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Latest Red Wall Voting Intention (23 January 2023)
One of the critical questions for the next General Election in the United Kingdom will be whether the Conservative Party can hold onto the …
Latest GB Voting Intention (22 January 2023)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest voting intention poll in Great Britain finds the Labour Party leading by 22%, two points more than in …
Joe Biden Administration Approval Ratings and Hypothetical Voting Intention (16 January 2023)
The latest research by Redfield & Wilton Strategies finds that 46% of Americans disapprove (+1) and 38% approve (-3) of President Joe …
Public Largely Supportive of the Right of Public Workers to Strike, But Also Support Required Minimum Service Levels
With prices rising by 10.7% over the last year, workers across the UK are striking in a push for wage increases. Public sector workers have been …
Latest Blue Wall Voting Intention (11 January 2023)
A key question in the next General Election in the United Kingdom will be whether the Conservative Party can retain its seats in the so-called ‘Blue Wall’ …
Latest GB Voting Intention (15 January 2023)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest voting intention poll in Great Britain finds the Labour Party leading by 20%, two points less than in …
Latest Red Wall Voting Intention (8-9 January 2023)
One of the critical questions for the next General Election in the United Kingdom will be whether the Conservative Party can hold onto the …
Latest GB Voting Intention (8 January 2023)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest voting intention poll in Great Britain finds the Labour Party leading by 22%, two points more than in our most
Latest GB Voting Intention (2-3 January 2023)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ first voting intention poll in 2023 in Great Britain finds the Labour Party leading by 20%, up three points …
Joining or Staying Out of the EU Referendum Voting Intention (7-8 December 2022)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest Brexit tracker poll in partnership with UK in a Changing Europe finds a majority of Britons still say they …
Latest GB Voting Intention (11 December 2022)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest voting intention poll in Great Britain finds the Labour Party leading by 17%, five points less than in …
Joe Biden Administration Approval Ratings and Hypothetical Voting Intention (5 December 2022)
The latest research by Redfield & Wilton Strategies finds that 45% of Americans disapprove (-1) and 41% approve (+1) of President Joe …
Latest GB Voting Intention (4 December 2022)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest voting intention poll in Great Britain finds the Labour Party leading by 22%, two points more than in …
Scottish Independence Referendum & Westminster Voting Intention (26-27 November 2022)
One week after the Supreme Court ruled that the Scottish Government cannot hold an independence referendum without the UK Government’s …
Latest GB Voting Intention (27 November 2022)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest voting intention poll in Great Britain finds the Labour Party leading by 20%, one point less than in …
Latest Blue Wall Voting Intention (21-22 November 2022)
A key question in the next General Election in the United Kingdom will be whether the Conservative Party can retain its seats in the so-called ‘Blue Wall’ …
Latest Red Wall Voting Intention (21-22 November 2022)
One of the critical questions for the next General Election in the United Kingdom will be whether the Conservative Party can hold onto the …
Latest GB Voting Intention (20 November 2022)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest voting intention poll in Great Britain finds the Labour Party leading by 21%, unchanged from our …
Joe Biden Administration Approval Ratings and Hypothetical Voting Intention (17 November 2022)
The latest research by Redfield & Wilton Strategies finds that 46% of Americans disapprove (–) and 40% approve (+1) of …
Latest GB Voting Intention (16-17 November 2022)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest voting intention poll in Great Britain finds the Labour Party leading by 21%, three points lower as in …
Blue Wall Voting Intention (13-14 November 2022)
A key question in the next General Election in the United Kingdom will be whether the Conservative Party can retain its seats in the so-called ‘Blue Wall’ …
Latest GB Voting Intention (13 November 2022)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest voting intention poll in Great Britain finds the Labour Party leading by 24%, three points higher as in …
Latest GB Voting Intention (9-10 November 2022)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest voting intention poll in Great Britain finds the Labour Party leading by 21%, four points higher as in …
Latest Red Wall Voting Intention (5-6 November 2022)
One of the critical questions for the next General Election in the United Kingdom will be whether the Conservative Party can hold onto the …
Latest GB Voting Intention (6 November 2022)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest voting intention poll in Great Britain finds the Labour Party leading by 21%, four points higher as in …
Joe Biden Administration Approval Ratings and Hypothetical Voting Intention (2 November 2022)
The latest research by Redfield & Wilton Strategies finds that 46% of Americans disapprove (–) and 39% approve (–) of President Joe Biden’s …
Latest GB Voting Intention (2-3 November 2022)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest voting intention poll in Great Britain finds the Labour Party leading by 17%, six points lower as in our …
Blue Wall Voting Intention (29 October 2022)
A key question in the next General Election in the United Kingdom will be whether the Conservative Party can retain its seats in the so-called ‘Blue Wall’ …
Latest GB Voting Intention (30 October 2022)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest voting intention poll in Great Britain finds the Labour Party leading by 23%, nine points lower as in our …
Joining or Staying Out of the EU Referendum Voting Intention (19 October 2022)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest Brexit tracker poll in partnership with UK in a Changing Europe finds even more Britons saying they would vote …
Latest Red Wall Voting Intention (24-25 October 2022)
One of the critical questions for the next General Election in the United Kingdom will be whether the Conservative Party can hold onto the …
Latest GB Voting Intention (23 October 2022)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest voting intention poll in Great Britain finds the Labour Party leading by 33%, three points lower as in …
GB Hypothetical Voting Intention (20-21 October 2022)
On behalf of The Sunday Telegraph, we at Redfield & Wilton Strategies asked British voters how they would vote in a General Election if the
The View from Ohio: Mid-Term Voting Intention and Approval Ratings (16 October 2022)
Ohio, historically the most bellwether of bellwether states, has seen its status as a national electoral battleground wane over recent electoral cycles. Although Barack …
Latest Red Wall Voting Intention (16-17 October 2022)
One of the critical questions for the next General Election in the United Kingdom will be whether the Conservative Party can hold onto the …
Latest GB Voting Intention (16 October 2022)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest voting intention poll in Great Britain finds the Labour Party leading by 36%, seven points higher as …
Joe Biden Administration Approval Ratings and Hypothetical Voting Intention (12 October 2022)
The latest research by Redfield & Wilton Strategies finds that 46% of Americans disapprove (+1) and 39% approve (+1) of President Joe Biden’s overall job
Latest GB Voting Intention (13 October 2022)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest voting intention poll in Great Britain finds the Labour Party leading by 29%, the same as in …
Blue Wall Voting Intention (7-8 October 2022)
A key question in the next General Election in the United Kingdom will be whether the Conservative Party can retain its seats in the so-called ‘Blue Wall’ …
Latest GB Voting Intention (9 October 2022)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest voting intention poll in Great Britain finds the Labour Party leading by 29%, one point higher as …
Joe Biden Administration Approval Ratings and Hypothetical Voting Intention (2-3 October 2022)
The latest research by Redfield & Wilton Strategies finds that 45% of Americans disapprove (-1) and 38% approve (+1) of President Joe …
Thailand General Election Voting Intention (21-22 September 2022)
On 30 September, Thailand’s Constitutional Court ruled that long-serving Prime Minister, Prayut Chan-o-cha, could resume his official …
Latest Red Wall Voting Intention (3-4 October 2022)
One of the critical questions for the next General Election in the United Kingdom will be whether the Conservative Party can hold onto the …
Latest GB Voting Intention (2 October 2022)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest voting intention poll in Great Britain finds the Labour Party leading by 28%, eleven points higher as …
