The Ipsos MORI Issues Index for October 2018 shows that Brexit continues to dominate the concerns of the British public. For the second month in a row close to six in ten have mentioned the European Union and Brexit as one of the biggest issues facing the country (59%). This continues an historically high level of concern recorded in July, August and September.
The next-biggest single issue for Britain is the NHS, on just eight per cent.
Ipsos MORI's December 2018 Issues Index charts the continued increase in the proportion of Britons who name Brexit as one of the biggest issues facing the country. Two thirds of the public name it as important (67%), an increase of five percentage points since November and a jump of 21 percentage points over the year. This is the highest score for any single issue since November 2011 – back then 68% said the economy was a major concern.
The proportion who see the NHS as a big issue for the country has risen by four percentage points since last month too; 42% mention concerns related to the health service.
Concern about poverty and inequality has also risen to match its highest level in 21 years. Twenty-one per cent of the public name it as a big issue, which is the highest score recorded since this issue was first included in December 1997. In recent years concern about this issue has peaked at this time of the year: 19% mentioned it during December 2017, while 20% was recorded in December 2016.
This month’s Ipsos MORI Issues Index records a further increase in the proportion of the country who name Brexit as one of the biggest issues for Britain. Sixty-two per cent cite the country’s relationship with Europe as a concern – a new highest level of concern on this topic since September 1974. This is also the highest level of worry about any issue since February 2012 (when 64% were worried about the economy).
Similarly, the proportion who see Brexit as Britain’s single biggest issue is also at an all-time high, at 52% (up from 48% last month). This is the highest recorded score for any issue on this metric since the 2010 General Election when 53% named the economy as Britain’s biggest issue.
The July Ipsos MORI/Economist Issues Index finds that Brexit and the NHS continue to head the public’s list of the biggest issues facing Britain, despite recent drops in the proportion naming either. Currently, half (50%) see the NHS as a concern – down eleven percentage points since May, but still the highest level for fifteen years. Similarly, 41% consider Brexit to be a big issue; ten percentage points lower than in March this year but still an historically high score.
Behind the NHS and Brexit, the British public have a similar level of concern about three other issues. Around one quarter name immigration (28%), the economy and education (both 25%) as a worry, close to the scores recorded in June for all three.
With the nature and timing of Britain’s exit from the European Union remaining uncertain, the April Ipsos MORI Issues Index shows public concern about Brexit again reaching the highest level of concern recorded about European issues since the Index began in September 1974. By contrast, worry about immigration has fallen to a two-decade low.
The September Ipsos MORI/Economist Issues Index shows wide concern about Brexit, with a little under one half (46%) considering it one of the biggest issues facing Britain – and 31% seeing it as the single biggest issue facing the country. The NHS remains a significant issue facing Britain, despite an eight percentage point fall in worry since last month (from 48% to 40%).
In the latest end of year Ipsos MORI/Economist Issues Index, there has been a sharp rise in those who see the NHS as one of the biggest issues facing Britain. Concern has risen eight percentage points since November and stands at 40%, above Brexit and immigration, which are both on 36% this month. Fieldwork occurred across December and early January, when stories about the pressures facing the NHS topped the news agenda.
This month the Ipsos MORI/Economist Issues Index shows there has been a leap in public concern about the NHS, with 40% seeing it as a big issue facing the country, up nine percentage points from August and the highest score since June 2015. Having said that, only 10% see it as the biggest single issue facing the country. Fieldwork began just before the cancellation of the September Junior Doctors’ strike, scheduled for the 12th – 16th September.
The January 2019 Ipsos MORI Issues Index confirms that Brexit remains the biggest issue facing Britain for a majority of the public. Sixty-three per cent name it as a worry – while this is a small drop from December (67%) it remains an historically high level of concern about this issue.
Ipsos MORI's December 2018 Issues Index charts the continued increase in the proportion of Britons who name Brexit as one of the biggest issues facing the country. Two thirds of the public name it as important (67%), an increase of five percentage points since November and a jump of 21 percentage points over the year. This is the highest score for any single issue since November 2011 – back then 68% said the economy was a major concern.
The proportion who see the NHS as a big issue for the country has risen by four percentage points since last month too; 42% mention concerns related to the health service.
Concern about poverty and inequality has also risen to match its highest level in 21 years. Twenty-one per cent of the public name it as a big issue, which is the highest score recorded since this issue was first included in December 1997. In recent years concern about this issue has peaked at this time of the year: 19% mentioned it during December 2017, while 20% was recorded in December 2016.
This month’s Ipsos MORI Issues Index records a further increase in the proportion of the country who name Brexit as one of the biggest issues for Britain. Sixty-two per cent cite the country’s relationship with Europe as a concern – a new highest level of concern on this topic since September 1974. This is also the highest level of worry about any issue since February 2012 (when 64% were worried about the economy).
Similarly, the proportion who see Brexit as Britain’s single biggest issue is also at an all-time high, at 52% (up from 48% last month). This is the highest recorded score for any issue on this metric since the 2010 General Election when 53% named the economy as Britain’s biggest issue.
The July Ipsos MORI/Economist Issues Index finds that Brexit and the NHS continue to head the public’s list of the biggest issues facing Britain, despite recent drops in the proportion naming either. Currently, half (50%) see the NHS as a concern – down eleven percentage points since May, but still the highest level for fifteen years. Similarly, 41% consider Brexit to be a big issue; ten percentage points lower than in March this year but still an historically high score.
Behind the NHS and Brexit, the British public have a similar level of concern about three other issues. Around one quarter name immigration (28%), the economy and education (both 25%) as a worry, close to the scores recorded in June for all three.
With the nature and timing of Britain’s exit from the European Union remaining uncertain, the April Ipsos MORI Issues Index shows public concern about Brexit again reaching the highest level of concern recorded about European issues since the Index began in September 1974. By contrast, worry about immigration has fallen to a two-decade low.
The September Ipsos MORI/Economist Issues Index shows wide concern about Brexit, with a little under one half (46%) considering it one of the biggest issues facing Britain – and 31% seeing it as the single biggest issue facing the country. The NHS remains a significant issue facing Britain, despite an eight percentage point fall in worry since last month (from 48% to 40%).
In the latest end of year Ipsos MORI/Economist Issues Index, there has been a sharp rise in those who see the NHS as one of the biggest issues facing Britain. Concern has risen eight percentage points since November and stands at 40%, above Brexit and immigration, which are both on 36% this month. Fieldwork occurred across December and early January, when stories about the pressures facing the NHS topped the news agenda.
