New polling data from Ipsos in the UK, conducted 21-23 July 2026, reveals continued high levels of economic anxiety across the nation as Andy Burnham assumes office as Prime Minister.
For the second month in a row, Ipsos's Political Monitor data shows that public concern about the economy has moved into the top five issues facing the country. Almost one in five people (18%) spontaneously mention the economy when asked "what would you say is / are the most important issue(s) facing Britain today?".
Ipsos's poll for the Labour Party shows Labour candidate Ken Livingstone on 48% and Conservative candidate Boris Johnson on 46% among Londoners who are certain to vote and in the upcoming Mayoral elections.
Ipsos's poll for the Labour Party shows Labour candidate Ken Livingstone on 48% and Conservative candidate Boris Johnson on 46% among Londoners who are certain to vote in the upcoming Mayoral elections.
Every year I'm fascinated to see just how stable public trust is in the occupations in the public's eye. Yet to see the media listen to the commentators on radio and television, you'd think that trust in institutions is declining sharply. To listen to them, you'd think that nobody trusts anybody anymore. They are wrong: there has been no general decline in trust over the past two decades, as shown over nearly a quarter of a century, by our surveys, initially done in 1983 for the Sunday Times and this year sponsored by the Royal College of Physicians.
On Tuesday 5th February, the primary season reaches a crescendo as twenty four states vote simultaneously for their preferred presidential candidate. Much larger than any previous "Super Tuesday", the day's voting should see a clearer picture emerge of who each party's nominee will be.
Ipsos's poll for the Sun, conducted by telephone from 9-10 January 2008: voting intentions, most capable Prime Minister, best leader on various criteria.
The views of young people in Edinburgh on how to improve services and quality of life in the city, conducted by Ipsos on behalf of Youth Services, City of Edinburgh Council
