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Families need help to survive the age of austerity

In their article for Politics.co.uk, Ipsos Research Director, Suzanne Hall, and Peter Grigg, from the Family and Childcare Trust, discuss the extent to which families are coping with the impacts of economic austerity.
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Margaret Thatcher (1925-2013)

Margaret Thatcher was British Prime Minister from May 1979 to November 1990, and during that period MORI polled the opinions of the British public about her performance as Prime Minister and that of her government.
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Citizens, service delivery and the surveys...

The imperative to make financial savings has prompted public sector leaders to change the way in which they approach service delivery, says Ipsos Research Director, Victoria Harkness in her latest article for LGC magazine.
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Why has trust in civil servants gone up?

Bobby Duffy blogs for the Institute for Goverment on a very simple question on trust in truth-telling that generates huge interest.
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Immigration continues to be a top issue of importance to Britons

Politics Wire Blog: Tom Frere-Smith on what trends in public attitudes to immigration may mean for the coalition and for UKIP.
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Local government's reputation in public health

Local government's new public health responsibilities mean it is going to have some more money, but lots more chances to be blamed by all sorts of people
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Keeping it local

Councils need to play their part in convincing people that building new homes is in their best interests, says Ipsos Research Director, Ben Marshall, in his latest article for Inside Housing.
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Events, not threats - current public concern about foreign affairs, defence and terrorism

An exploration of current public concern about defence and foreign affairs within both a historical context and the likely increased focus on this issue in 2013.
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Housing: the national local crisis

Ben Page, CEO of Ipsos, discusses the UK's Housing Crisis in his article for The Evening Standard