Issues Index

Ipsos Economic Optimism Index worsens to -56, with 68% expecting the economy to get worse over the next 12 months. Immigration remains the biggest issue facing the country, mentioned by 40%.

Ipsos' Economic Optimism Index stands at -44; an improvement from earlier in year, but 60% still think the economy will get worse over the next 12 months and only 16% say it will get better.

Almost half of Britons see immigration as one of the biggest issues for the country, the highest score since June 2016.

Four in ten (39%) see the economy as one of the biggest issues for the country, up five points since March.

Three in ten (29%) see defence and foreign affairs as one of the biggest issues for the country, an increase of twelve points since February.

The economy remains the biggest issue facing the country, mentioned by 36% of Britons. Concern about defence/foreign affairs has almost doubled since last month, with 17% seeing it as an issue.

Thirty-nine per cent name the economy as an important issue for Britain this month, an increase of 3 percentage points over the month and 10 points since September.

Public concern about immigration and the NHS has fallen somewhat from October but they remain the second- and third-biggest issues.

Immigration, the economy and the NHS remain the biggest issues facing the country, according to the October 2024 Ipsos Issues Index, with concern about immigration and the economy rising further since last month.

September 2024 marks 50 years of the Ipsos Issues Index