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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: January 2021
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Ipsos Issues Index: January 2021

Public concern about Brexit falls after the new EU-UK trade deal takes effect
Ipsos Issues Index: December 2020
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Ipsos Issues Index: December 2020

A surge in concern about Brexit but Covid-19 remains the nation’s biggest issue
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Ipsos Issues Index: November 2020

The November 2020 Ipsos Issues Index shows the level of public concern about Coronavirus is unmoved since October
Pre-lockdown, public concern about Coronavirus holds steady while poverty/inequality rises up the agenda
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Ipsos Issues Index: October 2020

The October 2020 Ipsos Issues Index shows that pre-lockdown, public concern about Coronavirus held steady, while worries about poverty and inequality rose up the public agenda
Ipsos Issues Index: September 2020
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Ipsos Issues Index: September 2020

Concern about Brexit returns to near General Election levels according to Ipsos's September 2020 index of issues concerning Britons
Ipsos Issues Index: Concern about COVID-19 remains at record levels, despite falling infections
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Ipsos Issues Index: Concern about COVID-19 remains at record levels, despite falling infections

Concern about Covid-19 remains at record levels - despite falling infections - and now worry about unemployment rising too
Ipsos Issues Index: June 2020
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Ipsos Issues Index: June 2020

Concern about the economy and race related issues rise, while COVID still seen as most important issue facing the country
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Ipsos Issues Index: April 2020

In the first telephone-based Issues Index, Covid-19 tops the list of Britons’ biggest issues with an historically high score
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Ipsos Issues Index: February 2020

The NHS replaces Brexit as the biggest issue facing Britain. Concern about Brexit falls to its lowest in three years, while worry for the environment reaches its' highest level since 1990.
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