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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 Issues Index October 2017
Issues Index Survey

Brexit remains the biggest issue facing Britain

In the Ipsos October 2017 Issues Index, half the public now see Brexit as a big issue facing the country.
Ipsos Issues Index
Issues Index Survey

Brexit is seen as the biggest issue facing Britain

The September Ipsos/Economist Issues Index shows wide concern about Brexit, and a fall in worry about the NHS.
Ipsos Issues Index
Issues Index Survey

Brexit and the NHS remain the dominant issues facing Britain

The August Ipsos/Economist Issues Index continues to show Brexit and the NHS heading the public’s list of the biggest issues facing Britain.
Ipsos Issues Index
Issues Index Survey

NHS and Brexit remain the biggest issues facing the country

Brexit and the NHS continue to head the public’s list of the biggest issues facing Britain.
Ipsos Issues Index
Issues Index Survey

Concern over defence/terrorism rises to the highest level since 2015

Post-election, and in the aftermath of recent terror attacks, concern about defence/terrorism is seen as the third biggest concern among Britons in the June 2017 Ipsos/Economist Issues Index.
Healthcare Survey

Ipsos May Issues Index: Sharp rises in concern about the NHS and education

The final Ipsos/Economist Issues Index prior to the General Election shows six in ten (61%) Britons consider the NHS to be one of the biggest issues facing Britain, up 13 percentage points from last month.
Ipsos Issues Index - April 2017
Issues Index Survey

Brexit and NHS are the joint top issue for Britons

The April 2017 Ipsos/Economist Issues Index shows concern over Brexit remaining high with half (48%) mentioning it as one of the most important issues facing Britain.
As Article 50 is set to be triggered, public concern about Europe/Brexit rises to a new high and becomes the top issue facing Britain
Issues Index Survey

Public concern about Europe/Brexit becomes the top issue facing Britain

The March 2017 Ipsos/Economist Issues Index shows a new record in the proportion who see the EU/Brexit as one of the biggest issues facing Britain.
Politics Survey

Concerns about the NHS and the EU/Brexit continue to rise

The February 2017 Ipsos Issues Index reveals that over half of the British public (52%) now see the NHS as one of the biggest issues facing Britain, the highest level of concern since June 2002.
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