Politics

With less than six months to go before Scotland goes to the polls to elect a new Holyrood Parliament, our new poll for STV News shows the SNP still significantly ahead while the Scottish Conservatives have gained ground.

Nicola Moss, of Ipsos North, on the prospects for a devolved national health service.

Housing as an issue of concern to Britons is rising to new heights on the list of voter concerns, writes Ben Page in the Independent.

As the Department for Communities and Local Government cuts another 30% from its budget, Ben Page asks in the MJ whether that means the British are resigned to austerity.

The results in these tables are taken from the Ipsos Summer Survey of MPs 2015.

The October Economist/Ipsos Issues Index shows that, as has been the case since August, over half (52%) of the public mention immigration as among the most important issues facing Britain.

Despite acknowledging that they know very little about proposals for devolution, the public in England is generally supportive of greater powers being devolved to local government.

Housing is set to be the battleground as Sadiq Khan and Zac Goldsmith compete to see who can call City Hall "home" in 2016, writes Ben Marshall in the New Statesman.

Jeremy Corbyn's period at the helm of the Labour Party continues to attract both supporters and critics, Ipsos's latest Political Monitor reveals.