Politics

Scots acknowledge the need for spending cuts but want the cuts to happen slowly to protect services according to an Ipsos survey for BBC Scotland.

At last week's Liberal Democrat Party Conference Charles Adriaenssens, head of financial services at Ipsos, discussed the need for the financial services industry to re-build a position of trust with consumers.

Following several false starts during the last decade, the mobile phone now holds great potential in the research process. AJ Johnson analyses the state of play in an article for ESOMAR's Research World publication.

Our September Political Monitor shows Labour level with the Conservatives on 37% of the vote share among those absolutely certain to vote. For the first time since the election the government now has a negative satisfaction rating.

Trade unions/strikes have not been considered a major issue for many years by the British public according to the Ipsos Issues Index and this remains true at the start of this month.

As the Trade Union Congress gets under way, Chris Phillips examines the widening gulf between private and public sector worker views of the economy.

Charging for services is an option open to councils in a number of ways - this research aimed to gain an understanding of the current trends in local government in terms of charging, as well as future plans. The survey sought to consider specific services, and examine the motivations for charging for these, as well as the barriers to doing so.

Roger Mortimore, head of political research at Ipsos, looks at what might have been if Tony Blair was still prime minister at the time of the 2010 General Election.

The public lacks confidence in the ability of local public service organisations to deliver services in today's climate of austerity, but are sympathetic to the challenges, according to recent research conducted by Ipsos for Zurich Municipal.