This month the Ipsos MORI/Economist Issues Index shows there has been a leap in public concern about the NHS, with 40% seeing it as a big issue facing the country, up nine percentage points from August and the highest score since June 2015. Having said that, only 10% see it as the biggest single issue facing the country. Fieldwork began just before the cancellation of the September Junior Doctors’ strike, scheduled for the 12th – 16th September.
The January 2019 Ipsos MORI Issues Index confirms that Brexit remains the biggest issue facing Britain for a majority of the public. Sixty-three per cent name it as a worry – while this is a small drop from December (67%) it remains an historically high level of concern about this issue.
After reaching a record level of concern in July following Britain’s decision to leave the EU, fewer Britons now show concern about the EU, according to Ipsos MORI’s August Issues Index. Three in ten (31%) now say they are concerned about the EU – down 9 points from July – although it is still seen as the single most important issue (mentioned by 21% as their most concerning issue).
The October Ipsos MORI/Economist Issues Index shows a slight rise in the proportion who are worried about Brexit; half (49%) consider it one of the biggest issue facing Britain, three percentage points higher than the score in September. The proportion who see it as the biggest single issue has risen too, from 31% in September to 34% now.
The other issues in the top five remain in the same positions they were in September – the NHS (42%), immigration (25%), education (21%) and the economy (19%).
As MPs continue to debate the nature of Britain’s exit from the European Union, the March Issues Index shows that public concern about Brexit remains at historically high levels.
This month the Ipsos MORI Issues Index shows that the public consider concerns about the EU and Britain’s exit to be the leading issue facing Britain. At 39%, concern has risen seven percentage points since October, and now stands just one percentage point behind the level recorded in July this year, when concern reached the highest level since April 1997 in the immediate aftermath of the Brexit vote.
The August Ipsos MORI/Economist Issues Index continues to show Brexit and the NHS heading the public’s list of the biggest issues facing Britain. Just under half – 48% - name the NHS as a concern, while 44% say Brexit is an important issue. Brexit remains in the lead as the single biggest issue facing the country, with 30% mentioning it, compared with 15% for the NHS and 11% for immigration.
Immigration (26%), education (23%) and the economy (22%) take up the remaining positions in the top five.
Concern about the environment and pollution has entered the top ten, with 12% seeing it as one of the biggest issues facing the country – the highest score for this issue since June 2007. Concern about the environment is particularly high among those from social grades AB (21%), people aged 35-54 (17%), and those living in the south of England outside London (20%).
The October 2019 Ipsos MORI Issues Index confirms that Brexit remains the biggest concern facing Britain in the eyes of the public. Two thirds of Britons mention Britain’s exit from the EU as a big issue (63%), similar to the September score of 65 per cent, while just over half see it as the single biggest worry (52%). Fieldwork was carried out while MPs were voting on Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal but prior to decision to call a General Election.
The June Ipsos MORI/Economist Issues Index reveals that over half (54%) of the British public see the NHS as one of the biggest issues facing Britain – this is seven percentage points lower than last month, but still the highest recorded score since June 2002. Brexit remains the second biggest issue, mentioned by 42% of the public.
In the aftermath of the attacks at London Bridge this month, defence and terrorism is seen as the third biggest concern, cited by 29%. This is a nineteen percentage-point rise since last month, and the highest score recorded since December 2015, in the aftermath of the attack at the Bataclan theatre in Paris.
The final Ipsos MORI/Economist Issues Index prior to the General Election shows six in ten (61%) Britons consider the NHS to be one of the biggest issues facing Britain, up 13 percentage points from last month.
The November Ipsos MORI/Economist Issues Index shows little movement in the order of importance assigned to the issues facing Britain. Brexit remains the biggest issue facing the country, with almost half (46%) naming it as a concern. The NHS is still in second on 39%; its importance has fallen slightly compared to earlier in the year.
When considering the single biggest issue facing the country, Brexit is also first, on 31%. The proportion naming the NHS as the principal concern has slipped since last month, so it is now below Immigration as the single biggest issue.
The Ipsos MORI/Economist Issues Index for October 2016 reveals a tie between immigration and the NHS; both are seen as one of the biggest issues facing the country by 36%. However, there is a sharp difference between the two issues on the proportion of the public who see each as the single biggest concern – here 20% mention immigration, compared to just eight per cent who say it is the NHS.
The March 2017 Ipsos MORI/Economist Issues Index shows a new record in the proportion who see the EU/Brexit as one of the biggest issues facing Britain. Half (51%) now cite it as an issue, six percentage points higher than February and the highest score since records began in September 1974. Fieldwork was conducted 10-19 March, prior to the attack outside Parliament on the 22nd of this month.
Half of Britons (51%) say Brexit is a concern – reaching a joint-record level with March. Concern about the NHS has also increased though still lower than Brexit.
The February 2017 Ipsos MORI/Economist Issues Index reveals the shifting focus of public opinion; over half of the British public (52%) now see the NHS as one of the biggest issues facing Britain, a further increase since January and the highest level of concern since June 2002. At the same time, concern with the economy has dropped to pre-crash levels, with 19% seeing it as a big issue – the lowest level since February 2008.
The January Ipsos MORI Issues Index records a rise in concern about the NHS – since December 2017 the proportion who consider it to be a big issue facing the country has risen by ten percentage points, to 55%. Apart from a peak of 61% in May last year, this is the highest score since 2002. It has displaced Brexit as the biggest issue facing the country overall, although worries about Europe are still close to the highest recorded score, with almost half of the British public concerned (46%).
When asked about the single biggest issue facing Britain the order is reversed, with the largest proportion of the public (29%) mentioning Brexit and fewer (18%) saying it is the NHS. However, the gap has closed somewhat this month.
The July 2018 Issues Index reveals that public concern about Britain and Europe has hit previously unrecorded levels. After a month that has seen the Government win a series of close-fought Parliamentary votes on Britain’s future relationship with the EU despite high profile Cabinet resignations, close to six in ten of the public now see Brexit as a major issue for the country. (Fieldwork for this wave was conducted from 6 - 16 July).
This is the highest level of concern recorded about European-related matters since the Issues Index began in September 1974 – a period that includes the original referendum to enter the then-European Communities in June 1975. The previous highest score was in February of this year (52%).
The June 2018 Issues Index shows similar levels of public concern about the two main issues facing the country – Brexit and the NHS. Just under half of the public name at least one of these issues (46% and 44% respectively).
The difference between these issues is greater when the public are asked what they see as the single biggest issue, with three in ten of the public naming Brexit (30%), more than double the proportion who say it is the NHS (12%). Brexit has been named as the single biggest issue facing the country every month since the referendum in June 2016.
