Politics

Ipsos's July Political Monitor (carried out by telephone between 17-19 July among 1,012 British adults aged 18 and over) shows that among those absolutely certain to vote, the Conservative Party lead the Labour Party by 16 points.

Ipsos's June Issues Index shows that, according to the public, the economy remains the most important issue facing the country, as has been the case since September of last year. Over half (54%) see it is an important issue, though this represents a drop of five percentage points since May. This is also a drop of sixteen percentage points since January, when seven in ten (70%) saw it as among the most important issues.

Record dissatisfaction with the government, yet more expecting economy to improve than at any point since 1997

Sir Robert Worcester on the art of measuring public opinion.

Ipsos's veracity index finds that trust in journalists has remained low for the last 25 years.

The headline voting intention figures from this poll, conducted among 1,252 British adults age 18 and over, show the Conservatives on 39%, Labour on 25% and the Liberal Democrats on 19% among those absolutely certain to vote in a General Election.

MORI Founder Sir Robert Worcester looks back to the Major Government and even to the 1970s to contrast how the public felt then about Parliament and contrasts then with now. MPs are all talking about regaining trust. MPs weren't trusted then, and it is even worse now.

Ipsos's May Political Monitor shows that among those absolutely certain to vote, the Conservative Party lead the Labour Party by 22 points.