Latest GB Voting Intention (25 September 2022)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest voting intention poll in Great Britain finds the Labour Party leading by 13%, three points higher as …
Latest Red Wall Voting Intention (18-19 September 2022)
One of the critical questions for the next General Election in the United Kingdom will be whether the Conservative Party can hold onto the …
Latest GB Voting Intention (18 September 2022)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest voting intention poll in Great Britain finds the Labour Party leading by 8%, four points lower …
Joe Biden Administration Approval Ratings and Hypothetical Voting Intention (14-15 September 2022)
The latest research by Redfield & Wilton Strategies finds that 46% of Americans disapprove (-1) and 37% approve (–2) of President Joe Biden’s …
As Cost-Of-Living Crisis Bites, Britons Look To Government For Tax Relief
With the Office of National Statistics recording an 8.8% annual rate of inflation on the CPI in July 2022 and with average energy bills likely to be …
Prime Minister Truss Starts in Not Unfavourable Position on Cost of Living
The cost of living crisis remains the most widespread and important issue in the United Kingdom today. Per our latest polling on …
In Fight Against Rising Energy Bills, Voters Assess Fracking, Nuclear, Climate Change Levies
A defining political issue across much of the western world—and certainly in the United Kingdom—is the rising cost of energy. The energy …
Voters Support Energy Price Freeze
Having assumed the Prime Minister post at a time of high inflation and a geopolitical conflict with one of the biggest energy suppliers to …
Joining or Staying Out of the EU Referendum Voting Intention (19 August 2022)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest Brexit tracker poll in partnership with UK in a Changing Europe finds more Britons saying they would vote to …
Latest Red Wall Voting Intention (4 September 2022)
One of the critical questions for the next General Election in the United Kingdom will be whether the Conservative Party can hold onto the …
Latest GB Voting Intention (4 September 2022)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest voting intention poll in Great Britain finds the Labour Party leading by 12%, one point higher as …
Taiwan Voters Wary of Threat from China, Want Closer Ties With the United States
In early August, in response to the high-profile visit of the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, to Taiwan, the …
Joe Biden Administration Approval Ratings and Hypothetical Voting Intention (28 August 2022)
The latest research by Redfield & Wilton Strategies finds that 47% of Americans disapprove (+3) and 39% approve (–) of President Joe Biden’s …
Latest GB Voting Intention (28 August 2022)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest voting intention poll in Great Britain finds the Labour Party leading by 9%, the same as in …
Latest Red Wall Voting Intention (21 August 2022)
One of the critical questions for the next General Election in the United Kingdom will be whether the Conservative Party can hold onto the …
Latest GB Voting Intention (21 August 2022)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest voting intention poll in Great Britain finds the Labour Party leading by 12%, 5 points higher as in …
Joe Biden Administration Approval Ratings and Hypothetical Voting Intention (17 August 2022)
The latest research by Redfield & Wilton Strategies finds that 44% of Americans disapprove (–3) and 39% approve (+4) of President Joe Biden’s overall …
Latest GB Voting Intention (14 August 2022)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest voting intention poll in Great Britain finds the Labour Party leading by 7%, 2 points higher as in …
Environmental Pessimism in Britain
In June 2019, the UK was the first major economy to set itself a legally-binding target to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050.
Latest Red Wall Voting Intention (8 August 2022)
One of the critical questions for the next General Election in the United Kingdom will be whether the Conservative Party can hold onto the …
Latest GB Voting Intention (7 August 2022)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest voting intention poll in Great Britain finds the Labour Party leading by 5%, three points lower as in last Thursday’s poll.
The Striking Importance of the Economy in US Voting Intention
The centrality of voters’ perceptions of the economy to their voting intentions is one of the most time-tested assertions in public opinion research.
Joe Biden Administration Approval Ratings and Hypothetical Voting Intention (29 July 2022)
The latest research by Redfield & Wilton Strategies finds that 47% of Americans disapprove (+2) and 35% approve (+3) of President Joe Biden’s overall job performance as President.
Latest GB Voting Intention (31 July 2022)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest voting intention poll in Great Britain finds the Labour Party leading by 4%, four points lower than in last Wednesday’s
Latest Attitudes to the Coronavirus Pandemic in Great Britain
From the onset of summer, the number of confirmed positive cases of and hospital admissions with coronavirus has been creeping upwards across Britain …
Latest Red Wall Voting Intention (25-26 July 2022)
One of the critical questions for the next General Election in the United Kingdom will be whether the Conservative Party can hold onto the …
Latest GB Voting Intention (24 July 2022)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest voting intention poll in Great Britain finds the Labour Party leading by 6%, three points lower as in…
Latest GB Voting Intention (17 July 2022)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest voting intention poll in Great Britain finds the Labour Party leading by 10%, one point lower as …
Joe Biden Administration Approval Ratings and Hypothetical Voting Intention (9 July 2022)
The latest research by Redfield & Wilton Strategies finds that 45% of Americans disapprove (+2) and 32% approve (-3) of President Joe Biden’s …
Latest Red Wall Voting Intention (11 July 2022)
One of the critical questions for the next General Election in the United Kingdom will be whether the Conservative Party can hold onto the …
Latest GB Voting Intention (10 July 2022)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest voting intention poll in Great Britain finds the Labour Party leading by 11%, one point lower than in …
Latest GB Voting Intention (3 July 2022)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest voting intention poll in Great Britain finds the Labour Party leading by 6%, two points lower as in …
Joining or Staying Out of the EU Referendum Voting Intention (19-20 June 2022)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest Brexit tracker poll in partnership with UK in a Changing Europe finds joining more Britons saying they …
Latest Red Wall Voting Intention (26-27 June 2022)
One of the critical questions for the next General Election in the United Kingdom will be whether the Conservative Party can hold onto the …
Latest GB Voting Intention (26 June 2022)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest voting intention poll in Great Britain finds the Labour Party leading by 8%, one point lower as in …
Latest GB Voting Intention (19 June 2022)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest voting intention poll in Great Britain finds the Labour Party leading by 7%, the same as in …
Joe Biden Administration Approval Ratings and Hypothetical Voting Intention (15 June 2022)
The latest research by Redfield & Wilton Strategies finds that 43% of Americans disapprove (–) and 35% approve (-4) of President Joe Biden’s …
Latest Red Wall Voting Intention (12-13 June 2022)
One of the critical questions for the next General Election in the United Kingdom will be whether the Conservative Party can hold onto the mostly …
Latest GB Voting Intention (12 June 2022)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest voting intention poll in Great Britain finds the Labour Party leading by 7%, one points less than in …
Latest GB Voting Intention (5 June 2022)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest voting intention poll in Great Britain finds the Labour Party leading by 4%, two points less than …
Joe Biden Administration Approval Ratings and Hypothetical Voting Intention (30 May 2022)
The latest research by Redfield & Wilton Strategies finds that 43% of Americans disapprove (-4) and 39% approve (–) of President Joe …
Latest GB Voting Intention (29 May 2022)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest voting intention poll in Great Britain finds the Labour Party leading by 7%, two points lower than …
Latest GB Voting Intention (22 May 2022)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest voting intention poll in Great Britain finds the Labour Party leading by 6%, the same lead as in last week …
Joe Biden Administration Approval Ratings and Hypothetical Voting Intention (17 May 2022)
The latest research by Redfield & Wilton Strategies finds that 47% of Americans disapprove (–) and 39% approve (–) of President Joe …
Latest GB Voting Intention (15 May 2022)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest voting intention poll in Great Britain finds the Labour Party leading by 4%, two points lower than …
