Politics

Q Since it was elected in May 1997, do you think the government has done a good job or a bad job at handling taxation and public expenditure?

Q Since it was elected in May 1997, do you think the government has done a good job or a bad job at keeping unemployment down?

Ahead of a major debate hosted by Ipsos, King's College London and the Media Standards Trust, new research reveals that the British public has an ambivalent attitude towards the impact of social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter on political debate.

When it comes to the leaders' debates, Cameron is doing the same as prime ministers past writes Roger Mortimore in The Conversation.

The recent exchange between Peter Ubel and Richard Thaler acted as a welcome and helpful comment on a common lack of clarity around behavioural terms writes Chris Perry in his latest blog.

Ipsos has analysed over half a million interviews to identify generational shifts in voting and engagement with politics between 1996-2014.

The February Economist/Ipsos Issues Index shows that the NHS remains the most important issue facing Britain; last month it became the issue of highest salience for the first time since April 2006.

Matthew Bristow of Ipsos North blogs on attitudes towards devolution of powers to the English regions.

Tactical voting intention in the run-up to 2015 General Election and preferred coalition partners