There is more variation for Britain’s grans than its grandads

Attitudes on Scotland’s leaders and the most important issues facing the country

Young women are the most likely to say so – but the majority see it as neither good nor bad

What is the one news story the British public have heard most about in the last few days?

73% of Britons think the government is managing the economy badly, with the public tending to think the government taxes and spends too much

This is despite the vast majority of Britons agreeing that the public finances are in a bad state

People are not as collectively random as you might think

While the public say the Conservatives handled the pandemic badly, they tend to think the major policies were right

This is despite three quarters of Farage's voters having taken the vaccine, and two thirds saying they trust vaccines in general

What is the one news story the British public have heard most about in the last few days?

What is the one news story the British public have heard most about in the last few days?

What is the one news story the British public have heard most about in the last few days?

Britons are most likely to think savings can be made in the welfare budget, but this is expected to have negative impacts

Younger Britons are more likely to say the pandemic had a negative impact on them

Consumer confidence rebounded in February 2025.

Keir Starmer’s figures remain slightly up from last month, Nigel Farage’s slightly down, and Elon Musk has become more unpopular still

Few Britons say social or ethical considerations are a top factor in their choices

75% of Britons think that aliens exist somewhere in the universe, with 32% believing intelligent alien life has visited Earth at some point

YouGov revisits the idea of releasing animals that had once gone extinct in the UK back into the wilderness - finding that most are broadly supportive (but balk at the idea of bringing back bears and wolves).

86% of NHS staff see the service as being in a weak state, with just 38% expecting the current government to turn it around