Ipsos MORI Issues Index February 2014 Gideon.Skinner@ipsos.com - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Ipsos MORI Issues Index February 2014 Gideon.Skinner@ipsos.com Contacts : Jerry.Latter@ipsos.com 020 7347 3000

Issues Facing Britain: February 2 What do you see as the most/other important issues facing Britain today? Change since Jan: Top mentions % Position % 39 -2 Economy -1 Race relations/Immigration -7 34 29 -3 Unemployment 23 -4 NHS Education/Schools 17 +2 +4 Crime/Law and order 0 16 Poverty/Inequality -2 -1 15 Inflation/Prices 13 -2 Housing 12 +1 +1 -4 12 Pensions/benefits -4 Base: 968 British adults 18+, 31 st January - 10 th February 2014 Source: Ipsos MORI Issues Index

Issues Facing Britain: Long Term Trends 3 What do you see as the most/other important issues facing Britain today? 70 Economy 60 50 Unemployment Race / immigration 40 30 20 NHS 10 Crime/ Law & Order 0 May May May May May May May May May May May May May May May May May 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Base: representative sample of c.1,000 British adults age 18+ each month, interviewed face-to-face in home Source: Ipsos MORI Issues Index

Issues Facing Britain: 4 Economy / Economic situation What do you see as the most/other important issues facing Britain today? Cameron becomes PM 70 Bank bailout 60 Highest score since 1992. Most important issue for the first time 50 40 Global Recession and End of Russian Financial recession crisis announced 30 Lowest score since Northern Rock the start of the nationalised recession (39%) 20 10 Sub-prime mortgage crisis in the US 0 May May May May May May May May May May May May May May May May May 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Base: representative sample of c.1,000 British adults age 18+ each month, interviewed face-to-face in home Source: Ipsos MORI Issues Index

Issues Facing Britain: 5 Race Relations / Immigration / Immigrants Cameron becomes What do you see as the most/other important issues facing Britain today? PM 50 Sangatte detention Foreign Border controls relaxed for centre constantly in the prisoners Romanians and Bulgarians news throughout 2002 furore 40 9/11 30 Race riots in Burnley, Oldham, and Bradford 20 Anthony Walker murdered in Liverpool 10 0 May May May May May May May May May May May May May May May May May 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Base: representative sample of c.1,000 British adults age 18+ each month, interviewed face-to-face in home Source: Ipsos MORI Issues Index

Issues Facing Britain: 6 Unemployment / Factory closure / Lack of industry What do you see as the most/other important issues facing Britain today? Cameron becomes PM 50 Youth unemployment reaches 1 million 40 Minimum wage introduced 30 Unemployment in Britain rises to 5.5% 20 ‘New Deal’ launched, providing training, subsidised Lowest ever score employment, and voluntary work to the unemployed 10 Unemployment falls below 1 million for first time in 25 years 0 May May May May May May May May May May May May May May May May May 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Base: representative sample of c.1,000 British adults age 18+ each month, interviewed face-to-face in home Source: Ipsos MORI Issues Index

Issues Facing Britain: 7 Crime / Law & Order / Violence / Vandalism / ASB What do you see as the most/other important issues facing Britain today? Cameron becomes PM 60 Rhys Jones and Garry Newlove Foreign prisoners scandal – murdered Charles Clarke is sacked 50 Blair activates civil contingencies Tory election pledge of machinery to deal with spiralling street 40,000 more police crime 40 Riots May day riots 30 Prison overcrowding reaches record levels 20 Fuel 9/11 10 Protests 0 May May May May May May May May May May May May May May May May May 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Base: representative sample of c.1,000 British adults age 18+ each month, interviewed face-to-face in home Source: Ipsos MORI Issues Index

Issues Facing Britain: 8 NHS / Hospitals / Healthcare What do you see as the most/other important issues facing Britain today? Cameron becomes PM 80 Blair – “We have underfunded the NHS for years and we are paying the price for it” – BBC NHS day 70 60 Hewitt heckled at UNISON General Election – “Battle conference – fears over NHS of Margaret’s shoulder” job cuts 50 40 30 Blair tells doctors “not enough” has been done for the NHS – Alan Milburn promises 35,000 more allocates extra £20 billion. Report nurses, 40 new hospitals and 20 says waiting lists have doubled development of foundation trusts as part under Labour of NHS plan 10 Lowest score since December 1985 0 May May May May May May May May May May May May May May May May May 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Base: representative sample of c.1,000 British adults age 18+ each month, interviewed face-to-face in home Source: Ipsos MORI Issues Index

Issues Facing Britain: 9 Education / Schools What do you see as the most/other important issues facing Britain today? Cameron becomes PM 50 Labour’s second term - pledge to Introduction of improve failing secondary schools means-tested tuition fees. Education most important issue. 40 City academies introduced to Education and Inspections Bill combat entrenched failure in limits the power of LAs to some urban schools open new schools 30 April 2011 – Pupil Premium introduced Fuel Protests 20 London Bombs 10 Lowest score since Dec 1985 0 May May May May May May May May May May May May May May May May May 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Base: representative sample of c.1,000 British adults age 18+ each month, interviewed face-to-face in home Source: Ipsos MORI Issues Index

Issues Facing Britain: 10 Defence / Foreign Affairs / International terrorism What do you see as the most/other important issues facing Britain today? Cameron becomes PM 70 War in London Iraq Bombs 60 Failed terror 9/11 attacks in London and 50 Glasgow Parliamentary vote on action in Syria 40 War in UK Kosovo withdraws from Iraq 30 20 10 General Election - extra £400 million allocated for defence budget 0 May May May May May May May May May May May May May May May May May 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Base: representative sample of c.1,000 British adults age 18+ each month, interviewed face-to-face in home Source: Ipsos MORI Issues Index

Issues Facing Britain: 11 Poverty/inequality What do you see as the most/other important issues facing Britain today? Cameron becomes PM 20 November 2013 – Sept 1999: Alastair highest score Darling – “one recorded (16%) child in three” living in poverty 15 January 2005 – Make Poverty History campaign launched on New Year’s Day 10 5 0 May May May May May May May May May May May May May May May May 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Base: representative sample of c.1,000 British adults age 18+ each month, interviewed face-to-face in home Source: Ipsos MORI Issues Index

Issues Facing Britain: 12 Inflation/Prices What do you see as the most/other important issues facing Britain today? Cameron becomes PM 30 Inflation rate hits 16 year peak 25 Inflation rises to 3.4% 20 15 10 5 0 May May May May May May May May May May May May May May May May May 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Base: representative sample of c.1,000 British adults age 18+ each month, interviewed face-to-face in home Source: Ipsos MORI Issues Index

Issues Facing Britain: 13 Housing What do you see as the most/other important issues facing Britain today? Cameron becomes PM 20 House price peak Highest score 2005 Election – Blair promises since August to make families £800 better off 2008 (14%) and help first time buyers 15 House prices rising at fastest rate in 10 years A8 Countries join the EU 10 5 9/11 0 May May May May May May May May May May May May May May May May May 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Base: representative sample of c.1,000 British adults age 18+ each month, interviewed face-to-face in home Source: Ipsos MORI Issues Index