Politics

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.

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.

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.

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.

Ipsos's Economic Optimism Index has fallen to its lowest level since January 2012, this month's results reveal.

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.

Ben Page in the Municipal Journal, examines the revival of the inner city & the crucial role local government has played.

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.

Ben Marshall looks at whether Brexit is a “smell the coffee” moment for a different approach to social mobility and housing tenure.