Issues Index

Umbrella
Economy Survey

Seven in ten (70%) Britons expect Labour to increase personal taxes amid deep economic pessimism

New polling data from Ipsos in the UK, conducted in October 2026, reveals widespread public pessimism regarding the UK's economic trajectory as the Labour Government led by Andy Burnham prepares its fiscal agenda. With immigration (40%), the economy (31%), and inflation (30%) standing as the dominant concerns on the Ipsos Issues Index, the British public displays continued economic pessimism and widespread anticipation of impending tax rises.
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.
Ipsos Issues Index April 2018
Issues Index Survey

Issues Index: Concern about crime reaches a seven year high

The April 2018 Ipsos Issues Index reveals a sharp rise in concern about crime, with 23% of the public citing it as a big issue for the country
Ipsos Issues Index
Society Survey

Brexit and the NHS top Britons’ concerns, with worry about housing rising

Ipsos's March 2018 Issues Index shows that close to half of the public name Brexit (47%) and the NHS (46%) as big issues facing Britain, while housing is joint-third on 22%.
Society Survey

Issues Index February 2018 - NHS and Brexit continue to dominate public concern

This month's Ipsos Issues Index poll records the highest scores for two separate issues since April 1997.
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