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What’s next, now

What the public thinks about funding our forces (plus conscription), assisted dying, and banning smartphones for kids

4 min readApr 28, 2024

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What’s next, now

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Ben Marshall

Democracy: bumper year or bum deal?

This year, more people have the chance to vote than ever before, but public attitudes towards democracy are mostly downbeat

5 min readApr 9, 2024

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Democracy: bumper year or bum deal?

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Ben Marshall

Twenty isn’t plenty

The Conservatives’ vote share of 20% in historical context

4 min readMar 10, 2024

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Twenty isn’t plenty

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Ben Marshall

Culture wars, culture snores

Have we seen peak culture wars? What do the public think?

4 min readFeb 18, 2024

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Culture wars, culture snores

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Ben Marshall

Reading the room

Last week, Rishi Sunak was criticised for being out of touch. What do the public think?

5 min readJan 27, 2024

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Reading the room

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Ben Marshall

From fickle to flatline

Public opinion was different in 2023 — here’s how…

7 min readDec 21, 2023

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From fickle to flatline

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Ben Marshall

Poll position

10 things we’ve learned about public opinion and housing this year (blog written for Red Brick)

5 min readDec 15, 2023

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Poll position

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Ben Marshall

Tuning back into turnout

‘None of the above’ and low turnout are a threat to Labour and the Conservatives at the next general election

4 min readNov 5, 2023

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Tuning back into turnout

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Ben Marshall

Approaching the home straight

Housing was a big theme of the Labour leaders conference speech — rightly so

4 min readOct 15, 2023

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Approaching the home straight

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Ben Marshall

Better or worse?

Infrastructure and public opinion in Britain and across the world

3 min readOct 2, 2023

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Better or worse?

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Ben Marshall

Ben Marshall

Research Director at Ipsos, interested in understanding society and public opinion. Views my own. Pre-April 2020 blogs available at LinkedIn, tweets @BenIpsosUK

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