Government

We've been waiting with bated breath for the new Localism Bill, finally published on Monday, 13 December. Not a lot of surprises in there - we've known for some time of the desire of Eric Pickles and co. to "fundamentally shake up the balance of power in this country".

The Reuters/ Ipsos December Political Monitor shows Liberal Democrat support continuing to fall, while backing for Labour and the Conservatives remains largely unchanged.

Ben Page, Chief Executive of Ipsos, discusses how local councils must communicate their value for money in order to see satisfaction levels rise.

How does the public feel about the parties and their leaders after the 2010 UK General Election?

Ipsos's new poll published in the Economist today shows that there is public support for many of the new coalition government's policies.

Ipsos's January Political Monitor (carried out by telephone between 26-28 January among 1,001 British adults aged 18 and over) shows that Economic optimism for the next year has improved on last month.

Only one in three Labour MPs now believe that their party will be the largest party after the next election, compared to three in five who expect the Conservatives to be the largest party.

Ipsos's poll carried out exclusively for The Mirror (conducted by telephone between 10-11 December 2008 among 1,007 British adults age 18+) shows that among those absolutely certain to vote, the Labour party's share has risen by four points to 36% since our previous voting intention poll carried out Nov 27-28. The Conservative vote share has dropped two points to 41%, and the Liberal Democrat share is on 11%.