European Union

Debate over EU membership won't dominate the election but it could soon heat up again, writes Mark Diffley for The Fabian Society.

Our long term political and social trends have been collected over the last 30+ years and are unrivalled amongst polling organisations.

Britons think Europe is on the wrong track and expect anti-European movements to do well in upcoming elections, but prefer staying in EU and reducing its powers to leaving outright according to the latest Ipsos European Pulse.

A survey for The City UK groups shows that 84% of business leaders surveyed want the UK to remain a member of the EU.

A new poll by Ipsos shows that Labour are seen as having the best policies on Europe, according to the British public.

Two in three (67%) British adults would like to see a referendum held to decide on Britain membership of the European Union - only a quarter (26%) would not like to see such a referendum.

When it comes to voting in the referendum the public are fairly split, half say they would vote to get out of the European Union while two in five would vote for Britain to stay in the EU.

Index of polls covering Britain's relationship with Europe

Ipsos's recent poll for the Liberal Democrats shows that over half of British adults think there should be a referendum on Britain's membership with Europe (54%), while a quarter disagree (27%).

Q If there were a referendum now on whether Britain should be part of a Single European Currency, how would you vote?