Polling

Scots are gloomy about Brexit’s likely impact on the economy - but more oppose holding another independence referendum in the next three years than support it.

To mark International Women’s Day, and in the wake of the #metoo campaign, a new global study by Ipsos in collaboration with International Women’s Day across 27 countries highlights the level of concern people around the world have about a number of equality issues.

The last year has seen opinion and election polling subjected to both criticism and praise. Here we review the evidence, looking particularly at recent experiences in the US, UK, France and the Netherlands.

The Ipsos / GfK Exit Poll for BBC News, ITV News and Sky News once again proves accurate.

Ben Page writes for the Times Red Box and walks us through the challenges for pollsters during election time.

David Cameron was almost always positively rated by the public – or at least viewed more favourably than is usual for politicians, says Roger Mortimore in The Conversation.

In the wake of the UK voting to leave the EU against the wishes of the majority of Scots, our new poll for STV News suggests that Brexit has not caused an upsurge in support for a second independence referendum being held.

Ipsos polling conducted in the UK sheds light on how flexible voters are prepared to be in their expectations of public sector services, says Ben Page in Policy Network.

Ipsos Scotland director Mark Diffley takes a look at the Scottish Parliament election results in Holyrood magazine.