Politics

Yesterday the Liberal Democrat party elected Nick Clegg their new leader. This will likely yield a boost in the polls for the Liberal Democrats, who have been trailing in recent months: Ipsos's December Political Monitor has the Liberal Democrats on 14%, and their share hasn't risen above 20% since the summer of 2006 — Voting Intention in Great Britain.

Ipsos's recent survey for the Constitution Unit at University College London (UCL) asked which factors the public think are important to the legitimacy of the House of Lords.

Ipsos's fourth quarter Delivery Index shows that public trust in the Government is on the decline. Over half of the public do not trust the Government to act in Britain's interests (53%), while two in five (40%) do trust the Government on this.

Ipsos's December Political Monitor shows David Cameron achieving the highest satisfaction rating for any Conservative leader in 15 years, since John Major won the 1992 General Election.

In February 2007, the Scottish Funding Council (SFC) commissioned Ipsos to undertake its first survey of the effectiveness of its communications and relations with stakeholders.

Ipsos's latest poll of voting intentions in Great Britain, collected by telephone between 23-27 November, shows a nine point Conservative lead over Labour among those who say they are 'certain to vote' (52%) in an upcoming election.

Q On balance, do you agree or disagree with the following statement? "I have influence over the government's policies"

Ipsos, in conjunction with GEN Consulting, was commissioned by the Scottish Government to undertake an assessment of the extent to which unsuccessful applicants to college courses went on to other provision or turned away from the system.

Ipsos's October Political Monitor data (fieldwork 18-23 October) shows a 1 point Labour lead amongst those who say they are certain to vote. The Conservatives are on 40% and Labour on 41%, with the Liberal Democrats on 13%.