Political Monitor

Ipsos's Political Monitor for June shows just a quarter think Ed Miliband is ready to be Prime Minister, while the Conservatives are considered to be the most united on policy and the best team of leaders - but Labour retain a slight poll lead.

In new research carried out by Ipsos and King's College London, just under half of Britons (45%) say it is very important to them who wins the election, matching figures normally seen at the very height of the election campaign itself in 2010 and 2005.

Ipsos's Political Monitor for May shows a turnaround in British opinion on Europe, with more than half now in favour of staying in the European Union.

Ipsos's Economic Optimism Index is at its highest ever point in its 36-year history, according to May's Ipsos Political Monitor. More than half of Britons - 53% - think the UK economy will improve over the next 12 months.

Ipsos's Political Monitor for April shows that it has been a good month for George Osborne, with satisfaction in his performance as Chancellor at its highest level since Gordon Brown in 2006.

This month's Ipsos Political Monitor shows the Conservatives continuing to lead Labour on managing the economy, although they are neck-and-neck with regard to taxation policy and Labour lead on unemployment policy.

The February Ipsos Political Monitor records the public's economic optimism at its highest since May 1997 when Tony Blair and New Labour had just moved into Downing Street

A new Ipsos poll shows that most Britons believe trade unions are essential to protect workers' interests, although some have concerns about their links to the Labour Party.

Ipsos's Political Monitor reveals the majority of Britons think a hung parliament is bad for the country, both in regard to the 2010 result and looking forward to 2015. But despite this opposition to coalitions, half expect to see another coalition in 2015