Latest GB Voting Intention (8 May 2022)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest voting intention poll in Great Britain finds the Labour Party leading by 6%, two points lower than …
Joe Biden Administration Approval Ratings and Hypothetical Voting Intention (1 May 2022)
The latest research by Redfield & Wilton Strategies finds that 47% of Americans disapprove (–) and 39% approve (+1) of President Joe Biden’s …
Joining/Staying Out of the EU Referendum Voting Intention (19 April 2022)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest Brexit tracker poll in partnership with UK in a Changing Europe finds the proportion of Britons who say they would …
Latest GB Voting Intention (1 May 2022)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest voting intention poll in Great Britain finds the Labour Party leading by 8%, the same lead as …
Latest GB Voting Intention (24 April 2022)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest voting intention poll in Great Britain finds the Labour Party leading by 8%, the same lead as last week’s …
Joe Biden Administration Approval Ratings and Hypothetical Voting Intention (18 April 2022)
The latest research by Redfield & Wilton Strategies finds that 47% of Americans disapprove (-1) and 38% approve (-1) of President Joe Biden’s …
Latest GB Voting Intention (17 April 2022)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest voting intention poll in Great Britain finds the Labour Party leading by 8%, the same lead as …
Latest GB Voting Intention (10 April 2022)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest voting intention poll in Great Britain finds the Labour Party leading by 8%, an increase of …
Joe Biden Administration Approval Ratings and Hypothetical Voting Intention (3 April 2022)
The latest research by Redfield & Wilton Strategies finds that 48% of Americans disapprove (+3) and 39% approve (no change) of …
Latest GB Voting Intention (3 April 2022)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest voting intention poll in Great Britain finds the Labour Party leading by 6%, an increase of 4% from …
Latest GB Voting Intention (27 March 2022)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest voting intention poll in Great Britain finds the Labour Party leading by 2%, a decrease of 3% from …
Joe Biden Administration Approval Ratings and Hypothetical Voting Intention (20 March 2022)
The latest research by Redfield & Wilton Strategies finds that 45% of Americans disapprove (-2) and 39% approve (+2) of President Joe Biden’s …
Latest GB Voting Intention (20 March 2022)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest voting intention poll in Great Britain finds the Labour Party leading by 5%, an increase of 2% from …
Latest GB Voting Intention (13 March 2022)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest voting intention poll in Great Britain finds the Labour Party leading by 3%, the same margin as in …
Joe Biden Administration Approval Ratings and Hypothetical Voting Intention (8 March 2022)
The latest research by Redfield & Wilton Strategies finds that 47% of Americans disapprove and 37% approve of President Joe Biden’s overall job performance as …
Joining/Staying Out of the EU Referendum Voting Intention (20 February 2022)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest Brexit tracker poll in partnership with UK in a Changing Europe finds the proportion of Britons who say they would …
Latest GB Voting Intention (7 March 2022)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest voting intention poll in Great Britain finds the Labour Party leading by 3%, the same margin as in last week’s …
Amidst Cost-of-Living Crisis, a Plurality of Britons Expect Their Financial Situation to Worsen
Inflation has hit a 30-year high in the UK, and the British public is certainly feeling its effects. The latest research by Redfield & Wilton Strategies finds …
British Public Opinion on Mandatory Vaccines for NHS Staff
After initially announcing that all healthcare workers who were not fully vaccinated by 1 April would be dismissed, the Government now appears set to …
Latest GB Voting Intention (28 February 2022)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest voting intention poll in Great Britain finds the Labour Party leading by 3%, a three-point decrease to their lead over the …
Joe Biden Administration Approval Ratings and Hypothetical Voting Intention (23 February 2022)
The latest research by Redfield & Wilton Strategies finds that 41% of Americans disapprove and 39% approve of President Joe Biden’s overall job performance as
Latest GB Voting Intention (21 February 2022)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest voting intention poll in Great Britain finds the Labour Party leading by 6%, a one-point increase to their lead over the Conservatives in last week’s poll.
Latest GB Voting Intention (14 February 2022)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest voting intention poll in Great Britain finds the Labour Party leading by 5%, a five-point decrease to their lead over …
Joe Biden Administration Approval Ratings and Hypothetical Voting Intention (6 February 2022)
The latest research by Redfield & Wilton Strategies finds that 48% of Americans disapprove and 38% approve of President Joe Biden’s overall job …
Latest GB Voting Intention (7 February 2022)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest voting intention poll in Great Britain finds the Labour Party leading by 10%, a three-point increase to their lead over …
Latest GB Voting Intention (31 January 2022)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest voting intention poll in Great Britain finds the Labour Party leading by 7%, the same margin as in last week’s …
63% of Britons Support Scrapping BBC Licence Fee, With Half in Favour of Moving to Subscription-Based Funding Model
Last week, Cultural Secretary Nadine Dorries relaunched a public debate when she announced that the Government had decided to ‘undertake a review’ of …
British Public Narrowly Split on Legalisation of Cannabis for Recreational Use
With the recreational use of cannabis already being legal in countries such as Canada and Uruguay, as well as in several US states, Malta recently became the …
Almost Half of Young People in England Feel There Are Now Fewer Opportunities for Their Age Group
The past two years of the coronavirus pandemic have been particularly tough on the world’s young population, in light of school closures, restrictions on social …
Latest GB Voting Intention (24 January 2022)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest voting intention poll in Great Britain finds the Labour Party leading by 7%, a six-point decrease to their lead over
‘Red Wall’ Poll Results
On 21 January 2022, we presented the results of our ‘Red Wall’ poll in a Twitter thread, which can be viewed here:
Latest GB Voting Intention (17 January 2022)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest voting intention poll in Great Britain finds the Labour Party leading by 13%, a nine-point increase to their lead over
Joe Biden Administration Approval Ratings and Hypothetical Voting Intention (8-9 January 2022)
The latest research by Redfield & Wilton Strategies finds that 44% of Americans disapprove and 39% approve of President Joe Biden’s overall job
Latest GB Voting Intention (10 January 2022)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest voting intention poll in Great Britain finds the Labour Party leading by 4%, a one-point increase to their lead over the Conservatives in last week’s poll.
Latest GB Voting Intention (3 January 2022)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ first voting intention poll in Great Britain in 2022 finds the Labour Party leading by 3%, a five-point decrease in their
Joe Biden Administration Approval Ratings and Hypothetical Voting Intention (18 December 2021)
The latest research by Redfield & Wilton Strategies finds that 44% of Americans disapprove and 41% approve of President Joe Biden’s overall job …
Latest GB Voting Intention (20 December 2021)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest voting intention poll in Great Britain finds the Labour Party leading by 8%, a three-point increase to their lead …
Taiwanese Respondents Split in Views on President Tsai Ing-wen
In January 2020, Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen of the Democratic Progressive Party was elected to a second term in office with 57% of the vote, defeating …
Latest GB Voting Intention (13 December 2021)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest voting intention poll in Great Britain finds the Labour Party leading by 5%, a 1% increase to their lead over the Conservatives …
Joe Biden Administration Approval Ratings and Hypothetical Voting Intention (5 December 2021)
The latest research by Redfield & Wilton Strategies finds that 45% of Americans disapprove and 37% approve of President Joe Biden’s overall job …
Latest GB Voting Intention (8 December 2021)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest voting intention poll in Great Britain finds the Labour Party leading by 4%, after being two points behind the Conservatives in Monday’s poll.
Joining/Staying Out of the EU Referendum Voting Intention (9 November 2021)
Five years on from the 2016 EU Referendum, Redfield & Wilton Strategies has teamed up with UK in a Changing Europe to conduct research on the British public’s attitudes towards Brexit.