Concern about crime has fallen slightly since last month, although one in five still see it as a worry (20%). This month it is the joint third-largest issue, alongside immigration (20%), education, housing and poverty/inequality (all 19%).
The September 2019 Ipsos MORI Issues Index shows Brexit maintaining its position as the biggest issue facing Britain. Two thirds of Britons mention Brexit as a big issue (65%) and almost six in ten see it as the single biggest worry (57%) – a 10 percentage point increase since last month.
Ipsos MORI's Issues Index for August 2018 shows public concern about Britain and Europe remaining at the same record level measured in July. Fifty-seven per cent see European issues as one of the biggest concerns and 44% name it as the single biggest worry, compared with 58% and 45% last month.
Concern about the NHS has fallen by six percentage points since last month to the lowest level of worry recorded this year. However, it is still mentioned by 40% of the British public (including 9% who consider it the biggest single issue), making it the second-biggest issue by a considerable margin. The next-biggest issue is immigration, a concern for 20%.
The April 2017 Ipsos MORI/Economist Issues Index shows concern over Brexit remaining high with half (48%) mentioning it as one of the most important issues facing Britain. Concern around the NHS rose slightly by 3 points (also at 48%) making it the joint top concerning issue facing the country. Fieldwork was carried out before the announcement of the General Election after Easter.
Moreover, three in ten (31%) members of the public name Brexit as the single biggest issue facing Britain – (a five percentage point decline from last month’s score), eighteen percentage points higher than the next single biggest issue – the NHS, on 13%.
NHS surges in final Issues Index ahead of the 2019 General Election
• The proportion of Britons who say the NHS is one of the most important issues facing the country has risen 18 percentage points since October to 54 per cent, close to Brexit which has fallen by six points to 57 per cent this month
• Brexit remains the single biggest issue by a long way and is also the most important issue influencing how people might vote
• Concern about crime and pollution has fallen while worry about the economy has spiked
The May 2018 Issues Index shows that public focus remains on the same issues as last month. The NHS is a bigger concern than Brexit overall, with half seeing the health service as a big issue for Britain (49%), ahead of the four in ten who say the same for Brexit (42%).
Despite being the second-most important issue overall, Brexit is the most commonly cited concern when the public are asked to name the single biggest issue facing the country. Almost three in ten (28%) see Brexit as the most pressing issue, including one third of men (33%), four in ten of those from social grades AB (40%), and almost half of Conservatives (46%). By comparison, 18 per cent see the NHS as the single biggest issue facing Britain.
After reaching a record level of concern in July following Britain’s decision to leave the EU, fewer Britons now show concern about the EU, according to Ipsos MORI’s August Issues Index. Three in ten (31%) now say they are concerned about the EU – down 9 points from July – although it is still seen as the single most important issue (mentioned by 21% as their most concerning issue).
The October Ipsos MORI/Economist Issues Index shows a slight rise in the proportion who are worried about Brexit; half (49%) consider it one of the biggest issue facing Britain, three percentage points higher than the score in September. The proportion who see it as the biggest single issue has risen too, from 31% in September to 34% now.
The other issues in the top five remain in the same positions they were in September – the NHS (42%), immigration (25%), education (21%) and the economy (19%).
As MPs continue to debate the nature of Britain’s exit from the European Union, the March Issues Index shows that public concern about Brexit remains at historically high levels.
This month the Ipsos MORI Issues Index shows that the public consider concerns about the EU and Britain’s exit to be the leading issue facing Britain. At 39%, concern has risen seven percentage points since October, and now stands just one percentage point behind the level recorded in July this year, when concern reached the highest level since April 1997 in the immediate aftermath of the Brexit vote.
The August Ipsos MORI/Economist Issues Index continues to show Brexit and the NHS heading the public’s list of the biggest issues facing Britain. Just under half – 48% - name the NHS as a concern, while 44% say Brexit is an important issue. Brexit remains in the lead as the single biggest issue facing the country, with 30% mentioning it, compared with 15% for the NHS and 11% for immigration.
Immigration (26%), education (23%) and the economy (22%) take up the remaining positions in the top five.
Concern about the environment and pollution has entered the top ten, with 12% seeing it as one of the biggest issues facing the country – the highest score for this issue since June 2007. Concern about the environment is particularly high among those from social grades AB (21%), people aged 35-54 (17%), and those living in the south of England outside London (20%).
The October 2019 Ipsos MORI Issues Index confirms that Brexit remains the biggest concern facing Britain in the eyes of the public. Two thirds of Britons mention Britain’s exit from the EU as a big issue (63%), similar to the September score of 65 per cent, while just over half see it as the single biggest worry (52%). Fieldwork was carried out while MPs were voting on Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal but prior to decision to call a General Election.
The June Ipsos MORI/Economist Issues Index reveals that over half (54%) of the British public see the NHS as one of the biggest issues facing Britain – this is seven percentage points lower than last month, but still the highest recorded score since June 2002. Brexit remains the second biggest issue, mentioned by 42% of the public.
In the aftermath of the attacks at London Bridge this month, defence and terrorism is seen as the third biggest concern, cited by 29%. This is a nineteen percentage-point rise since last month, and the highest score recorded since December 2015, in the aftermath of the attack at the Bataclan theatre in Paris.
The final Ipsos MORI/Economist Issues Index prior to the General Election shows six in ten (61%) Britons consider the NHS to be one of the biggest issues facing Britain, up 13 percentage points from last month.
The November Ipsos MORI/Economist Issues Index shows little movement in the order of importance assigned to the issues facing Britain. Brexit remains the biggest issue facing the country, with almost half (46%) naming it as a concern. The NHS is still in second on 39%; its importance has fallen slightly compared to earlier in the year.
When considering the single biggest issue facing the country, Brexit is also first, on 31%. The proportion naming the NHS as the principal concern has slipped since last month, so it is now below Immigration as the single biggest issue.
The Ipsos MORI/Economist Issues Index for October 2016 reveals a tie between immigration and the NHS; both are seen as one of the biggest issues facing the country by 36%. However, there is a sharp difference between the two issues on the proportion of the public who see each as the single biggest concern – here 20% mention immigration, compared to just eight per cent who say it is the NHS.
The March 2017 Ipsos MORI/Economist Issues Index shows a new record in the proportion who see the EU/Brexit as one of the biggest issues facing Britain. Half (51%) now cite it as an issue, six percentage points higher than February and the highest score since records began in September 1974. Fieldwork was conducted 10-19 March, prior to the attack outside Parliament on the 22nd of this month.
Half of Britons (51%) say Brexit is a concern – reaching a joint-record level with March. Concern about the NHS has also increased though still lower than Brexit.
