunities for men and women (94%).

In new research carried out by Ipsos and King's College London, just under half of Britons (45%) say it is very important to them who wins the election, matching figures normally seen at the very height of the election campaign itself in 2010 and 2005.