Latest GB Voting Intention (6 December 2021)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest voting intention poll in Great Britain finds the Conservative Party leading by 2%—the same lead as in last week’s …
Young People with High Interest in Politics More Likely to View Government as Responsive to Their Concerns
The latest research conducted by Redfield & Wilton Strategies looks at how interested England’s 16-to-25-year-olds are in politics and …
More Than Half of Britons Do Not Have Confidence in UK’s Ability to Reach ‘Net Zero’ by 2050
In June 2019, the United Kingdom became the first major economy to set itself a legally-binding target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions …
Latest GB Voting Intention (29 November 2021)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest voting intention poll in Great Britain finds the Conservative Party leading over the Labour Party by …
Americans Now Split On Whether Biden Has Handled the Pandemic Better Than Trump
When President Joe Biden entered the Oval Office in January 2021, coronavirus cases in the United States were at their peak.
Public Still Cites Coronavirus as Main Reason for Not Visiting Cultural Attractions
Last week, a new report by the University of Sheffield demonstrated the vast economic impact the coronavirus pandemic has had on the UK’s arts, culture, and heritage sector.
Latest GB Voting Intention (21 November 2021)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest voting intention poll in Great Britain finds the Labour Party and the Conservative Party tied, following Labour’s one-point lead in
Joe Biden Administration Approval Ratings and Hypothetical Voting Intention (15 November 2021)
The latest research by Redfield & Wilton Strategies finds that 46% of Americans disapprove and 37% approve of President Joe Biden’s overall job …
Latest GB Voting Intention (15 November 2021)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest voting intention poll in Great Britain finds the Labour Party leading by 1%—a decrease of one point from last Thursday’s
Latest GB Voting Intention (10 November 2021)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest voting intention poll in Great Britain finds the Labour Party leading by 2% in the Party’s first lead since November
Latest GB Voting Intention (8 November 2021)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest voting intention poll in Great Britain finds the Conservative Party leading by 1%—a decrease of 4% from last week’s poll,
Joe Biden Administration Approval Ratings (31 October 2021)
The latest research by Redfield & Wilton Strategies finds that 43% of Americans approve and 39% disapprove of President Joe Biden’s overall job performance …
Latest GB Voting Intention (1 November 2021)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest voting intention poll in Great Britain finds the Conservative Party leading by 5%—an increase of 2% from last week’s poll.
Younger Britons More Likely to Find That Climate Change Impacts Their Daily Lives
In the face of the upcoming COP26 climate conference in Glasgow and the Environment Agency’s recent warning that climate change has left …
Building on Greenbelt Land is Still Politically Toxic, Despite the Severity of the Housing Crisis
With house prices on the rise and far fewer homes being built than the estimated 345,000 per year that are needed, there is no denying that the …
Latest GB Voting Intention (25 October 2021)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest voting intention poll in Great Britain finds the Conservative Party leading by 3%—the same lead as in last week’s poll.
Joe Biden Administration Approval Ratings (17 October 2021)
The latest research by Redfield & Wilton Strategies finds that 43% of Americans approve and 39% disapprove of President Joe Biden’s overall job performance …
Four-Fifths of Britons Expect Tax Rises Over the Next Three Years, With Only One-Fifth in Favour
Ahead of next week’s Spending Review, the latest research conducted by Redfield & Wilton Strategies looks at Britons’ views on taxation levels in the …
Latest GB Voting Intention (18 October 2021)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest voting intention poll in Great Britain finds the Conservative Party leading by 3%—a decrease of 1% from last week’s poll.
Majority of Britons Support Vaccine Passports for Pubs and Restaurants, Though 37% Think Strict Enforcement Unlikely
With 85.8% of the UK’s population aged 12 and above now having received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine, debates on when individuals should be …
Latest GB Voting Intention (11 October 2021)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest voting intention poll in Great Britain finds the Conservative Party leading by 4%—an increase of 1% from last week’s poll.
Joe Biden Administration Approval Ratings (5 October 2021)
The latest research by Redfield & Wilton Strategies finds that 45% of Americans approve and 37% disapprove of President Joe Biden’s overall job performance as
Conservative Voters More Likely to Cite Low Wages and Difficult Working Conditions, not Brexit, as Cause of Lorry Driver Shortage
The petrol industry is the latest to be impacted by an estimated shortage of more than 100,000 lorry drivers, causing scenes of long lines of cars …
Latest GB Voting Intention (4 October 2021)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest voting intention poll in Great Britain finds the Conservative Party leading by 3%—a decrease of 3% from last week’s poll.
Boris Johnson Must Be Careful his COP26 Promises Do Not Add to the Public’s Climate Change Disillusionment
In a recent speech before the UN General Assembly, Prime Minister Boris Johnson declared that the Glasgow conference must be a “turning point for humanity.” The …
Overwhelming Majorities Across Ten US States Concerned About Their Online Privacy
The latest research conducted by Redfield & Wilton Strategies in in ten politically salient US states looks at Americans’ attitudes …
Latest GB Voting Intention (27 September 2021)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest voting intention poll in Great Britain finds the Conservative Party leading by 6%—the same lead as in last week’s poll. Altogether, the full numbers (with the changes from last week in parentheses) are as follows:
Joe Biden Administration Approval Ratings (19-20 September 2021)
The latest research by Redfield & Wilton Strategies finds that 45% of Americans approve and 34% disapprove of President Joe Biden’s overall job …
Scottish Independence Referendum Voting Intention (18 September)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest Scottish independence referendum voting intention finds ‘no’ leading by 3%. Altogether, 47% of Scottish respondents say …
Latest GB Voting Intention (20 September 2021)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest voting intention poll in Great Britain finds the Conservative Party leading by 6%—an increase of 2% from last week’s poll.
In-Person Interaction with Friends and Family Members Steadily Increasing Since January
The massive impact that the coronavirus pandemic has had on individuals’ social behaviour has been unmistakable, though the long-term effects of this disruption …
French Presidential Election Voting Intention (6 September 2021)
The French public is now just seven months away from either granting Emmanuel Macron a second term as President or choosing a new leader for the nation …
Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi Enjoys Positive Net Approval Rating of +25%
Following two short-lived coalitions, Italy has been enjoying a period of political stability since the appointment of Mario Draghi as Prime Minister in February 2021. The …
Latest GB Voting Intention (13 September 2021)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest voting intention poll in Great Britain finds the Conservative Party leading by 4%—a decrease of 5% from last week’s poll.
Major Election Issues in Ten US States
The latest research by Redfield & Wilton Strategies looks at the major issues that Americans in ten states say will most determine how …
German Federal Election Voting Intention (6 September 2021)
next German Federal Election set to take place on 26 September 2021, the race to replace current Chancellor Angela Merkel—who is not running for a fifth term—and her Government is heating up.
Joe Biden Administration Approval Ratings (4-5 September 2021)
After an eventful first seven months as President of the United States, the latest research by Redfield & Wilton Strategies finds that 46% approve and …
The View From Virginia: Approval of Political Leaders
Though traditionally considered a swing state, Virginia has shifted towards the Democratic Party in recent years, with Joe Biden winning the state with a 10.11% …
The View From Texas: Approval of Political Leaders
A traditional Republican stronghold, Texas has long been an ambitious target for the Democratic Party. In 2018, Beto O’Rourke narrowly lost to Ted …
The View From Wisconsin: Approval of Political Leaders and Hypothetical Voting Intention
Wisconsin is one of just six states to have a split Senate delegation, and when Joe Biden won the state in the 2020 Presidential Election, it was…
The View from North Carolina: Approval of Political Leaders
Apart from 2008, when Barack Obama narrowly defeated John McCain, North Carolina has given its electoral college votes to the Republican nominee in every …
The View from Pennsylvania: Approval of Political Leaders
With a split Republican and Democratic Senate delegation, a 50:50 mix of Republican and Democrat US Representatives, and 2020 Presidential Election …
The View From Ohio: Approval of Political Leaders and Hypothetical Voting Intention
Until 2016, Ohio was considered a bellwether state, with its electorate largely reflecting the voting behaviour of the entire country. In the 2020 Presidential …
The View From Georgia: Approval of Political Leaders
Georgia was one of the most closely-watched states in the 2020 Presidential and Senate Elections—and for good reason. President Joe Biden and Senators …
The View From Florida: Approval of Political Leaders and Hypothetical Voting Intention
A crucial swing state, Florida had not voted for a losing candidate in a Presidential Election since 1992—until Donald Trump won the state in 2020 with …
Latest GB Voting Intention (6 September 2021)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest voting intention poll in Great Britain finds the Conservative Party leading by 9%—an increase of 1% from last week’s poll.