The February 2017 Ipsos MORI/Economist Issues Index reveals the shifting focus of public opinion; over half of the British public (52%) now see the NHS as one of the biggest issues facing Britain, a further increase since January and the highest level of concern since June 2002. At the same time, concern with the economy has dropped to pre-crash levels, with 19% seeing it as a big issue – the lowest level since February 2008.
The January Ipsos MORI Issues Index records a rise in concern about the NHS – since December 2017 the proportion who consider it to be a big issue facing the country has risen by ten percentage points, to 55%. Apart from a peak of 61% in May last year, this is the highest score since 2002. It has displaced Brexit as the biggest issue facing the country overall, although worries about Europe are still close to the highest recorded score, with almost half of the British public concerned (46%).
When asked about the single biggest issue facing Britain the order is reversed, with the largest proportion of the public (29%) mentioning Brexit and fewer (18%) saying it is the NHS. However, the gap has closed somewhat this month.
The July 2018 Issues Index reveals that public concern about Britain and Europe has hit previously unrecorded levels. After a month that has seen the Government win a series of close-fought Parliamentary votes on Britain’s future relationship with the EU despite high profile Cabinet resignations, close to six in ten of the public now see Brexit as a major issue for the country. (Fieldwork for this wave was conducted from 6 - 16 July).
This is the highest level of concern recorded about European-related matters since the Issues Index began in September 1974 – a period that includes the original referendum to enter the then-European Communities in June 1975. The previous highest score was in February of this year (52%).
The June 2018 Issues Index shows similar levels of public concern about the two main issues facing the country – Brexit and the NHS. Just under half of the public name at least one of these issues (46% and 44% respectively).
The difference between these issues is greater when the public are asked what they see as the single biggest issue, with three in ten of the public naming Brexit (30%), more than double the proportion who say it is the NHS (12%). Brexit has been named as the single biggest issue facing the country every month since the referendum in June 2016.
Concern about crime has fallen slightly since last month, although one in five still see it as a worry (20%). This month it is the joint third-largest issue, alongside immigration (20%), education, housing and poverty/inequality (all 19%).
The September 2019 Ipsos MORI Issues Index shows Brexit maintaining its position as the biggest issue facing Britain. Two thirds of Britons mention Brexit as a big issue (65%) and almost six in ten see it as the single biggest worry (57%) – a 10 percentage point increase since last month.
Ipsos MORI's Issues Index for August 2018 shows public concern about Britain and Europe remaining at the same record level measured in July. Fifty-seven per cent see European issues as one of the biggest concerns and 44% name it as the single biggest worry, compared with 58% and 45% last month.
Concern about the NHS has fallen by six percentage points since last month to the lowest level of worry recorded this year. However, it is still mentioned by 40% of the British public (including 9% who consider it the biggest single issue), making it the second-biggest issue by a considerable margin. The next-biggest issue is immigration, a concern for 20%.
The April 2017 Ipsos MORI/Economist Issues Index shows concern over Brexit remaining high with half (48%) mentioning it as one of the most important issues facing Britain. Concern around the NHS rose slightly by 3 points (also at 48%) making it the joint top concerning issue facing the country. Fieldwork was carried out before the announcement of the General Election after Easter.
Moreover, three in ten (31%) members of the public name Brexit as the single biggest issue facing Britain – (a five percentage point decline from last month’s score), eighteen percentage points higher than the next single biggest issue – the NHS, on 13%.
NHS surges in final Issues Index ahead of the 2019 General Election
• The proportion of Britons who say the NHS is one of the most important issues facing the country has risen 18 percentage points since October to 54 per cent, close to Brexit which has fallen by six points to 57 per cent this month
• Brexit remains the single biggest issue by a long way and is also the most important issue influencing how people might vote
• Concern about crime and pollution has fallen while worry about the economy has spiked
The May 2018 Issues Index shows that public focus remains on the same issues as last month. The NHS is a bigger concern than Brexit overall, with half seeing the health service as a big issue for Britain (49%), ahead of the four in ten who say the same for Brexit (42%).
Despite being the second-most important issue overall, Brexit is the most commonly cited concern when the public are asked to name the single biggest issue facing the country. Almost three in ten (28%) see Brexit as the most pressing issue, including one third of men (33%), four in ten of those from social grades AB (40%), and almost half of Conservatives (46%). By comparison, 18 per cent see the NHS as the single biggest issue facing Britain.
The April 2018 Issues Index reveals a sharp increase in the proportion of the public who see crime as a significant issue for the country. Nearly one quarter (23%) of the public name is as a concern, the highest score for this worry since November 2011 and an increase of eight percentage points since last month.
The NHS and Brexit remain the two biggest issues facing the country on 46% and 41% respectively. The proportion naming Brexit has fallen by six percentage points since March, although the proportion naming these issues has fallen since February, when both were cited by half of the public. Brexit is still the single biggest issue facing the country however, with twice as many naming it as the NHS (26% to 13%)
The NHS and Brexit are dominant as the two biggest issues facing Britain in this month’s Issues Index. Fifty-four per cent say the health service is a big concern, similar to the score last month (55%), while 52% consider Brexit to be a worry. This is the highest recorded level of concern about issues relating to Europe and the EU since the start of this survey series in September 1974; the previous highest score was 51%, in March 2017.
The NHS and Brexit continue as the joint-biggest issues facing Britain in this month’s Issues Index. While concern about both has subsided somewhat since last month, close to half of the public name Brexit (47%) and the NHS (46%) as big issues facing Britain.
When asked to consider the single biggest issue facing Britain Brexit retains a considerable lead, with a third of the public (32%) citing it as the biggest concern. This is more than twice the proportion who named the NHS as the single biggest issue (14%).
The July 2019 Ipsos MORI Issues Index confirms that Brexit remains the biggest issue facing Britain for a majority of the public.
Six in ten mention Brexit as one of the biggest issues facing the country (60%).
Four in ten see the NHS as a big issue for the country, while a quarter say the same about crime.
For the third month in a row, close to six in ten of the British public see Brexit as a big issue for the country – the 59% score this month is the highest figure ever, even if it is statistically the same as the past two months. In a sign of higher intensity of concern, half now see Brexit as the single biggest issue (up 5 ppt from last month).
The July 2016 Economist/Ipsos MORI 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. This is an eight percentage point rise since last month, when 32% considered it an important issue. Fieldwork was conducted between the 1st and 11th July, in the immediate aftermath of the referendum vote.
The May 2016 Economist/Ipsos MORI Issues Index shows that the proportion of the British public who consider the EU an important issue facing Britain has plateaued, remaining at the same level as that recorded in April. Just under three in ten (28%) say the EU is a concern, compared to 30% last month – although this score remains much higher than the average over the past decade. The proportion who say it is the single biggest issue facing Britain has also remained static since April, at 16%.
