Politics

Q How confident, if at all, are you that the government will "deal with climate change" in the next few years?

Q How confident, if at all, are you that the government will "control and manage immigration" in the next few years?

Q How confident, if at all, are you that the government will "listen to people's priorities" in the next few years?

Q Thinking about Skills in Britain's workforce over the next few years do you expect them to ...?

As part of its consultations on the future of local government in Exeter, Exeter City Council commissioned Ipsos to undertake a telephone survey involving a cross-section of residents living in Exeter and its surrounding areas.

Crime has risen to the top of Ipsos's Issues Index in August 2008, with almost half of British adults saying it is one of the most important issues facing Britain (47%). This is an increase of eight percentage points since July.

The polls are all over the place...or are they? This is the first of a series of monthly Vox Populi blogs which my colleagues at Ipsos have asked me to write reviewing the opinion polls between now and the next election from my experience of nearly 40 years conducting and observing polls and how they are reported.

Ipsos's August Political Monitor, carried out by telephone between 15-17 August among 1,005 adults age 18 and over, shows the Conservative party on 48% and the Labour party on 24%, a Conservative lead of 24 points.

Qualitative research into Edinburgh residents' interest and participation in cultural and sporting activities in Edinburgh.