Politics

The result of the forthcoming Holyrood election may not cause a great shock but there is plenty to play for and the future of the country is at stake, says Mark Diffley in the New Statesman

As the clock ticks down towards the referendum on European Union membership Ipsos's latest Political Monitor reveals a majority still want to remain in the EU although the gap between stay and leave is narrowing.

Ipsos's first Political Monitor in 2016 shows the Conservatives opening up their biggest lead over Labour on a number of key party image attributes.

Ipsos's latest Political Monitor shows economic optimism continuing its decline since last summer, to reach its lowest level since April 2013.

New research finds a majority (59%) of Britons think things in the UK are off on the wrong track, and 41% think the country is heading in the right direction.

The table and chart shows Ipsos's aggregated data from all 12 months of our 2015 Issues Index surveys

Anna Quigley and Harry Evans blog in the HSJ on why public sympathy with the junior doctors comes with some big caveats.

Expectations of a terrorist attack on British soil have risen sharply, with three in four of us fearing the worst for next year, according to an Ipsos poll of just over 1,000 British adults.

Looking ahead to the 2016 American Presidential race, the British public weigh in with their thoughts on two of the most recognisable candidates for Ipsos's latest Political Monitor.