Politics


Society Survey

Ipsos predictions: what is in store for 2019?

Britons see little sign of Brexit divisions healing in 2019.
Brexit Survey

Worry about Brexit and the EU rises once more, while concern about poverty and inequality reaches record levels

Public concern about Brexit rises further, while worries about crime and poverty displace the economy and immigration from the top five - Ipsos Issues Index December 2018.
Society Survey

The State of the Nation 2018

The UK Social Research Institute reviews the state of the nation in 2018, drawing on key trends and developments that have touched the nation from Brexit to the NHS.

Six in ten think withdrawal deal would be bad for the UK – but public can’t agree on what should happen next

The Ipsos December 2018 Political Monitor reveals most of the public believe withdrawing from the EU on the terms of the government’s deal will be bad for the UK.
Qualitative Survey

The facts may have changed on Brexit - but people’s minds have not

Reflecting the national vote in the 2016 referendum, voters in Bedford split almost the same way, with 51.8% voting to leave the EU. Two years on, we joined the BBC Radio 4 Today programme to ask local Bedford residents what they have to say on the matter now.

Advertising execs rank below politicians as Britain’s least-trusted profession

According to the Ipsos Veracity Index 2018, advertising executives rank below politicians as Britain’s least-trusted profession.

Two in three want the government to increase spending on public services

The Ipsos October 2018 Political Monitor shows that two in three want the government to increase spending on public services - but only one in four think it will.
Brexit Survey

Public wrong on key facts around Brexit and impact of EU membership

The British public are wrong on key facts around Brexit and the UK’s relationship with the EU.