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June 2020IPSOS MORI ISSUES INDEX

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information and may not be disclosed or reproduced without the prior written

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This month’s Issues Index has been conducted over the

phone. Covid-19 lockdown conditions mean face-to-face

fieldwork is currently not an option for public opinion

polling.

Mode effects should be kept in mind when comparing the

new data points with previous months.

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WHAT DO YOU SEE

Source: Ipsos MORI Issues IndexBase: 1,059 British adults 18+, 5 – 10 June 2020

June 2020

72%

42%

32%

24%

21%

13%

13%

11%

10%

6%

Coronavirus/Pandemic disease

Economy

EU/Europe/Brexit

Race relations

NHS/Hospitals/Healthcare

Poverty/Inequality

Education/Schools

Unemployment

Pollution/Environment

Crime/Law and Order/ASB

AS THE MOST/OTHER

IMPORTANT ISSUES

FACING BRITAIN TODAY?

% Position

-13

+7

+6 +1p

+22 +16p

-7 -2q

+1 -1q

+4

+1 -2q

+1 -1q

0

CHANGE SINCE APR:TOP MENTIONS %


WHAT DO YOU SEE

Source: Ipsos MORI Issues IndexBase: 1,059 British adults 18+, 5 – 10 June 2020

June 202072%

42%

32%

24%

21%

13%

13%

11%

10%

6%

57%

13%

6%

3%

3%

3%

1%

2%

1%

1%


Economy

EU/Europe/Brexit

Race relations


Poverty/Inequality

Education/Schools

Unemployment

Pollution/Environment


MOST/OTHER

IMPORTANT ISSUES

MOST IMPORTANT

ISSUE

TOP MENTIONS %

AS THE MOST/OTHER

IMPORTANT ISSUES



What do you see as the most/other important issues facing Britain today?

Base: representative sample of c.1,000 British adults age 18+ each month, interviewed face-to-face in home

N.B. June 2020 data is collected by telephone; previous months are face-to-face

Growing concern(s)

0

30

60

90

Jun 2010 Jun 2011 Jun 2012 Jun 2013 Jun 2014 Jun 2015 Jun 2016 Jun 2017 Jun 2018 Jun 2019 Jun 2020

WHAT DO YOU SEE AS THE MOST/OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES FACING

BRITAIN TODAY?

TOP MENTIONS %

Source: Ipsos MORI Issues Index

NHS

POLLUTION/ENVIRONMENT

POVERTY/INEQUALITY

CRIME/LAW & ORDER

HOUSING

EU/EUROPE/BREXIT

CORONAVIRUS/PANDEMICS


WHAT DO YOU SEE AS THE MOST IMPORTANT ISSUE FACING BRITAIN TODAY?




Single Biggest Issue 2010 - 2020

TOP MENTIONS %

NHS

UNEMPLOYMENT

ECONOMY

IMMIGRATION

EU/EUROPE/BREXIT

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

May

2010

Feb

2011

Nov

2011

Aug

2012

May

2013

Feb

2014

Nov

2014

Aug

2015

May

2016

Feb

2017

Nov

2017

Aug

2018

May

2019

Feb

2020

CORONAVIRUS/PANDEMICS






Coronavirus/Pandemic diseases

BRITAIN TODAY?

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

Jun

2006

Jun

2007

Jun

2008

Jun

2009

Jun

2010

Jun

2011

Jun

2012

Jun

2013

Jun

2014

Jun

2015

Jun

2016

Jun

2017

Jun

2018

Jun

2019

Jun

2020

UK LOCKDOWN

BEGINS

Height of H1N1

(Swine flu) pandemic Concern about Ebola






EU / Europe / Brexit

BRITAIN TODAY?

