Political Monitor


Economic confidence falls to lowest since 2008 but half think government handling the coronavirus crisis well

The March 2020 Ipsos Political Monitor finds that just under half of people think Boris Johnson is handling the coronavirus crisis well.

Honeymoon for Johnson but despite improvements concerns remain about public services, economy and Brexit

The Ipsos February 2020 Political Monitor shows Boris Johnson is enjoying a political honeymoon after his big election win in December although most believe there’s more work to be done to fully “get Brexit done”.

Ipsos Political Monitor – attitudes to Labour leadership candidates

As Labour begin their search for a new party leader Ipsos’s first Political Monitor of 2020 reveals what the wider British public thinks about each of the four contenders.

The Ipsos Election 2019 Podcast

In our 2019 General Election podcast series, Keiran Pedley and guests analyse the polls and election campaign activity and ask: Who's up? And who's down? And what should we be looking out for in the next week?
Politics Survey

Economic Optimism Index (EOI): State of the Economy 1997 - present

Do you think that the general economic condition of the country will improve, stay the same or get worse over the next 12 months?
Politics Survey

Political Monitor Archive

Index of recent Ipsos monthly Political Monitor surveys and to the associated political trends
Election Publication

Emily Gray: Questions about the future of the union

In her piece for the Herald, Emily Gray looks at why Scots don't think the UK will exist in five years’ time
Politics Survey

General Election 2019

A round-up of Ipsos surveys, trends and analysis for the 2019 UK General Election.
Election Survey

Conservatives hold 12-point lead over Labour heading into final week of the election campaign

The latest Ipsos Political Monitor reveals that 1 in 4 may change their minds on who to vote for on December 12th.