Politics

Trade Unions/strikes are low on the public's radar even after the recent strikes, and have not been key issues for a while; only 1% of the public mentioned them in the first week of December, a figure that has been no higher since the firefighters' strike in the winter of 2002/3

The December Economist/Ipsos Issues index shows that a third of the public (33%) place unemployment amongst the most important issues facing the country, a one percentage point increase since November. Concern has been steadily increasing recently and this is now the highest percentage to mention this issue since November 1998.

With just over a week of shopping time left, most Scots say they plan to spend less or about the same on Christmas this year compared to last year.

With the first votes to be cast in the GOP primary race less than a month away, Sir Robert Worcester takes a look at the standing of all the candidates.

UK consumers are increasingly moving away from purchasing physical products and instead turning to the internet, write Gavin Sugden and Tom Cross in Brand Republic.

The December Reuters/Ipsos Political Monitor shows Conservative support has risen significantly since November while over half think Cameron and Osborne have handled the current economic crisis in Europe well

Over a third of voters now back a fully independent Scotland in a referendum which most Scots want to be held within the next two years, as revealed in our new poll for The Times and the Sun.

As the reality TV season starts to draw to a close what is Ipsos ASI's view on how programme sponsorship has fared? Louise Brice writes in MediaWeek.

As a momentous 2011 draws to a close, public backing for the SNP has slightly increased, giving the party double the support enjoyed by Labour in our latest Holyrood poll.