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

Jun

1998

Jun

1999

Jun

2000

Jun

2001

Jun

2002

Jun

2003

Jun

2004

Jun

2005

Jun

2006

Jun

2007

Jun

2008

Jun

2009

Jun

2010

Jun

2011

Jun

2012

Jun

2013

Jun

2014

Jun

2015

Jun

2016

Jun

2017

Jun

2018

Jun

2019

Jun

2020

Treaty of

Accession: ten

new EU Member

StatesFrance and

Holland reject

ratification of

EU constitution

Lowest score

recorded (1%)

Highest concern recorded

since Sept 1974 (72%)

2010 VOTE FOR BREXIT

GE

2017

GE

2019

GE

Lowest concern recorded

since May 2016 (26%)


0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

Jun

1998

Jun

1999

Jun

2000

Jun

2001

Jun

2002

Jun

2003

Jun

2004

Jun

2005

Jun

2006

Jun

2007

Jun

2008

Jun

2009

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2010

Jun

2011

Jun

2012

Jun

2013

Jun

2014

Jun

2015

Jun

2016

Jun

2017

Jun

2018

Jun

2019

Jun

2020





NHS / Hospitals / Healthcare

BRITAIN TODAY?

Lowest score since

December 1985 (13%)

Highest score since

December 2002 (61%)

Lowest score since

Feb 2013 (21%)


GE

2017

GE

2019

GE


0

10

20

30

40

50

60

Jun

1998

Jun

1999

Jun

2000

Jun

2001

Jun

2002

Jun

2003

Jun

2004

Jun

2005

Jun

2006

Jun

2007

Jun

2008

Jun

2009

Jun

2010

Jun

2011

Jun

2012

Jun

2013

Jun

2014

Jun

2015

Jun

2016

Jun

2017

Jun

2018

Jun

2019

Jun

2020





Immigration / Immigrants

BRITAIN TODAY?

Border controls relaxed

for “A8” EU Countries

(Poland, etc.) EU Border controls relaxed for

Romanians and Bulgarians

Highest concern ever

recorded (56%)

Lowest score since

December 1999 (5%)


GE

2017

GE

2019

GE


0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

Jun

1998

Jun

1999

Jun

2000

Jun

2001

Jun

2002

Jun

2003

Jun

2004

Jun

2005

Jun

2006

Jun

2007

Jun

2008

Jun

2009

Jun

2010

Jun

2011

Jun

2012

Jun

2013

Jun

2014

Jun

2015

Jun

2016

Jun

2017

Jun

2018

Jun

2019

Jun

2020





Economy / Economic situation

BRITAIN TODAY?

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 (12%)


GE

2017

GE

2019

GE

Highest score since

September 2013 (42%)


0

10

20

30

40

50

Jun

1998

Jun

1999

Jun

2000

Jun

2001

Jun

2002

Jun

2003

Jun

2004

Jun

2005

Jun

2006

Jun

2007

Jun

2008

Jun

2009

Jun

2010

Jun

2011

Jun

2012

Jun

2013

Jun

2014

Jun

2015

Jun

2016

Jun

2017

Jun

2018

Jun

2019

Jun

2020




Unemployment / Factory closure / Lack of industry


BRITAIN TODAY?

Lowest ever score (5%)

Unemployment in Britain

rises to 5.5%

Minimum wage

introduced

Youth unemployment

reaches 1 million

Lowest score since

December 2008 (7%)

Unemployment

below 1 million for

first time in 25 years


GE

2017

GE

2019

GE





Education / Schools


BRITAIN TODAY?

0

10

20

30

40

50

Jun

1998

Jun

1999

Jun

2000

Jun

2001

Jun

2002

Jun

2003

Jun

2004

Jun

2005

Jun

2006

Jun

2007

Jun

2008

Jun

2009

Jun

2010

Jun

2011

Jun

2012

Jun

2013

Jun

2014

Jun

2015

Jun

2016

Jun

2017

Jun

2018

Jun

2019

Jun

2020

Labour’s second term - pledge to

improve failing secondary schools

First City Academies introduced

Lowest score since Dec

1985 (9%)

Highest score since

December 2006 (27%)


GE

2017

GE

2019

GE


0

10

20

30

40

50

60

Jun

1998

Jun

1999

Jun

2000

Jun

2001

Jun

2002

Jun

2003

Jun

2004

Jun

2005

Jun

2006

Jun

2007

Jun

2008

Jun

2009

Jun

2010

Jun

2011

Jun

2012

Jun

2013

Jun

2014

Jun

2015

Jun

2016

Jun

2017

Jun

2018

Jun

2019

Jun

2020




Crime / Law & Order / Violence / Vandalism / ASB


BRITAIN TODAY?