The View From California: Approval of Political Leaders
Since the 1990s, California has been considered a solidly ‘blue’ state, with the Democratic nominees for President receiving a majority of the vote in every …
The View From Arizona: Approval of Political Leaders
In the 2020 Presidential Election, Joe Biden became the first Democrat to win Arizona since 1996—and did so with just a 0.3% margin, receiving 49.36% of the vote to …
Views on the American Withdrawal From Afghanistan in Ten US States
1, President Joe Biden announced that all American troops would be withdrawn from Afghanistan by 11 September 2021, after a peace deal signed last …
California Recall Election Voting Intention (20-22 August)
On 14 September, California is facing a Special Election on whether to recall current Governor Gavin Newsom. Voters will be asked if Governor Newsom should be …
The EU Is Fighting for Control Over Cryptos. Citizens May See It As a Potential ‘Power Grab’
From Bitcoin becoming legal tender in El Salvador to crypto-friendly legislation in the US state of Wyoming, cryptocurrencies are making their way into the …
Latest GB Voting Intention (29 August 2021)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest voting intention poll in Great Britain finds the Conservative Party leading by 8%—a decrease of 2% from last week’s poll.
We Need to Build a Society for a New Flexible Workforce
With the vast majority of the adult population vaccinated against coronavirus and domestic restrictions relaxed, some in Britain are debating whether those working from home should now be asked to return to the office. For proponents of such a return, there is, however, one major problem: most workers themselves do not want to go back—at least not full time. …
Labour Voters More Likely Than Conservative Voters to Support the Government on Afghan Refugees
Since the Taliban seized power in Kabul on 15 August, more than 50,000 Afghans and foreigners have fled Afghanistan, many of whom are seeking asylum and resettlement …
Majority of Britons Believe the UK’s Mission in Afghanistan Has Been in Vain
In the wake of the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan last week, the British Parliament reconvened during recess to partake in a lengthy debate on the UK’s involvement in …
Three-Quarters of Uruguayans Believe Worst of the Pandemic is Over
In 2020, Uruguay was hailed for its success in combatting coronavirus through widespread testing and strict isolation policies. However, in June 2021, the nation reached an all-time peak of COVID-19 cases…
British Public Opinion on ‘Britcoin’
China. Ukraine. Saudi Arabia. These are just some of the nations that have launched Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) pilot projects, and dozens more are exploring the prospect…
Latest GB Voting Intention (23 August 2021)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest voting intention poll in Great Britain finds the Conservative Party leading by 10%—an increase of 6% from last week’s poll.
Latest GB Voting Intention (16 August 2021)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest voting intention poll in Great Britain finds the Conservative Party leading by 4%—an increase of 1% from last week’s poll.
Strong Scottish Support for Lifting of Restrictions on 9 August, Amid Mixed Opinions on the Role of the Union During Pandemic
9 August marked the lifting of most domestic coronavirus restrictions in Scotland, three weeks after ‘Freedom Day’ on 19 July in England.
Scottish Perception of Devolved Powers
Almost a quarter of a century on from the Scotland Act of 1998 that established the devolved Government of Scotland, we at Redfield & Wilton Strategies have polled the Scottish public
Support for Allowing 16- and 17-Year-Olds, Commonwealth, and EU Citizens to Vote in the Event of a Referendum on Scottish Independence
As our latest independence referendum voting intention poll in Scotland revealed, the question of whether Scotland should become an independent country remains highly contested…
Majority of Scots Say They Are More Likely to Support England’s Opponents Than England in Sport
Following England’s historic success at the UEFA Championships and Team GB’s impressive haul of 65 medals at the Tokyo Olympics, the latest research by Redfield
Majority of Americans Working From Home Intend to Continue Full-Time or Part-Time After Pandemic
With most coronavirus restrictions having been lifted across the United States, a semblance of normality seems to have returned to the nation,…
Pessimism Regarding the Future of the Pandemic Rises Amongst the American Public
As the Delta coronavirus variant spreads across America and coronavirus restrictions are reinforced, the latest research from Redfield & Wilton Strategies finds that …
Plurality Approval For Biden’s Job Performance Amid Strong Party Division Over Policy Record
Following President Joe Biden’s first six months in office, the latest research by Redfield & Wilton Strategies surveyed the American public for their views on his overall …
Latest GB Voting Intention (9 August 2021)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest voting intention poll in Great Britain finds the Conservative Party leading by 3%—a decrease of 4% from last week’s poll.
Scottish Independence Referendum Voting Intention (4-5 August)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies first Scottish independence referendum voting intention poll finds ‘No’ leading by 3%.
Plurality Of Britons Believe There Is Too Much Immigration, With a Majority Supporting New Border Measures
Home Secretary Priti Patel has recently introduced the new Nationality and Borders Bill, aimed at overhauling the UK immigration system and introducing …
British Public Split on Their Confidence in the Police’s Ability to Protect Them From Crime
Last week, the Government set out its Beating Crime Plan, which aims to ‘reduce crime, protect victims and make the country safer’ as an element of the Prime Minister’s levelling …
Latest GB Voting Intention (2 August 2021)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest voting intention poll in Great Britain finds the Conservative Party leading by 7%—an increase of 3% from last week’s poll.
Generations Divided Over ‘Freedom Day’ Decision
19 July heralded ‘Freedom Day’ for many Britons as most domestic coronavirus restrictions were lifted in England. Amidst a dramatic increase and subsequent fall in case numbers and
Majority of Britons Support Anti-Obesity Policies, Despite Pessimism About Their Efficacy
In a bid to tackle obesity in Britain, the UK Government has announced a series of anti-obesity measures, including requiring large businesses to display calorie
Plurality of Britons Say They Understand Most Coronavirus Rule Changes, With Greatest Confusion on International Travel
In the last two weeks, significant changes have been made to coronavirus restrictions across the UK, including, in England, the end of social distancing and the face mask mandate…
Majority of Britons Disagree that Boris Johnson Embodies the Traits ‘Honest’ and ‘Consistent in Decision-Making’
In the wake of the lifting of all domestic coronavirus restrictions on 19 July, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s net approval rating has dropped to its lowest point since March 2020,
No Consensus on Whether Other Politicians Would Have Performed Better or Worse Than Boris Johnson During Pandemic
Over the course of the coronavirus crisis, the UK Government has frequently faced public criticism regarding its pandemic management.
Latest GB Voting Intention (25 July 2021)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest voting intention poll in Great Britain finds the Conservative Party leading by 4%—a decrease of 5% from last week’s poll.
Plurality of Britons Would Support Government Censorship of Sexist, Homophobic, or Racist Books
Censorship has been a recent fixture in the news, from former US President Donald Trump’s lawsuit against Facebook, Google, and Twitter for ‘censorship’ to calls…
British Public Remains Fiercely Split on Scottish Independence
Following the Scottish National Party’s success in the May 2021 Scottish Parliament Election, Scottish independence has re-emerged as a decisive political issue, with …
Britons’ Outlook for the Next Year, Compared to Their Outlook Last Year
One year ago, in July 2020, we at Redfield & Wilton Strategies asked Britons to predict whether various areas of concern in the UK would improve or worsen in the subsequent 12 months.
