Political Monitor


Scotland Survey

Support for Scottish independence falls back

But support for the SNP nonetheless remains at very high levels ahead of the May 2021 Scottish Parliament elections.

Strong approval for government's vaccine programme as Johnson preferred to lead pandemic response

Almost nine in ten (86%) think the Government is doing a good job obtaining vaccines for Britain, including 84% of Labour voters.

Rishi Sunak’s job satisfaction ratings remain strong – even with Labour supporters

Three in five Britons are satisfied with the job Rishi Sunak is doing as Chancellor of the Exchequer.

Half believe Christmas coronavirus measures not strict enough

Ipsos's latest polling shows half (49%) believe the Christmas coronavirus rules are "not strict enough", while two in five (39%) say they are "about right".

Conservatives and Labour end 2020 in a dead heat

Ipsos's December 2020 Political Monitor shows the Conservatives and Labour in a dead heat, each on 41%.
Scotland Survey

SNP dominates Scotland’s political landscape ahead of May elections

Ipsos’s Scotland Political Monitor, run in partnership with STV News, finds support for the SNP remains at very high levels ahead of the May 2021 Scottish Parliament elections.

Ipsos Political Monitor – Labour lead the Conservatives by 5 points

Ipsos's October Political Monitor has the Labour party leading the Conservatives for the first time in Boris Johnson's premiership.

Ipsos Political Monitor – Most lack confidence Johnson will get a good deal for Britain from EU negotiations

Blame for a no-deal shared between UK Government and increasingly the EU according to our latest Political Monitor.

Ipsos Political Monitor – Rishi Sunak has highest satisfaction ratings for a Chancellor since Denis Healey in 1978

Chancellor Rishi Sunak earns the highest job satisfaction ratings among the public since Labour's Dennis Healey in 1978 with a majority of Labour supporters (59%) also satisfied with him.