Igniting the squib - public opinion on strikes and trade unions
Jerry Latter, Senior Research Executive
16 December 2011
Trade Unions/strikes are low on the public’s radar even after the recent strikes, and have not been key issues for a while; only 1% of the public mentioned them in the first week of December, a figure that has been no higher since the firefighters’ strike in the winter of 2002/3

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Planning an ‘independence generation’ – can the SNP persuade voters to back an autonomous Scotland?
Mark Diffley, Research Director
20 October 2011
Mark Diffley analyses the mood among Scottish voters ahead of the SNP party conference in Inverness.

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Where now for Labour in Scotland?
Mark Diffley, Research Director
8 September 2011
Mark Diffley outlines the challenges facing the Scottish Labour Party in its attempts to reconnect with the electorate.

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The Rise and Fall of Public Concern about Crime
Jerry Latter, Senior Research Executive
24 May 2011
The Economist/Ipsos MORI May Issues index shows a decreasing amount who consider crime/law and order to be among the most important issues facing the country.

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Intervention in Libya, and public opinion around our involvement
Jerry Latter, Senior Research Executive
13 April 2011
In the latest Politics Wire blog, we examine the public's response to the continuing conflict in Libya and the factors that may affect this in the future.

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