Politics

Politics Wire Blog: Tom Frere-Smith on what trends in public attitudes to immigration may mean for the coalition and for UKIP.

A week after the UK lost its cherished "AAA" rating, a new global poll released today by Ipsos finds Britons feeling distinctly queasy about the country's economic prospects.

Local government's new public health responsibilities mean it is going to have some more money, but lots more chances to be blamed by all sorts of people

A lecture given at Kent University by Sir Robert Worcester explores the relationship between public opinion and politicians (PDF).

Concern about immigration and poverty increases though our chief concern about economic issues remains unmoved

Mark Diffley examines our latest polling on Scots' attitudes towards the European Union

After a year to forget for supporters of a `Yes' vote, our latest poll suggests that the gap between the two sides has narrowed a little.

Issues Index long-term trends

Voting intentions based on all those expressing an opinion, from all Ipsos's and MORI's published polls since November 2002. These are NOT the "headline" voting intention figures