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“Cost of Living” the top concern driving voters to the polls in English Local elections

Ipsos’ latest English local elections research is now released, with fieldwork carried out 2-8 April. This means field work was carried out before media reporting around Peter Mandelson’s vetting and the Government’s response. Ipsos interviewed more than 1,600 adults in England in local authorities where elections are taking place in May.
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One in four Londoners would consider becoming a councillor

Research by Ipsos for London Councils has found that Londoners have relatively low levels of awareness about their council and local politics.
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Welsh Assembly Members - Key audience research

A representative sample of 36 AMs - more than half of the Senedd chamber - were interviewed face-to-face on a range of issues by Ipsos in September / October 2007.
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Private Provision of Public Services

Q. To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements:
In principle, public services should be run by the government or local authorities, rather than by private companies?
People who provide public services should be employed by the government or local authorities rather than by private companies?
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London Mayor Poll for UNISON - 23-24 April 2008

Ipsos's latest poll on the London Mayoral election puts Ken Livingstone ahead of Boris Johnson by 52% to 48%, among those registered to vote who say they are "absolutely certain to vote", but the gap is not big enough to be statistically significant.
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Knowledge of the European Union 1991-2007

Q How much if anything do you feel you know about the European Union?
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Audit of Political Engagement 5

Despite 2007's political turbulence, public engagement in politics continues to decline
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Reported knowledge of the British constitution

Q How much if anything do you feel you know about the British constitution?
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London Mayoral Election

Ipsos's poll for the Labour Party shows Labour candidate Ken Livingstone on 48% and Conservative candidate Boris Johnson on 46% among Londoners who are certain to vote in the upcoming Mayoral elections.
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House of Lords Survey

Ipsos's recent survey for the Constitution Unit at University College London (UCL) asked which factors the public think are important to the legitimacy of the House of Lords.
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