Riots across

England

Lowest score since

January 1991 (6%)

Highest score since

December 2011 (29%)

May day riots


GE

2017

GE

2019

GE


0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

Jun

1998

Jun

1999

Jun

2000

Jun

2001

Jun

2002

Jun

2003

Jun

2004

Jun

2005

Jun

2006

Jun

2007

Jun

2008

Jun

2009

Jun

2010

Jun

2011

Jun

2012

Jun

2013

Jun

2014

Jun

2015

Jun

2016

Jun

2017

Jun

2018

Jun

2019

Jun

2020




Defence / Foreign Affairs / International terrorism


BRITAIN TODAY?

War in Kosovo

9/11Invasion 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


GE

2017

GE

2019

GE

Lowest score

since August

2001 (2%)


0

5

10

15

20

25

Jun

1998

Jun

1999

Jun

2000

Jun

2001

Jun

2002

Jun

2003

Jun

2004

Jun

2005

Jun

2006

Jun

2007

Jun

2008

Jun

2009

Jun

2010

Jun

2011

Jun

2012

Jun

2013

Jun

2014

Jun

2015

Jun

2016

Jun

2017

Jun

2018

Jun

2019

Jun

2020




Poverty/inequality


BRITAIN TODAY?

Sept 1999:

Alastair Darling – “one child in three”

living in poverty

February 2020:

highest recorded score since December

1997 (22%)


GE

2017

GE

2019

GE





Pensions/Social Security/Benefits


BRITAIN TODAY?

Equitable Life sells its

non-profit pension

annuities

Gordon Brown unveils

pension credits

Pensions commission report – “more

than 13 million working people are not

saving enough for their retirement”

Lowest ever

score (1%) 0

5

10

15

20

25

30

Jun

1998

Jun

1999

Jun

2000

Jun

2001

Jun

2002

Jun

2003

Jun

2004

Jun

2005

Jun

2006

Jun

2007

Jun

2008

Jun

2009

Jun

2010

Jun

2011

Jun

2012

Jun

2013

Jun

2014

Jun

2015

Jun

2016

Jun

2017

Jun

2018

Jun

2019

Jun

2020


GE

2017

GE

2019

GE





Pollution / Environment


BRITAIN TODAY?

0

5

10

15

20

25

Jun

1998

Jun

1999

Jun

2000

Jun

2001

Jun

2002

Jun

2003

Jun

2004

Jun

2005

Jun

2006

Jun

2007

Jun

2008

Jun

2009

Jun

2010

Jun

2011

Jun

2012

Jun

2013

Jun

2014

Jun

2015

Jun

2016

Jun

2017

Jun

2018

Jun

2019

Jun

2020

Widespread flooding

during wet autumn

Nine killed in gales

across Britain

Winter flooding and

storms

Highest score since

July 1990 (25%)