The June 2016 Economist/Ipsos MORI Issues Index reveals that, just ahead of the referendum on the UK’s membership of the EU, concern with the EU has risen to the highest level since December 1999. The proportion who see the EU as an important issue is now at 32% - however both the NHS (37%) and immigration (48%) remain bigger issues overall. Notably, concern with immigration has risen by ten percentage points since the May Index, when concern stood at 38%.
Economist / Ipsos Mori Issues Index January 2016Ipsos UK
The January 2016 Issues Index shows that, after an absence of one month, concern about immigration has returned to the top of the list of the most important issues facing Britain. Approaching half (46%) of the public mention this issue, and for a quarter (25%) it is the single most important issue facing the country. This is an increase of six percentage points from last month, though concern peaked at 56% three months prior to that.
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Ipsos has analysed data from more than 2,000 women of working age across Britain to examine what is happening, explore the causes and explain what can be done to better support those women being hit hardest by the pandemic.
Speakers include:
Jane Merrick, Policy Editor, the I newspaper
Kully Kaur-Ballagan, Research Director, Public Affairs
Jordana Moser, Business research specialist, Ipsos MORI
Kelly Beaver, Managing Director, Ipsos MORI Social Research Institute (Chair)
With just a few weeks to go before the 2020 presidential election in the US, Ipsos MORI hosted this webinar to explore the complexities and current uncertainties regarding the process and outcome of the election.
As part of the webinar, Clifford Young, our President of Public Affairs in the US, shared findings from our latest political polling.
Full webinar: https://youtu.be/d012B5iwSzQ
Sexual orientation and attitudes to LGBTQ+ in BritainIpsos UK
New Ipsos MORI research shows that Britons think LGBTQ+ communities face discrimination in Britain today, but opinion is split regarding the progression of LGBTQ+ rights.
COVID-19: Conspiracies and Confusions and the link with Social MediaIpsos UK
There is a toxic mix between underlying beliefs, misleading information and how people act around the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic according to a new survey by Ipsos MORI and The Policy Institute and King's College London.
Solving the Cyber Security Skills Gap with DCMSIpsos UK
Taking findings from Ipsos MORI’s latest cyber security labour market study for DCMS, published in March 2020, we explore three areas in this webinar:
1. The demand for cyber skills in the UK
2. The training and qualifications landscape
3. Recruitment and diversity
Boris Johnson’s favourability rating increases sharply, with the Conservative Party’s image also showing some improvement
By a small margin, the public now think the country is heading in the right direction
One in two Britons are yet to form a view new Labour leader Keir Starmer. Those who do express a view expect him to improve the party’s fortunes by a seven-to-one margin
Economic optimism has fallen to its lowest level since the 2008 financial crisis, according to Ipsos MORI’s new Political Monitor. The new poll, conducted between 13-16 March, so before some of this week’s emergency measures were announced, shows seven in ten (69%) now say they think the economy will get worse in the next 12 months – this is up from 42% in February. Just 15% think that the economy will improve, leaving an Economic Optimism Index score of -54. The last time pessimism was this low was in November 2008 (at its worst during the 2008 crisis 75% thought the economy would get worse). Despite this pessimism, around half (49%) believe the Government is handling the coronavirus outbreak well (35% say badly).
International Women's Day 2020: What is acceptable behaviour in the workplace?Ipsos UK
A new survey of more than 20,000 people in 27 countries from Ipsos MORI and King's College London for International Women's Day 2020 finds significant differences in what women and men see as acceptable workplace behaviour.
Coronavirus Opinion and Reaction - Ipsos MORIIpsos UK
A new global poll by Ipsos MORI shows the extent to which the UK public may change their behaviours because of the threat of the virus, including 14% saying they would avoid contact with people of Chinese origin or appearance.
The threat of the Covid-19 could have a significant impact on the UK public’s behaviour, according to an Ipsos survey conducted online from February 7 to 9, 2020 among 8,001 adults aged 16 (18) -74 in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
Two-thirds of people in the UK say they would consider avoiding travelling to infected countries or areas (65%), while three in ten would avoid large gatherings of people or travelling by air for holidays (both 29%). A quarter say they would avoid shaking hands with others (26%), and one in five say they would avoid travelling by public transport (22%).
This study did not have any external sponsors or partners. It was initiated and run by Ipsos with the intention to share our understanding about the world we live in and how citizens around the globe think and feel about their world.
The Perils of Perception 2020: Causes of DeathIpsos UK
Ipsos’ latest Perils of Perception study highlights public misperceptions across 32 countries about the proportion of people who die from diseases, violence, transport injuries and other causes. While patterns differ in different countries, overall on average people tend to underestimate how many deaths are caused by cancers and cardiovascular disease, and overestimate how many are caused by transport injuries, substance misuse and violence.
Public Perception of Environmental Impact: Ipsos Omnibus PollIpsos UK
As concern about the environment continues to rise, 81% of Britons believe that the Government should take partial or full responsibility for reducing the harm we do to the environment. Within this, 1 in 5 believe the Government should take main responsibility while 61% believe it should be split between the Government, Businesses and the public, an Ipsos MORI Omnibus Survey has found.
Ipsos MORI Social Media Britain November 2019Ipsos UK
The key findings of the November 2019 edition of our new Social Media Britain report - powered by Synthesio - include:
Overall Brexit continued to lead the conversation in November – however there was a 59% increase in NHS related mentions vs. October. This was driven in part by Corbyn revealing documents that he says indicate a Conservative government would sell off the NHS as part of a US trade deal.
The general election, which is the focus of our deep dive this month, as well as the London Bridge terror attack - both contributed to sizeable shifts in social conversation.
Following the ITV Leaders Debate, there was a sharp increase in conversation around the general election. The release of the Labour and Conservative manifestos seeing further spikes in volume towards the end of November.
When comparing Johnson and Corbyn activity on Twitter in November there were some notable differences in the focus of their posts. Whilst Brexit was mentioned across 42% of Johnson’s tweets – it was only mentioned within 6% of Corbyn’s. Corbyn focused mainly on the NHS, which was mentioned in just over a third of his tweets.
Ipsos MORI 2019 General Election Campign Tracker - HousingIpsos UK
New research from Ipsos MORI finds the major housing parties included in Conservative, Labour and Liberal Democrat manifestos are popular, but the public also have strong doubts that anyone will improve housing if elected.
