We're pleased to share that the first stage of the Scottish Rural Communities Policy Review has been published. Follow the link to see the theory of change diagrams, which show how current funding and support is expected to empower rural communities 🏡 shorturl.at/seHpl

NEW Scottish Political Monitor from @ipsosinscotland.bsky.social & STV News SNP lead on General Election voting intention on 31%, followed by Labour on 22% (-13 points since the 2024 General Election). Reform take 3rd place on 16%, ahead of the Conservatives on 10%.

NEW @ipsosinscotland.bsky.social Scotland Scottish Political Monitor for STV news.🗳️ Poll conducted 12th – 18th June among 1,066 Scottish adults. Key findings below, with full write-up here: www.ipsos.com/en-uk/snp-ou...

1/9 Our recent evaluation of the Scottish Government’s Child Poverty Pathfinder projects has been published. This report shares valuable insight into person-centred approaches to mitigating child poverty – read on for some key take aways #ChildPoverty #Scotland #Evaluation

Listen below to hear Ipsos Scotland Managing Director Emily Gray on BBC Radio Scotland, sharing her take on what's next for Reform UK following last week's by-election. #scottishpolitics

Our Scotland Managing Director Emily Gray spoke with BBC Radio Scotland about where Scotland's parties stand in the latest polling and what matters to voters (spoiler: health, economy, public services - while independence is lower down the public's agenda, for now at least...) #scottishpolitics

New report on our @ipsosinscotland.bsky.social climate survey for @scottishgov.bsky.social released on #Earthday2025 yesterday. Explores Scots' climate attitudes, understandings and behaviours, providing important evidence for implementing & monitoring net zero policies bit.ly/4jtcQDG

Our NEW #UnderstandingSociety article on Scotland, devolution and public services is out 👉 bit.ly/4kZRr63 Take a look at this thread for the key takeaways:

How to engage the public on climate change? 🌎Pleased to share our research with CAST for @climatexchange.bsky.social reviewing effective public engagement on #netzero. Findings will help inform future approaches to engagement by @scottishgov.bsky.social Read more: tinyurl.com/ycym554t

Just out! Our research for the Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland finds that almost half of Scottish adults (48%) would support the idea of charging university tuition fees based on ability to pay, with funding focused on those who need it the most: www.ipsos.com/en-uk/nearly...

Can Reform UK capitalise on its current support in the polls and convert public dissatisfaction into votes at the ballot box next May? – Read Emily Gray's article in The Herald today👉 www.heraldscotland.com/politics/vie...

🆕report from our survey of rural Scottish businesses for Highlands and Islands Enterprise and South of Scotland Enterprise. Businesses were surveyed in Nov/Dec 2024, including 1,013 businesses across the Highlands and Islands and 601 across the South of Scotland. Read on for 3 key findings👇 1/5

NEW @ipsosinscotland.bsky.social Scotland Political Pulse: 🔴 Scottish Labour ‘Net’ favourability -20, a -3.5 swing since Sept 24. 🟡SNP ‘Net’ favourability unchanged since Sept 24 ('Net' = -12) 🔵Reform UK are viewed less unfavourably than the Scottish Conservatives ('Net' = -38 vs. 'Net' = -42)

NEW from @ipsosinscotland.bsky.social: 7 in 10 Scots hold unfavourable opinion of Donald Trump and Elon Musk. t.co/zJADcRTfTQ

How aligning with public priorities on jobs, wages, & public services could be key for politicians wanting to win back trust on the economy – read Ipsos Scotland's MD Emily Gray in the Herald 👉 shorturl.at/JbRgc #trust #politics #economy #UK #Scotland

In line with the rest of GB, top concerns for Scots last year were the economy & the NHS. However, significantly fewer Scots saw immigration as an important issue than GB as a whole (23% vs 29%), and they were a little more likely to mention poverty/inequality (17% vs 13% in GB).