Politics


Scotland Survey

SNP knocking on the door of a majority but too close to call

12% of Scottish voters say they may change their mind – especially Labour supporters - in our final election poll for STV News.
Politics Survey

Union divided on handling of COVID-19 pandemic

An Ipsos KnowledgePanel poll has found that views on the UK Government’s handling of the pandemic vary across the 4 nations of the UK.

Boris Johnson seen as less trustworthy than Keir Starmer, but David Cameron receives the lowest ratings of all

Around a third of Britons (35%) think Boris Johnson is trustworthy, compared with 42% for the Labour leader Keir Starmer

Britons believe the government is relaxing coronavirus restrictions at the right speed as economic optimism rises again

Ipsos's latest Political Monitor shows two-thirds think the government is relaxing coronavirus restrictions in England at the right speed.
Scotland Survey

Half of the UK public say the UK Government should allow another Scottish independence referendum if the SNP win a majority

Over half expect the UK will not exist in its current form in a decade – with the public in Scotland and Northern Ireland particularly likely to say this.
Scotland Survey

SNP retains strong lead as independence dominates voters’ concerns

The latest findings from Ipsos’s Scottish Political Monitor, run in partnership with STV News, show that just 3% of voters plan to vote for the Alba Party on the regional list at the Holyrood elections on 6th May.
Politics Survey

More Britons think things heading in ‘right direction’ than ‘wrong direction for the first time since last April

Britons become more positive about the direction of their country while the number of people who think Brexit has had a positive impact on the country increases

One year in, more Britons unfavourable towards Keir Starmer than favourable

Ipsos takes a look at how Keir Starmer is performing one year into his tenure as leader of the Labour Party.
Politics Survey

British public say Churchill, followed by Thatcher, did best job as Prime Minister

A new Ipsos online poll shows that Winston Churchill is the top-ranked Prime Minister since the Second World War in terms of those believing they did a ‘good job’, followed by Margaret Thatcher, then Tony Blair.