Ipsos MORI Political Monitor - 6 December 2019Ipsos UK
Conservatives hold 12-point lead over Labour heading into final week of the election campaign
Corbyn has improved leader satisfaction ratings since October but still trails Johnson
NHS of increased importance to voters as an election issue
One in four may change their minds on who to vote for before next Thursday
More of the British public are opposed to a second referendum on Scottish independence next year than support one
‘वोटर्स विल मस्ट प्रीवेल’ (मतदाताओं को जीतना होगा) अभियान द्वारा जारी हेल्पलाइन नंबर, 4 जून को सुबह 7 बजे से दोपहर 12 बजे तक मतगणना प्रक्रिया में कहीं भी किसी भी तरह के उल्लंघन की रिपोर्ट करने के लिए खुला रहेगा।
हम आग्रह करते हैं कि जो भी सत्ता में आए, वह संविधान का पालन करे, उसकी रक्षा करे और उसे बनाए रखे।" प्रस्ताव में कुल तीन प्रमुख हस्तक्षेप और उनके तंत्र भी प्रस्तुत किए गए। पहला हस्तक्षेप स्वतंत्र मीडिया को प्रोत्साहित करके, वास्तविकता पर आधारित काउंटर नैरेटिव का निर्माण करके और सत्तारूढ़ सरकार द्वारा नियोजित मनोवैज्ञानिक हेरफेर की रणनीति का मुकाबला करके लोगों द्वारा निर्धारित कथा को बनाए रखना और उस पर कार्यकरना था।
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In a May 9, 2024 paper, Juri Opitz from the University of Zurich, along with Shira Wein and Nathan Schneider form Georgetown University, discussed the importance of linguistic expertise in natural language processing (NLP) in an era dominated by large language models (LLMs).
The authors explained that while machine translation (MT) previously relied heavily on linguists, the landscape has shifted. “Linguistics is no longer front and center in the way we build NLP systems,” they said. With the emergence of LLMs, which can generate fluent text without the need for specialized modules to handle grammar or semantic coherence, the need for linguistic expertise in NLP is being questioned.
role of women and girls in various terror groupssadiakorobi2
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2. 2Ipsos MORI Issues Index | Public
WHAT DO YOU SEE
Source: Ipsos MORI Issues IndexBase: 1,027 British adults 18+, 12 – 21 October 2018
October 2018
59%
41%
18%
18%
17%
16%
16%
16%
13%
10%
EU/Europe/Brexit
NHS/Hospitals/Healthcare
Economy
Education/Schools
Immigration/immigrants
Crime/Law and Order/ASB
Housing
Poverty/Inequality
Pollution/Environment
Ageing population
TOP MENTIONS %
AS THE MOST/OTHER
IMPORTANT ISSUES
FACING BRITAIN TODAY?
% Position
0
+2
+1 +2 p
+2 +2 p
-4 -2 q
-2 -2 q
0
+2
+3 +2 p
0
CHANGE SINCE SEP:
3. 3Ipsos MORI Issues Index | Public
WHAT DO YOU SEE
Source: Ipsos MORI Issues IndexBase: 1,027 British adults 18+, 12 – 21 October 2018
October 2018
59%
41%
18%
18%
17%
16%
16%
16%
13%
10%
48%
8%
4%
2%
6%
3%
2%
3%
3%
1%
EU/Europe/Brexit
NHS/Hospitals/Healthcare
Economy
Education/Schools
Immigration/immigrants
Crime/Law and Order/ASB
Housing
Poverty/Inequality
Pollution/Environment
Ageing population
MOST/OTHER
IMPORTANT ISSUES
MOST IMPORTANT
ISSUE
TOP MENTIONS %
AS THE MOST/OTHER
IMPORTANT ISSUES
FACING BRITAIN TODAY?
4. 4Ipsos MORI Issues Index | Public
WHAT DO YOU SEE AS THE MOST/OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES FACING
Source: Ipsos MORI Issues IndexBase: representative sample of c.1,000 British adults age 18+ each month, interviewed face-to-face in home
Long term issues trends
TOP MENTIONS %
BRITAIN TODAY?
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UNEMPLOYMENT
CRIME/LAW & ORDER
ECONOMY
IMMIGRATION
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5. 5Ipsos MORI Issues Index | Public
WHAT DO YOU SEE AS THE MOST/OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES FACING
Source: Ipsos MORI Issues IndexBase: representative sample of c.1,000 British adults age 18+ each month, interviewed face-to-face in home
Ten Year Trends
TOP MENTIONS %
BRITAIN TODAY?
NHS
UNEMPLOYMENT
HOUSING
ECONOMY
IMMIGRATION
EU/EUROPE/BREXIT
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6. 6Ipsos MORI Issues Index | Public
WHAT DO YOU SEE AS THE MOST IMPORTANT ISSUE FACING BRITAIN TODAY?
Source: Ipsos MORI Issues IndexBase: representative sample of c.1,000 British adults age 18+ each month, interviewed face-to-face in home
Single Biggest Issue 2010 - 2018
TOP MENTIONS %
NHS
UNEMPLOYMENT
ECONOMY
DEFENCE/TERRORISM
IMMIGRATION
EU/EUROPE/BREXIT
0%
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7. 7Ipsos MORI Issues Index | Public
WHAT DO YOU SEE AS THE MOST/OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES FACING
Source: Ipsos MORI Issues IndexBase: representative sample of c.1,000 British adults age 18+ each month, interviewed face-to-face in home
EU / Europe / Brexit
BRITAIN TODAY?
Treaty of
Accession: ten
new EU Member
States
Highest concern recorded
(59%)
France and
Holland reject
ratification of
EU constitution
Lowest score
recorded (1%)
CAMERON BECOMES PM
VOTE FOR BREXIT;
MAY BECOMES PM
GE
2017
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8. 8Ipsos MORI Issues Index | Public
WHAT DO YOU SEE AS THE MOST/OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES FACING
Source: Ipsos MORI Issues IndexBase: representative sample of c.1,000 British adults age 18+ each month, interviewed face-to-face in home
NHS / Hospitals / Healthcare
BRITAIN TODAY?
Report says waiting lists have
doubled under Labour
Lowest score since
December 1985 (12%)
CAMERON BECOMES PM
VOTE FOR BREXIT;
MAY BECOMES PM
GE
2017
Highest score since April
2002 (61%)
0
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9. 9Ipsos MORI Issues Index | Public
WHAT DO YOU SEE AS THE MOST/OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES FACING
Source: Ipsos MORI Issues Index
Base: representative sample of c.1,000 British adults age 18+ each month, interviewed face-to-face in home
NB Until Sept 2014 the code was race relations/immigration/immigrants e
Immigration / Immigrants
BRITAIN TODAY?
Border controls relaxed
for “A8” EU Countries
(Poland, etc.)
