Politics

Economy remains the number one issue, with concern about unemployment, inflation and prices creeping up

In PR Week, Milorad Ajder, Managing Director of Ipsos's Reputation Centre comments on how the financial sector can rehabilitate its reputation by focusing on its customers.

New research by Ipsos shows that only one in ten Britons rate the economy as `good'. The latest Global @divsor survey conducted in 24 countries ranks Britain amongst the most negative nations in the world.

While the government is seen as divided on several issues such as tuition fees, the NHS and immigration, the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats are seen as united on the key issue of the economy

The Economist/Ipsos May Issues index shows a decreasing amount who consider crime/law and order to be among the most important issues facing the country.

The government White Paper on Giving lays out the Prime Minister's plans for encouraging more charitable donations and volunteering as part of his vision for a Big Society.

In a month in which the spotlight has been fixed on the reform of the health service, the Economist/Ipsos Issues Index shows that a quarter of the public (26%) think that the NHS is one of the most important issues facing Britain. This is an increase of six percentage points since April, and the highest level of concern since January 2008.

Milorad Ajder of the Ipsos Reputation Centre comments in GFS News on why UK banks need to put the customer at the heart of what they do.

Mark Diffley writes for Holyrood Magazine that people shouldn't be too suprised at the scale of the SNP's victory