Majority of Britons Think Offensive Statements Cause Genuine Harm and Support Government Regulation of Social Media Companies
In the aftermath of racist abuse aimed at England players Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho, and Bukayo Saka following England’s defeat at the Euro …
Majority of Britons Believe Coronavirus Restrictions Do Not Infringe on Personal Freedoms
With most remaining coronavirus restrictions having been lifted in England on 19 July, many Britons are looking to the future with a mixture of hope and trepidation.
Majority of Britons Would Support Joint UK-Ireland 2030 FIFA World Cup Bid
Following England’s loss in the Euro 2020 final at Wembley Stadium, football fans are looking for another shot at success in the 2022 World Cup, hosted by Qatar.
Latest GB Voting Intention (19 July 2021)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest voting intention poll in Great Britain finds the Conservative Party leading by 9%—an increase of 1% from last week’s poll.
Majority of Britons Support Introducing Vaccine Passports for Events Venues
As the vaccination programme in Britain progresses, with 86% of adults having received at least their first dose, ‘vaccine passports’ have taken centre stage. So …
Plurality of Britons Expect to Return to Workplace Part-Time after 19 July
With all coronavirus restrictions set to be lifted in England on 19 July—and in the devolved nations soon afterwards—Britons are preparing to return to a degree of …
Majority of Britons Say They Will Likely Wear Masks in Indoor Public Spaces After 19 July
As England nears the end of its coronavirus restrictions, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced that face masks will become a matter of “personal responsibility …
Plurality of Britons Think Government Has Not Managed Finances Well in Recent Years
With COVID-19 continuing to exert significant strain on the UK, public spending has taken centre stage. Government borrowing recently reached record highs, and …
Latest GB Voting Intention (12 July 2021)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest voting intention poll in Great Britain finds the Conservative Party leading by 8%—a decrease of 1% from last week’s poll.
Majority of Britons Think Another Lockdown is Likely in 2021, Amidst Plurality Support for Lifting Restrictions
Following the ‘Roadmap to Freedom,’ the UK Government is planning to lift all remaining COVID-19 restrictions in England on 19 July, after being delayed from the original …
Plurality of Britons Aware of HS2 Oppose its Development
As construction of the London terminus of the High Speed 2 (HS2) railway project begins, the controversy surrounding the project continues.
Healthcare and the Economy Most Likely to Determine How Britons Would Vote at an Upcoming General Election
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest research finds that healthcare (14%) is currently the issue most likely to determine how Britons would vote in a General …
Labour Voters Approve of Party’s Policies but Are Uncertain About Starmer’s Leadership
With mixed results from May’s local elections in England and Wales—including the loss of key seats to the Conservatives in its traditional north-eastern heartland …
2019 Conservative Voters Approve Least of the Party’s Immigration and Housing Policies
With their success in May’s local elections in England and Wales, the Conservative Party appears in a strong position as the country prepares for …
Latest GB Voting Intention (5 July 2021)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest voting intention poll in Great Britain finds the Conservative Party leading by 9%—an increase of 2% from last week’s poll.
British Public Divided on Whether Universities Should be Fined for Banning Speakers
In May 2021, the UK Government introduced The Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill, through which universities and student unions in England can …
Third of Britons Think Taxes Should Generally Be Raised
With international taxation thrown into the international spotlight by the G7 Summit earlier this month, we recently at Redfield & Wilton Strategies found that a …
Labour Voters More Open to Voting for a Different Party in the Future than Conservative Voters
Although life-long allegiances to one political party undoubtedly exist, many voters change their voting behaviour throughout their lifetime, with their …
Many Europeans Support Independent Vaccine Procurement Rather than EU-Vaccine Procurement for Future Diseases
he United Kingdom still leads over the European Union in terms of coronavirus vaccine doses administered per capita, but this gap is narrowing, as the initial …
Majorities in France, Germany, and Italy Would Feel Unsafe Taking the Oxford-AstraZeneca Vaccine
Earlier this year, the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine was ruled out for use in certain age groups in many European countries. This was initially due to …
Spanish Public Remains Dissatisfied with Government Handling of the Pandemic
Spain was an early European epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic, becoming the first western European country to record over half a million COVID-19 cases in …
Plurality of Italians Approve of Mario Draghi’s Overall Job Performance to Date
Following the collapse of Italy’s governing coalition in January 2021, when Italia Viva leader Matteo Renzi withdrew his party’s support from the Government of …
Plurality of Italians Critical of Government Handling of Coronavirus Crisis, But Optimistic Regarding End of Pandemic
With coronavirus-related deaths at their lowest level since October, the coronavirus situation in Italy appears to be improving. In the latest research conducted by …
Majority of Europeans Support Introduction of Vaccine Passports
Earlier this month, the EU agreed on the launch of its ‘Digital COVID Certificate,’ which is intended to facilitate free movement across the bloc by allowing for the …
Vast Majority of Britons Do Not Regret the Way They Voted in EU Referendum
Five years on from the EU Referendum, the latest poll by Redfield & Wilton Strategies finds the British public still fiercely split on Brexit—but a small …
No Clear Standout Among Major European Governments in Pandemic
Governments across Europe are now preparing to manage the easing of coronavirus restrictions, nearly 18 months after they were first introduced. The …
Latest GB Voting Intention
(28 June 2021)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest voting intention poll in Great Britain finds the Conservative Party leading by 7%—a decrease of 4% from last week’s poll.
Majority of Britons Say Pandemic Has Not Worsened their Lives
Over the past 18 months, COVID-19 has had a profound impact on the lives of millions around the world. At Redfield & Wilton Strategies, we have tracked …
Majority of Britons Continue to Believe the Furlough Scheme to be a Success
The furlough scheme, rolled out by the UK Government in March 2020 at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, has paid the wages of roughly 9.5 million …
Nearly Half of French Public View Emmanuel Macron Unfavourably, with Majority Thinking the French Government Has Handled Pandemic Poorly
This year has seen French President Emmanuel Macron face increased scrutiny for his management of the country’s COVID-19 crisis. In particular, the decision …
German Federal Election Voting Intention
(8 June 2021)
With just over three months until the German Federal Election, the race to determine Bundestag seats—and with it, incumbent Chancellor Angela Merkel’s successor …
Plurality Of Italians Think Brexit Was The Right Decision, With More Critical Stances In France, Germany And Spain
While the Brexit vote is now nearing its fifth anniversary and the UK officially left the EU on 31 December 2020, discussions over the shape of the future …
Europeans Say Their Views of the UK Largely Unchanged Following Brexit
Five years from the referendum vote and six months on from the United Kingdom’s final departure from the European Union, the implications for trade, tourism and foreign relations …
Majorities in France, Germany, Italy, and Spain Would Vote to Stay in the EU
The European Union has faced considerable criticism of its handling of the coronavirus pandemic, with research conducted by Redfield & Wilton Strategies in February 2021 …
Two-Thirds of Britons Support UK-Australia Trade Deal, With Over Half Thinking Deal Would Have Been Impossible Without Brexit
As the UK’s first major trade pact since leaving the EU, the free trade deal with Australia signed last week is of crucial political importance for post-Brexit Britain …
Parents More Likely to Say They Have Been More Productive Working from Home Than General Population
As part of our research on the impact of the coronavirus crisis on education, we at Redfield & Wilton Strategies recently polled 500 …
Latest GB Voting Intention
(21 June 2021)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest voting intention poll in Great Britain finds the Conservative Party leading by 11%—an increase of 1% from last week’s poll and an increase of 4%…
Britons Divided on Term ‘Special Relationship’
Last week, the United Kingdom welcomed US President Joe Biden on his first international trip since taking office. Biden attended the G7 Summit in Cornwall …
Political and Generational Divisions Appear on Footballers Taking the Knee
With the 2020 UEFA European Football Championship in full swing, the practice of athletes ‘taking the knee’ is once again in the spotlight.
