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Can't beat them? ...then copy them!

Richard Garnham, Innovation Manager, looks at what the new Instagram Stories feature will mean for brands, and the platform’s competitors like Snapchat.
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2016/17: The Year of Disruptive Elections

In the wake of the Nice attack, Brice Teinturer of Ipsos France has written this update on the current French political climate for The Politics Wire.
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Is party politics broken?

On 13 July 2016, The Spectator held a discussion on the future of party politics. On the panel: The Spectator’s political editor James Forsyth, journalist Sir Simon Jenkins, Ben Page and Professor Colleen Graffy, who was US deputy assistant secretary of state in the George W. Bush administration.
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Concern about the EU reaches second-highest recorded level

The July 2016 Economist/Ipsos Issues Index records the highest level of concern about Europe and the EU since April 1997 - 40% consider it an important issue facing the country in the aftermath of the referendum decision to leave the EU in June.
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A letter to Priti Patel, the new international development secretary

Trade and business are far more important than aid for many poor communities, and DfID needs a role in building post-Brexit trade deals, writes Jonathan Glennie in the Guardian.
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Economic optimism falls to its lowest level for four years

Ipsos's Economic Optimism Index has fallen to its lowest level since January 2012, this month's results reveal.
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Two in three say Labour should change leader before next General Election

Two in three (66%) of the British public think that the Labour Party should change its leader before the next General Election in 2020, according to Ipsos's July Political Monitor.
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Never leave a place behind

Ben Page in the Municipal Journal, examines the revival of the inner city & the crucial role local government has played.
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Over half say Theresa May has what it takes to be a good PM

Ipsos's July 2016 Political Monitor reveals that over half (55%) believe that Theresa May has what it takes to be a good Prime Minister, up from 28% in July 2015.