CAMERON BECOMES PM VOTE FOR BREXIT

GE

2017

GE

2019


WHAT DO YOU SEE


Party support

79%

50%

38%

19%

17%

4%

10%

13%

5%

6%

8%

70%

36%

34%

32%

27%

23%

16%

11%

12%

6%

3%


Economy

EU/Europe/Brexit

Race relations


Poverty/Inequality

Education/Schools

Unemployment

Pollution/environment


Immigration

CONSERVATIVE

SUPPORTERS

LABOUR

SUPPORTERS

TOP MENTIONS %

AS THE MOST/OTHER

IMPORTANT ISSUES


Base: 1,059 British adults 18+, 5 - 10 June 2020


WHAT DO YOU SEE


Men and women

69%

42%

35%

21%

15%

11%

10%

10%

9%

4%

74%

41%

29%

27%

27%

16%

15%

12%

12%

7%


Economy

EU/Europe/Brexit

Race relations


Poverty/Inequality

Education/Schools

Unemployment



MEN

WOMEN

TOP MENTIONS %

AS THE MOST/OTHER

IMPORTANT ISSUES




WHAT DO YOU SEE


Social grade

74%

48%

37%

25%

24%

16%

13%

12%

13%

6%

71%

35%

26%

22%

18%

10%

11%

11%

7%

6%


Economy

EU/Europe/Brexit

Race relations


Poverty/Inequality

Education/Schools

Unemployment



ABC1

C2DE

TOP MENTIONS %

AS THE MOST/OTHER

IMPORTANT ISSUES




WHAT DO YOU SEE


Ethnic background

74%

43%

33%

21%

21%

13%

12%

11%

11%

5%

62%

32%

27%

38%

26%

18%

14%

12%

5%

6%


Economy

EU/Europe/Brexit

Race relations


Poverty/Inequality

Education/Schools

Unemployment



WHITE

BAME

TOP MENTIONS %

AS THE MOST/OTHER

IMPORTANT ISSUES


Base: 1,059 British adults 18+ (128 from BAME backgrounds), 5 - 10 June 2020


WHAT DO YOU SEE


Age group64%

30%

25%

32%

22%

17%

13%

7%

7%

6%

73%

48%

32%

23%

25%

14%

16%

12%

14%

5%

76%

45%

36%

19%

17%

10%

9%

13%

9%

6%


Economy

EU/Europe/Brexit

Race relations


Poverty/Inequality

Education/Schools

Unemployment



18-34

35-54

TOP MENTIONS %

AS THE MOST/OTHER

IMPORTANT ISSUES


55+



18-34

55+

35-54

18-34

80%56%

42%

CORONAVIRUS ECONOMY EU/ BREXIT


Age and social grade

WHAT DO YOU SEE AS THE MOST/OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES FACING BRITAIN TODAY?

AG

E B

RA

CK

ET

ABC1 C2DE

SOCIAL GRADE


74%50%

37%

CORONAVIRUS ECONOMY EU/BREXIT

65%40% 35%

CORONAVIRUS RACE RELATIONS ECONOMY

66%

27% 23%

CORONAVIRUS ECONOMY RACE RELATIONS

71%

44%26%

CORONAVIRUS ECONOMY RACE RELATIONS

73%

35% 31%

CORONAVIRUS ECONOMY EU/ BREXIT


Ipsos MORI Issues Index

Concern about coronavirus/pandemic disease by subgroup


64%

75%

72%

77%

Concern by

62%

68% 61% 76% 70% 79% 75%

18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+

region

Concern about coronavirus/pandemics by age:


72% 69% 74% 79%70% 75% 73% 74% 68%

Overall

Concern about coronavirus/pandemics by key demographic groups:

Men Women CON LAB AB C1 C2 DE

SOCIAL GRADEGENDER PARTY SUPPORT



Concern about the economy by subgroup


30%

46%

37%

47%

Concern by

42%

19% 36% 38% 56% 47% 43%

18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+

region

Concern about the economy by age:


Overall

Concern about the economy by key demographic groups:

42% 42% 41%50%

36%

49% 47% 45%

27%

Men Women CON LAB AB C1 C2 DE

SOCIAL GRADEGENDER PARTY SUPPORT



Concern about the race relations by subgroup


17%

25%

21%

26%

Concern by

30%

30% 33% 21% 25% 21% 17%

18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+

region

Concern about race relations by age:


24% 21%27%

19%

32%25% 22% 21%

38%

Overall

Concern about race relations by key demographic groups:

Men Women CON LAB ABC1 C2DE WHITE BAME

SOCIAL GRADEGENDER PARTY SUPPORT BACKGROUND


What do you see as the most/other important issues facing Britain today?Base: representative sample of c.1,000 British adults age 18+ each month, interviewed face-to-face in home

Average worries cited per month, 2010-2020

AVERAGE NO. CONCERNS PER PERSON


2.0

2.5

3.0

3.5

4.0

4.5

5.0

May-10 May-11 May-12 May-13 May-14 May-15 May-16 May-17 May-18 May-19 May-20


BRITAIN TODAY?

GE 2010

GE 2015

GE 2017

GE 2019




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