Foreign Aid Budget Cut Supported By Majority of Britons
Amidst the economic crisis brought on by the coronavirus pandemic, Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak announced that the UK’s foreign aid spending would …
Majority of Britons Supportive of Global Minimum Corporate Tax Rate
Ahead of last week’s G7 Summit in Cornwall, finance ministers from G7 member nations announced an agreement to introduce a global minimum …
Latest GB Voting Intention
(13 June 2021)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest voting intention poll in Great Britain finds the Conservative Party leading by 10%—an increase of 3% from last week’s poll…
Majority of British Public Support Compulsory Voter ID Policy
Last month, the British Government announced plans to pass a law requiring people to show photo ID in order to vote in UK General Elections.
Quarter of Britons Aware of GB News Launch, With Pluralities Unsure Regarding Impartiality of UK News Channels
New television channel GB News is set to start broadcasting on 13 June 2021. The channel promises ‘a new approach to news, opinion and debate, sharing …
UK Foreign Relations Opinions of Conservative and Labour Voters
Although foreign policy is not often the most important election issue for many voters, there nevertheless exist clear distinctions in the ways in which many …
A Majority of Britons View Carrie Symonds’ Involvement in Government Decision-Making as a Bad Thing
Prime Minister Boris Johnson recently married fiancée Carrie Symonds on 29 May, in a surprise ceremony at Westminster Cathedral. Johnson is the first …
British Public Remains Split on Brexit, with Clear Generational Divide
Six months on from its final departure from the European Union, we at Redfield & Wilton Strategies have asked the British public about their reflections on …
Latest GB Voting Intention
(7 June 2021)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest voting intention poll in Great Britain finds the Conservative Party leading by 7%—a decrease of 4% from last week’s poll.
Nearly Half of Britons Aware of Martin Bashir Inquiry Say Their Trust in BBC Has Decreased
On 20 May 2021, an inquiry into journalist Martin Bashir’s 1995 interview with Princess Diana concluded that the BBC, by covering up Bashir’s use of …
British Public Split On Most Plausible Explanation For Origins Of Coronavirus Pandemic, Support Investigation Into Lab Leak Theory
Heated debate surrounding a US intelligence report three researchers from China’s Wuhan Institute of Virology sought medical care with coronavirus-like …
British Public Overwhelmingly Supports a Coronavirus Response Public Inquiry, But Also Does Not Express Confidence in an Inquiry
61% support and 11% oppose the Government’s decision to launch a public inquiry into its coronavirus pandemic response, which is currently set to …
Plurality of British Voters Would Support Replacing Keir Starmer as Leader of the Labour Party, With Andy Burnham as a Possible Successor
Shortly after being re-elected Mayor of Greater Manchester on 6 May, Labour politician Andy Burnham claimed the Labour Party would not have …
British Public Agrees Government Reacted Slowly to Pandemic, But So Far Does Not Place Blame on Scientific Advisers
British Public Agrees Government Reacted Slowly to Pandemic, But So Far Does Not Place Blame on Scientific Advisers …
Latest GB Voting Intention
(31 May 2021)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest voting intention poll in Great Britain finds the Conservative Party leading by 11%—an increase of 1% from last week’s poll.
The Effect of the May 6th Elections on Perceptions of Boris Johnson and Keir Starmer’s Leadership
At the local elections in May, the Labour Party dominated the Mayoral races, winning 11 of the 13 Mayoralties on offer. However, Labour’s failure to make …
Half of British Public Supports Social Care Becoming Free Like The NHS, But Only A Quarter Are Willing To Pay More Taxes To Fund it
With the coronavirus pandemic having shed light on how social care operates in the UK, we at Redfield & Wilton Strategies polled the British …
Britons Divided On Whether UK Government Should Continue With Current Roadmap For Reopening
In the United Kingdom, there have now been over 3,000 confirmed cases of a variant of the coronavirus first detected in India, but health officials warn that the …
Half of Britons Remain Hostile to Summer Holidays Abroad, As Indian Variant Dampens Optimism
As summer approaches and the UK’s vaccination rates continue increasing, a holiday abroad increasingly looks like a real possibility for many Britons—yet …
Majority of Britons Have Adopted Behaviours to Help the Environment but Find it Hard to Know Whether They Make a Real Difference
In recent years, the UK Government has increasingly focused on environmental issues, from the ‘Green Industrial Revolution’ to hosting the COP26 climate conference …
Most Britons Say They Care About the Environment, but Not Enough To Call Themselves Activists
In recent months, environmentalism has surged to the core of the UK Government’s coronavirus economic recovery plan, and it has played a prominent role …
Latest GB Voting Intention
(24 May 2021)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest voting intention poll in Great Britain finds the Conservative Party leading by 10%—an increase of 1% from last week’s poll.
Amid Broad Recognition of a Housing Shortage, Majority in UK Still Oppose Building on Green Belts
The latest research conducted by Redfield & Wilton Strategies finds that 64% of British respondents agree the UK is currently experiencing a housing …
Plurality of Britons Aware of HS2 Think HS2 Will, On the Whole, Be a Bad Thing for the Environment
The first phase of High Speed 2 development—a high speed link between Birmingham and London—is scheduled to be completed at the end of 2026, with …
Many Britons Claim They Avoid Purchasing GMO Foods, Yet Admit They Don’t Know How to Identify Them
Recent research conducted by Redfield & Wilton Strategies looked at what the British public think about genetically-modified organisms, …
Majority of Britons Claim the Environmental Stance of Political Parties Matters to Them, Yet Pluralities Admit To Being Unfamiliar With The Stances
Research recently conducted by Redfield & Wilton Strategies has revealed widespread concern about climate change and the threat it poses to the UK, …
Half of Britons Say Paris Climate Agreement is ‘Meaningful’ While a Fifth Say it is ‘Meaningless’
The first-ever international summit on the environment occurred in Stockholm in 1972, beginning a series of United Nations environmental conferences that now take …
Majority of Britons Agree with Statement Suggesting Earth Will Become Uninhabitable if Not Enough is Done to Combat Climate Change
Climate change is becoming one of the most dominating political issues of the current era, prompting us at Redfield & Wilton Strategies to ask the British public …
Environmental Policies Are Beneficial to the Economy and Businesses in the UK, Says Plurality of Britons
Many arguments have been made regarding how combatting climate change may impact the economy in the UK and around the world, with opposing sides …
Bipartisan Satisfaction With US Vaccination Programme
When Joe Biden took office in January, he pledged to administer 100 million vaccine doses within his first 100 days, a goal he then revised upwards …
Majority of Americans Say They Are No Longer Scared of Contracting Coronavirus
With weekly coronavirus cases in the United States being at their lowest level since September 2020, the latest research conducted by Redfield & Wilton Strategies…
Latest GB Voting Intention
(17 May 2021)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest voting intention poll in Great Britain finds the Conservative Party leading by 9%—a decrease of 2% from last week’s poll.
