Immigration

In December 2014, we asked Britons to predict what  would happen in 2015. How well did they do? asks Hannah Shrimpton in Politics.co.uk.

The January 2016 Issues Index shows that, after an absence of one month, concern about immigration has returned to the top of the list of the most important issues facing Britain.

The table and chart shows Ipsos's aggregated data from all 12 months of our 2015 Issues Index surveys

The December Issues Index shows that concern about the combined issue of defence, terrorism and foreign affairs has increased by 29 percentage points since November, and is now the most important issue concerning the public, mentioned by two fifths (42%).

People in 33 nations polled by our latest Perils of Perception survey often seem clueless on wealth, immigration and other factors, says Bobby Duffy in the Guardian.

The November Issues index, conducted prior to the terrorist attacks in Paris, shows that immigration remains the most important issue facing Britain in the eyes of the public. It is mentioned, unprompted, by half (49%) of the British public, indeed for three in ten (31%) it is the single most important issue.

Victoria Harkness blogs in The MJ on the possible reasons why housing is the top issue of concern for Londoners according to our research for London Councils. 

The October Economist/Ipsos Issues Index shows that, as has been the case since August, over half (52%) of the public mention immigration as among the most important issues facing Britain.

The September Economist/Ipsos issues index shows that over half (56%) of the public mention immigration as among the most important issues facing Britain.