New polling data, conducted 15-22nd October 2026, shows Labour taking a 8-point lead over their nearest rival. This time that is the Conservatives rather than Reform UK.
A year ago, MSPs were overwhelmingly pessimistic about the near-term prospects for the Scottish economy. Views now are more mixed - one in six Government Members believe prospects will improve compared to half of Opposition Members.
In 2009, Ipsos conducted the first of a series of Staff Engagement Surveys. The main objective of the three-year involvement of Ipsos is "to identify and explore the issues which are important to staff and the impact of these issues on their working life".
The principle purpose of the 2009 survey was to identify and explore the issues important to employees and the impact of these issues on their working life.
Between 2007 and 2010, on behalf of the Scottish Government and General Register Office for Scotland (GROS), we conducted a series of studies testing a range of questions that had been developed for Scotland's Census 2011.
In the run-up to the 1979 General Election, Labour's Prime Minister James Callaghan lost the election in the "Winter of Discontent". Is Brown doomed to defeat in 2010?
Ipsos, in collaboration with Experian and Amanda Littlewood, was commissioned by the Scottish Government to carry out research to examine the potential market for, and home owners' attitudes towards, the proposed Home Appreciation Loan, an equity-based lending product to help eligible owners meet the cost of repairs.
