Governing our great cities

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Governing our great cities ben.page@ipsos.com @benatipsosmori Ben Page , Chief Executive, Ipsos MORI

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Source: Ipsos MORI/Design Council Base: 1,003 British adults, 25-31 May 2012 Overall, which two or three of the following, would you say makes you most proud to be British?

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Falling concern about the economy 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 Source: Ipsos MORI Issues Index Global Recession and Russian Financial crisis Highest score since 1992. Most important issue for the first time Sub-prime mortgage crisis in the US Northern Rock nationalised End of recession announced Bank bailout Lowest score since June 2008 (30%)

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Base: representative sample of c.1,000 British adults age 18+ each month, interviewed face-to-face in home Source: Ipsos MORI Issues Index Record concern about inequality What do you see as the most/other important issues facing Britain today? Sept 1999: Alastair Darling – “one child in three” living in poverty July 2014 – highest score recorded (18%) January 2005 – Make Poverty History campaign launched on New Year’s Day

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GLOBALBUT LOCAL People are happier and more optimistic about closer to home – SAY want local issues resolved at local level

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More localist than anywhere else Which comes closest to your own opinion? A. Decisions about public services (e.g. public transportation, public education, public safety and social services), are better if they are made locally OR B. Decisions about public services are better if they are made nationally Base: 16,039 adults across 20 countries (1,000 GB), online, 3-17 Sept 2013 Question 12 (no China)

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The authority problem

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Satisfaction with Government Overall, how satisfied or dissatisfied are you with…? The way the government is running the country Base: 16,039 adults across 20 countries (1,000 GB), online, 3-17 Sept 2013 Question 8b (no China)

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Satisfaction with Government Overall, how satisfied or dissatisfied are you with…? The way the government is running the country Base: 16,039 adults across 20 countries (1,000 GB), online, 3-17 Sept 2013 Question 8b (no China)

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30 years of trends in “trust” c.1,000-2,000 Ipsos MORI/British Medical Association

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TRUST IN CENTRAL INSTITUTIONS.. How much do you trust a British government of any party to place the needs of this country above the interests of their own political party? % “almost never” Source: British Social Attitudes, 1986-2011

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Strongly disagree Neither agree nor disagree Government distrusted – but you’re best I would now like to ask you some questions about the way Britain is governed. How strongly, if at all, do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements? “[xxx] acts in the best interests of people like me” Base: 1,967 British adults 16+, 26 September – 3 October 2014 Source: Ipsos MORI Strongly agree Tend to disagree Don’t know Tend to agree UK Government Local government European Parliament 21% 49% 26% 38% 12% 54%

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Who do you trust most to make decisions about how services are provided in your local area? Most say they trust their council most… Base: 1,015 British adults 18+ Ipsos MORI, January 2013

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Public trusts councils more than national government Base: Core sample in England; (2001: 9,270, 2003: 8,859, 2005: 9,104, 2007-08: 8,729, 2008-09: 8,706, 2009-10: 8,677, 2010-11: 9,521, Aug 2012 – April 2013: 6,915) Trust % Source: Citizenship Survey/ Community Life Survey

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Ipsos MORI Veracity Index reinforces this message Q. “Would you tell me whether you generally trust them to tell the truth or not?” Base: 1,026 United Kingdom adults aged 15+, 10-16 June 2011 Source: Ipsos MORI/BMA

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63% … say they have not noticed any changes to the services provided by their local councils

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What sort of democracy?

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Q Which of the following challenges do you think will be most important to public services as a whole over the next five years? Please pick three. And which one is least important? What are people worried about? Base: Adults aged 15+ in Great Britain (997) 11th – 17th April 2014 Most important Least important

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Divided over more fiscal freedom Generally speaking, for each of the following statements, do you…? Base: 2,008 GB adults aged 15+, face to face, 18-24 July 2014 Source: JRRT/Ipsos MORI State of the Nation Poll 2014 Disagree Agree Neither/nor/ don’t know “More of the money spent by local councils should be raised locally”

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Want more local control – but worried about local variation % Tend to disagree % Strongly disagree % Tend to agree % Strongly agree To what extent do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements: People should have more control over how public services are provided locally, even though it will mean that the services residents receive will vary between local areas* People should have more control over how public services are provided locally Base: 631 British adults 18+. *Base: 622 British adults 18+ Fieldwork: 18-19 April 2010 Source: Ipsos MORI/Economist

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But want services of all kinds to be the same… Base: 1,002 adults in Great Britain aged 16+. Fieldwork dates: 13-19 May 2010 The Health Service Recycling …should be the same everywhere in Britain People should be able to decide for themselves how … is provided in their area Q Please can you tell me which of these statements comes closest to your own opinion: Source: Ipsos MORI

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Little variation by political support…. Base: 1,002 adults in Great Britain aged 16+. Conservatives (246); Labour (219); Lib Dems (192) Fieldwork dates: 13-19 May 2010 The Health Service Recycling …should be the same everywhere in Britain People should be able to decide for themselves how … is provided Q Please can you tell me which of these statements comes closest to your own opinion: Source: Ipsos MORI Voted Conservative Voted Labour Voted Lib Dem

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And what about co-production and empowerment?

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Some of the public would like more involvement Q Which of these statements comes closest to your own attitude towards how … work/works in your area? Source: Ipsos MORI Base: 1,002 adults in Great Britain aged 16+. Fieldwork dates: 13-19 May 2010 I'm not interested in knowing how … work/works in my area, as long as they do their job I would like to know how … work/works in my area, but I don’t want to be involved beyond that I would like to have more of a say in how … work/works in my area I would like to become actively involved in how … work/works in my area I am already actively involved in how … work/works in my area

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Authenticity and voice

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The challenge for al leaders– TRY SOMETHING NEW

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Thank youben.page@ipsos.com benatipsosmori