EU Border controls relaxed for
Romanians and Bulgarians
CAMERON BECOMES PM
VOTE FOR BREXIT;
MAY BECOMES PM
GE
2017
Highest concern ever
recorded (56%)
0
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1997
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2017
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2018
10. 10Ipsos MORI Issues Index | Public
WHAT DO YOU SEE AS THE MOST/OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES FACING
Source: Ipsos MORI Issues Index
Base: representative sample of c.1,000 British adults age 18+ each month, interviewed face-to-face in home
NB Until Sept 2014 the code was race relations/immigration/immigrants e
Economy / Economic situation
BRITAIN TODAY?
CAMERON BECOMES PM
VOTE FOR BREXIT;
MAY BECOMES PM
GE
2017
Sub-prime mortgage
crisis in the US Northern Rock
nationalised
Global recession and
Russian Financial crisis
Highest score since 1992; Most
important issue for the first time
Lowest score since
December 2007 (17%)
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2018
11. 11Ipsos MORI Issues Index | Public
Source: Ipsos MORI Issues IndexBase: representative sample of c.1,000 British adults age 18+ each month, interviewed face-to-face in home
Unemployment / Factory closure / Lack of industry
CAMERON BECOMES PM
VOTE FOR BREXIT;
MAY BECOMES PM
GE
2017
WHAT DO YOU SEE AS THE MOST/OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES FACING
BRITAIN TODAY?
0
10
20
30
40
50
May
1997
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1998
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1999
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2000
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2001
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2002
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2003
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2006
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2007
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2008
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2009
May
2010
May
2011
May
2012
May
2013
May
2014
May
2015
May
2016
May
2017
May
2018
Lowest ever score (5%)
Unemployment in Britain
rises to 5.5%
Minimum wage
introduced
Youth unemployment
reaches 1 million
Lowest score since
September 2008 (8%)
Unemployment falls
below 1 million for first
time in 25 years
12. 12Ipsos MORI Issues Index | Public
Source: Ipsos MORI Issues IndexBase: representative sample of c.1,000 British adults age 18+ each month, interviewed face-to-face in home
Education / Schools
CAMERON BECOMES PM
VOTE FOR BREXIT;
MAY BECOMES PM
GE
2017
WHAT DO YOU SEE AS THE MOST/OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES FACING
BRITAIN TODAY?
0
10
20
30
40
50
May
1997
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1998
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1999
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2000
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2001
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2002
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2003
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2008
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2009
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2011
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2012
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2013
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2014
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2015
May
2016
May
2017
May
2018
Introduction of university
tuition fees; Education the
most important issue
Labour’s second term - pledge to
improve failing secondary schools
First City Academies introduced
Lowest score since Dec
1985 (9%)
Highest score since
October 2006 (27%)
13. 13Ipsos MORI Issues Index | Public
Source: Ipsos MORI Issues IndexBase: representative sample of c.1,000 British adults age 18+ each month, interviewed face-to-face in home
Crime / Law & Order / Violence / Vandalism / ASB
CAMERON BECOMES PM
VOTE FOR BREXIT;
MAY BECOMES PM
GE
2017
WHAT DO YOU SEE AS THE MOST/OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES FACING
BRITAIN TODAY?
0
10
20
30
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60
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1997
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2010
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2011
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2012
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2013
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2014
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2015
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2016
May
2017
May
2018
May day riots Riots across
England
Lowest score since
March 1991 (8%)
Highest score since
October 2006 (27%)
14. 14Ipsos MORI Issues Index | Public
Source: Ipsos MORI Issues IndexBase: representative sample of c.1,000 British adults age 18+ each month, interviewed face-to-face in home
Defence / Foreign Affairs / International terrorism
WHAT DO YOU SEE AS THE MOST/OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES FACING
BRITAIN TODAY?
War in Kosovo
CAMERON BECOMES PM
VOTE FOR BREXIT;
MAY BECOMES PM
GE
2017
9/11 Invasion of
Iraq
“7/7” London Bombing
UK withdraws from Iraq
NATO
bombing in
Libya
Rise of
IS
Paris attacks and
Parliamentary vote
for action against
IS in Syria
London
Bridge
attackParliamentary
vote against
action in Syria
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10
20
30
40
50
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70
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1997
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1998
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1999
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2000
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2001
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2002
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2003
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15. 15Ipsos MORI Issues Index | Public
Source: Ipsos MORI Issues IndexBase: representative sample of c.1,000 British adults age 18+ each month, interviewed face-to-face in home
Poverty/inequality
WHAT DO YOU SEE AS THE MOST/OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES FACING
BRITAIN TODAY?
CAMERON BECOMES PM
VOTE FOR BREXIT;
MAY BECOMES PM
GE
2017
0
5
10
15
20
25
Dec
1997
Dec
1998
Dec
1999
Dec
2000
Dec
2001
Dec
2002
Dec
2003
Dec
2004
Dec
2005
Dec
2006
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2007
Dec
2008
Dec
2009
Dec
2010
Dec
2011
Dec
2012
Dec
2013
Dec
2014
Dec
2015
Dec
2016
Dec
2017
Sept 1999:
Alastair Darling – “one child in three”
living in poverty
January 2005:
Make Poverty History campaign
launched on New Year’s Day
December 2016:
highest recorded score (20%)
16. 16Ipsos MORI Issues Index | Public
Source: Ipsos MORI Issues IndexBase: representative sample of c.1,000 British adults age 18+ each month, interviewed face-to-face in home
Housing
WHAT DO YOU SEE AS THE MOST/OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES FACING
BRITAIN TODAY?
CAMERON BECOMES PM
VOTE FOR BREXIT;
MAY BECOMES PM
GE
2017
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
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1997
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1998
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1999
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2000
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2001
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2002
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2003
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2009
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2010
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2011
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2012
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2013
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2014
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2015
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2016
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2017
May
2018
Highest score since
October 1974 (22%)
17. 17Ipsos MORI Issues Index | Public
Source: Ipsos MORI Issues IndexBase: representative sample of c.1,000 British adults age 18+ each month, interviewed face-to-face in home
Pensions/Social Security/Benefits
WHAT DO YOU SEE AS THE MOST/OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES FACING
BRITAIN TODAY?
CAMERON BECOMES PM
VOTE FOR BREXIT;
MAY BECOMES PM
GE
2017
Equitable Life sells its
non-profit pension
annuities
Labour proposes ‘affluence
testing’ to exclude the well-off
from state benefits
Gordon Brown unveils
pension credits
Pensions commission report – “more
than 12 million working people are not
saving enough for their retirement”
Lowest ever
score (3%)
0
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30
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1997
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2018
18. 18Ipsos MORI Issues Index | Public
Source: Ipsos MORI Issues IndexBase: representative sample of c.1,000 British adults age 18+ each month, interviewed face-to-face in home
Pollution / Environment
WHAT DO YOU SEE AS THE MOST/OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES FACING
BRITAIN TODAY?
