Issues Index

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Issues Index Survey

Economic optimism falls to record low as concern over inflation rises

The latest Ipsos Economic Optimism Index (EOI) reveals that net economic optimism in Britain has fallen to the lowest levels ever recorded since Ipsos began collecting this data in 1978. In the latest data, collected 8-14 April 2026, 78% of Britons expect the economy to get worse over the next 12 months (up 3ppts since last month), the highest level recorded since the Index began.
Ipsos State of the Nation 2018
Society Survey

The State of the Nation 2018

The UK Social Research Institute reviews the state of the nation in 2018, drawing on key trends and developments that have touched the nation from Brexit to the NHS.
Ipsos Issues INdex November 2018 front cover
Issues Index Survey

Concern about Brexit continues to climb and worry about crime rises to a seven-year high

The Ipsos Issues Index for November 2018 shows sixty-two per cent of Britons see the EU and Brexit as one of the biggest issues for Britain, while concern about crime has risen by ten points since last month.
Front cover - Ipsos Issues Index October 2018
Issues Index Survey

Ipsos Issues Index October 2018: Worry about Brexit and the EU continues to top Britons' concerns

Brexit continues to dominate the concerns of the British public. For the second month in a row close to six in ten have mentioned the European Union and Brexit as one of the biggest issues facing the country.
Ipsos Issues Index August 2018
Brexit Survey

Ipsos Issues Index September 2018: Half see Brexit as the single biggest issue for Britain

Half now see Brexit as the single biggest issue for the country – the highest score for any single issue since the economy in 2011
Ipsos Scotland Issues Index 2018
Scotland Survey

Ipsos Scotland Issues Index 2018

Scots are more likely than their neighbours to see Brexit as one of the most important issues facing the country.
Ipsos Issues Index August 2018
Brexit Survey

Issues Index August 2018: Public concern about the EU and Brexit remains at historically high levels

This month’s Issues Index shows public concern about Britain and Europe remaining at the same record level measured in July.
Ipsos Issues Index July 2018
Brexit Survey

Issues Index July 2018: Public concern about the EU and Brexit rises to historic levels

The July 2018 Issues Index reveals that public concern about Britain and Europe has hit previously unrecorded levels.
Ipsos Issues Index June 2018
Issues Index Survey

Ipsos Issues Index June 2018: The public’s two main concerns remain Brexit and the NHS

Just under half of the British public name either Brexit or the NHS as a big issue for Britain, while one in five mention crime or immigration.
Ipsos Issues Index May 2018
Issues Index Survey

Ipsos Issues Index May 2018: NHS and Brexit are still seen as the public’s top issues

Half of the British public see the NHS as a big issue for the country, four in ten mention Brexit, and a quarter are worried about crime.
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