Politics

The findings show Swift is firmly on the nation’s radar, younger audiences are leading the fandom, and plenty plan to give the new album a spin, with a fearless few ready to splash out on tour tickets.

In a poll taken before the Labour Party conference, Ipsos asked a representative sample of British adults whether they supported or opposed different Labour policies in government and the extent to which they had heard of them.

If given a choice between the Labour party led by Keir Starmer and Reform UK led by Nigel Farage, Britons are split on which party they would prefer to win the next General Election. 38% say the Labour party led by Keir Starmer, while 35% say Reform UK led by Nigel Farage.

Reform UK leads by 12 pts over Labour as both PM and Chancellor hit historic low satisfaction ratings.

Three in ten prefer Keir Starmer, and three in ten prefer Nigel Farage.

The latest wave of research explores attitudes towards AI including barriers to using it, and what impacts AI will have across British Society.

The share of Britons who believe most public services are ready to listen to complaints has halved over the past 23 years, falling from 49% in 2002 to just 26% today, according to new research that reveals widespread feelings of powerlessness across the country – and among Reform UK supporters in particular.

Just 36% of Britons say that there is currently a ‘special relationship’ between the US and UK – however, in a separate survey of MPs 73% said that it still exists.

While 44% of Britons support the UK government recognising a Palestinian state, 41% say that it won’t make a difference to resolving the conflict.