CAMERON BECOMES PM
VOTE FOR BREXIT;
MAY BECOMES PM
GE
2017
Widespread flooding
during wet autumn
Nine killed in gales
across Britain
Winter flooding and
storms
0
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25
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1997
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2018
19. 19Ipsos MORI Issues Index | Public
WHAT DO YOU SEE
Source: Ipsos MORI Issues Index
Party support
69%
40%
18%
19%
26%
19%
17%
13%
12%
11%
60%
52%
22%
23%
12%
21%
18%
21%
14%
10%
EU/Europe/Brexit
NHS/Hospitals/Healthcare
Economy
Education/Schools
Immigration/immigrants
Crime/Law and Order/ASB
Housing
Poverty/Inequality
Pollution/Environment
Ageing population
CONSERVATIVE
SUPPORTERS
LABOUR
SUPPORTERS
TOP MENTIONS %
AS THE MOST/OTHER
IMPORTANT ISSUES
FACING BRITAIN TODAY?
Base: 1,027 British adults 18+, 12 – 21 October 2018
20. 20Ipsos MORI Issues Index | Public
WHAT DO YOU SEE
Source: Ipsos MORI Issues Index
Men and women
64%
37%
22%
18%
17%
17%
16%
13%
12%
8%
54%
44%
15%
18%
17%
16%
17%
18%
14%
12%
EU/Europe/Brexit
NHS/Hospitals/Healthcare
Economy
Education/Schools
Immigration/immigrants
Crime/Law and Order/ASB
Housing
Poverty/Inequality
Pollution/Environment
Ageing population
MEN
WOMEN
TOP MENTIONS %
AS THE MOST/OTHER
IMPORTANT ISSUES
FACING BRITAIN TODAY?
Base: 1,027 British adults 18+, 12 – 21 October 2018
21. 21Ipsos MORI Issues Index | Public
WHAT DO YOU SEE
Source: Ipsos MORI Issues Index
Social grade
67%
44%
23%
19%
14%
14%
20%
19%
17%
12%
48%
37%
13%
16%
22%
19%
12%
12%
8%
8%
EU/Europe/Brexit
NHS/Hospitals/Healthcare
Economy
Education/Schools
Immigration/immigrants
Crime/Law and Order/ASB
Housing
Poverty/Inequality
Pollution/Environment
Ageing population
ABC1
C2DE
TOP MENTIONS %
AS THE MOST/OTHER
IMPORTANT ISSUES
FACING BRITAIN TODAY?
Base: 1,027 British adults 18+, 12 – 21 October 2018
22. 22Ipsos MORI Issues Index | Public
WHAT DO YOU SEE
Source: Ipsos MORI Issues Index
Age group
50%
37%
16%
18%
19%
13%
16%
14%
12%
4%
62%
42%
23%
21%
15%
18%
21%
17%
14%
11%
63%
43%
16%
15%
19%
17%
12%
16%
12%
14%
EU/Europe/Brexit
NHS/Hospitals/Healthcare
Economy
Education/Schools
Immigration/immigrants
Crime/Law and Order/ASB
Housing
Poverty/Inequality
Pollution/Environment
Ageing population
18-34
35-54
TOP MENTIONS %
AS THE MOST/OTHER
IMPORTANT ISSUES
FACING BRITAIN TODAY?
55+
Base: 1,027 British adults 18+, 12 – 21 October 2018
23. 23Ipsos MORI Issues Index | Public
WHAT DO YOU SEE
Source: Ipsos MORI Issues Index
Referendum vote
70%
48%
22%
23%
8%
11%
18%
21%
19%
10%
59%
44%
19%
16%
27%
23%
15%
16%
12%
16%
EU/Europe/Brexit
NHS/Hospitals/Healthcare
Economy
Education/Schools
Immigration/immigrants
Crime/Law and Order/ASB
Housing
Poverty/Inequality
Pollution/Environment
Ageing population
REMAIN VOTERS
LEAVE VOTERS
TOP MENTIONS %
AS THE MOST/OTHER
IMPORTANT ISSUES
FACING BRITAIN TODAY?
Base: 1,027 British adults 18+, 12 – 21 October 2018
24. 24Ipsos MORI Issues Index | Public
Source: Ipsos MORI Issues Index
Age and social grade
WHAT DO YOU SEE AS THE MOST/OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES FACING BRITAIN TODAY?
AGEBRACKET
18-34
55+
35-54
18-34
70%
47%
20%
EU/BREXIT NHS ECONOMY/POVERTY
56%
40%
25%
EU/BREXIT NHS IMMIGRATION
72%
42%
30%
EU/BREXIT NHS ECONOMY
49% 41%
22%
EU/BREXIT NHS CRIME
59%
43%
21%
EU/BREXIT NHS EDUCATION
38%
29%
19%
EU/BREXIT NHS IMMIGRATION
ABC1 C2DE
SOCIAL GRADE
Base: 1,027 British adults 18+, 12 – 21 October 2018
25. 25Ipsos MORI Issues Index | Public
Ipsos MORI Issues Index
Concern about Brexit/EU by subgroup
WHAT DO YOU SEE AS THE MOST/OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES FACING BRITAIN TODAY?
59% 64%
54%
69%
60%
77%
58%
51% 46%
Overall Men Women CON LAB AB C1 C2 DE
67%
59%
53%
67%
Concern by
51%
49% 50% 59% 64% 66% 61%
18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+
region
Concern about the EU/Brexit by key demographic groups:
Concern about the EU/Brexit by key demographic groups:
SOCIAL GRADEGENDER PARTY SUPPORT
Base: 1,027 British adults 18+, 12 – 21 October 2018
26. 26Ipsos MORI Issues Index | Public
Ipsos MORI Issues Index
Concern about the NHS by subgroup
WHAT DO YOU SEE AS THE MOST/OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES FACING BRITAIN TODAY?
41% 37%
44% 40%
52%
45% 44% 43%
32%
Overall Men Women CON LAB AB C1 C2 DE
44%
48%
32%
45%
Concern by
39%
34% 39% 34% 49% 47% 42%
18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+
region
Concern about the NHS by key demographic groups:
Concern about the NHS by key demographic groups:
SOCIAL GRADEGENDER PARTY SUPPORT
Base: 1,027 British adults 18+, 12 – 21 October 2018