Politics

In her latest blog, Anna Quigley looks at public perceptions of the NHS and what it tells us about the challenges facing Simon Stevens, its new Chief Executive.

The Audit of Political Engagement is an annual research survey measuring the nature and extent of political engagement among adults in the UK, undertaken by the Hansard Society and conducted by Ipsos.

Economic concerns, both personal and general, continue to dominate; 36% of the public mention the economy amongst the most important issues facing Britain however this remains the lowest percentage to do so since June 2008.

An Ipsos survey shows a majority (55%) of citizens of eleven countries in the European Union believe their leaders should do everything possible to support stability in the remaining country of Ukraine given the recent annexation of the Crimea region by the Russian Federation.

Social media provides the potential to research political events as they happen. Carl Miller of Demos and Bobby Duffy of our Social Research Institute report back on their live analysis of the EU debates.

Decisions on infrastructure need to be less of a done deal, and more of a proper dialogue. That way, public opinion will become less polarised and levels of local trust improved according to Ben Marshall's recent blog for Public Finance.

Housing bubble or boom? Ben Fowler of the Ipsos Reputation Centre looks at MPs’ attitudes towards the Help to Buy policy

The rise of UKIP and the fall of the Lib Dems explains why Labour is maintaining a lead approaching the final year of this parliament, writes Roger Mortimore in the New Statesman.

A major new Ipsos survey across 20 countries shows how pessimistic many in the West are about future prospects for their young people.