Half of Biden Voters Would Support Abolishing Electoral College
The latest poll conducted in the United States by Redfield & Wilton Strategies explored key questions surrounding the American political system, surveying …
How Americans View Other Countries Coronavirus Handling in Comparison to Their Own
The United States suffered from high case and deaths rates very early into the pandemic, but the success of the vaccination programme …
Majority of Americans View Climate Change As A Direct Threat To The United States
With the United States having re-joined the Paris Climate Agreement on Joe Biden’s first day in office and US Intelligence Director Avril Haines having promised …
One Year Later, How Germans Compare Their Coronavirus Response to That of Other Countries
In the early months of the coronavirus pandemic, Germany was applauded by many for its response to the crisis, particularly due to its significantly lower …
Biden’s Approval Rating Remains High, Whereas Pluralities Disapprove of All Congressional Leaders
With Joe Biden recently marking his 100th day in office, the latest research by Redfield & Wilton Strategies finds that a majority (52%) of Americans approve …
German Public Increasingly Critical of Merkel’s Coronavirus Handling, but Increasingly Optimistic That The Pandemic Will Soon Be Over
Germany is currently in the midst of a severe third wave of coronavirus infections, with lockdown restrictions expected to remain in place until June. But …
Support For Environmentally Friendly Policies in Germany Particularly High Among Older Voters
In recent days, Germany’s Constitutional Court ruled that some parts of Germany’s 2019 climate law are unconstitutional for including insufficient measures to …
Clear Momentum for Annalena Baerbock in German Federal Election
Our first poll on the 2021 German Federal Election points to a close race for the most Bundestag seats this September, with the three leading parties all putting …
German Voters Would Be Supportive of Changes to Electoral System
With its strong focus on proportionality, the German electoral system is one of the most complex in Western Europe. Voters are able to elect constituency …
First German Federal Election Voting Intention
(5-6 May 2021)
After sixteen years as Chancellor of Germany, Angela Merkel will step down from the role this year, her successor to be decided by a new Bundestag …
Latest GB Voting Intention
(10 May 2021)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest voting intention poll in Great Britain finds the Conservative Party leading by 11%—an increase of 9% from last week’s poll.
Almost Half of British Public Approves of UK Government’s Efforts to Address Climate Change
The 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference—also known as COP26—is taking place in Glasgow this November, with Alok Sharma serving …
Only One Third of British Public Supports Creating Regional Parliaments in England
Only One Third of British Public Supports Creating Regional Parliaments in England …
British Views on Independence Referenda in the Devolved Nations
With local elections across the United Kingdom due to be held on 6 May, devolved and local political dynamics are increasingly garnering national attention.
Britons Confident in AstraZeneca Vaccine’s Ability to Protect Recipients From Getting Seriously Ill with COVID-19
Amid concerns about the AstraZeneca vaccine’s link to rare blood clots and questions of how effective vaccines will be against fast-spreading new variants …
Latest GB Voting Intention
(3 May 2021)
The latest Great Britain voting intention poll by Redfield & Wilton Strategies finds the Conservative Party leading the Labour Party by 2% …
As Lockdown Eases, British Public Confidently Returning to Normality
England underwent its latest easing of the third coronavirus lockdown on 12 April, when a range of businesses were allowed to reopen, including non-essential shops, …
Following Lobbying Controversy, Half of Britons Say They Have a More Negative View of David Cameron
Following Lobbying Controversy, Half of Britons Have a More Negative View of David Cameron and Believe There Is a Culture of ‘Sleaze’ in UK Government…
Car Use And Combatting Congestion in the West Midlands and London
With Mayoral Elections fast-approaching in both London and the West Midlands, candidates across the country are outlining their plans to protect the environment and combat
Support for Lifting the Non-Essential Foreign Travel Ban Largely Driven by Young People
Non-essential foreign travel is currently banned in the UK and those that venture abroad must provide a ‘reasonable excuse.’ Travellers without …
Devolved Powers in the West Midlands and London
Greater London and the West Midlands are the two most populous counties in England, and as such, their local governments have considerably more responsibility …
Plurality of French Public Now Believes the UK Has Handled the Coronavirus Crisis Better Than France
France has experienced the fourth highest number of coronavirus cases of any nation, and the highest in Europe. Amidst its third national lockdown,
French Public Remain Pessimistic About Coronavirus, With Only 25% Thinking the Worst is Behind Them
After facing the biggest rise in COVID-19 patients in intensive care in five months, France plunged into its third national lockdown in early April.
French Public Increasingly Willing to be Vaccinated
After a slow start, vaccinations against coronavirus are finally beginning to pick up speed in France, with over 16 million doses being administered so far.
Plurality of Londoners Satisfied with Sadiq Khan’s Policing Policies, Believe Met Police and UK Government Are More to Blame for Crime Levels
London Mayoral candidate Shaun Bailey has made crime a key component in his campaign to defeat incumbent Mayor Sadiq Khan …
Latest GB Voting Intention
(26 April 2021)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest voting intention poll in Great Britain finds the Conservative Party leading by 10%—the same result as last week’s poll.
Following European Super League Failure, Majority of Brits Favour Fan-Ownership and Stricter Government Regulation of Football Clubs
On 18 April 2021, twelve of Europe’s leading football clubs announced the creation of the European Super League, breaking away from the Champions League …
First France Presidential Election Voting Intention (14-15 April 2021)
French President Emmanuel Macron has one year left in his first term, and the latest research by Redfield & Wilton Strategies shows that he has …
West Midlands Mayoral Election Voting Intention (18-21 April 2021)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ West Midlands Mayoral Election voting intention poll finds incumbent Conservative candidate Andy Street leading over Labour and Co-Operative candidate Liam Byrne by 9%.
Latest London Mayoral Election Voting Intention
(15-16 April 2021)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest London Mayoral voting intention poll finds Sadiq Khan leading the Conservative candidate Shaun Bailey by 21% in the first preference vote…
Among Vegans, a Majority Identifies Environmental Concerns as Main Reason for Veganism
Veganism is on the rise in the UK, with more and more Britons choosing to abstain from eating any food products derived from animals.
Latest GB Voting Intention
(19 April 2021)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest voting intention poll in Great Britain finds the Conservative Party leading by 10%—an increase of 3% from last week’s poll.
A Plurality of Britons Support Compulsory Union Jacks Flags at All Schools
Debate over the UK’s Union Jack flag has recently been sparked, with the UK Government announcing all government buildings in Great Britain will now fly the flag every day …
Majority of Britons Do Not Want a Re-join EU Campaign, But Do Want a Warmer Relationship with EU
The start of 2021 saw the end of the Brexit transition period after a decisive win in December 2019 for Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party …
Conservative Voters Feel Their Views Align with Conservative Party More Than Labour Voters Feel Theirs Align with Labour Party
Conservative Voters Feel Their Views Align with Conservative Party More Than Labour Voters Feel Theirs Align with Labour Party …
Rishi Sunak Looks Like Someone Who Will One Day Be Prime Minister to Half of British Public
Rishi Sunak has been Chancellor of the Exchequer for over one year, during which time he has presented two budgets containing extensive …
After Turbulent Year, Plurality of British Public Think Conservative Party Under Johnson is Capable of Winning 2024 General Election
When Boris Johnson secured the largest majority for the Conservative Party since 1987 during the last General Election, few would have expected the …
Half of British Public Believe BBC Should Be Funded by Advertising or Subscriptions
The BBC is funded primarily by an annual Licence Fee—currently at £159—paid by British households and organisations. With the BBC’s present …
Half of Conservative Voters Say They Would Be More Likely to Vote for a Party That Proposes Increased Taxes and Welfare Spending
In the latest research by Redfield & Wilton Strategies, we asked the British public about how specific policy stances might impact their likelihood …
Minimal Desire to Further Expand Suffrage in Great Britain
As it currently stands, to be eligible to vote in a UK General Election one must be 18 years of age or older and be a British, Irish, or Commonwealth citizen …
Majority Support Making An Election Day Bank Holiday and Oppose Compulsory Voting
At Redfield & Wilton Strategies, we recently asked the British public about their views on a variety of electoral reform topics, including proposals …
Britons Equally Supportive of First Past the Post and Proportional Representation, but the Majority Prefers Keeping Current System
On 24 March 2021, a poll conducted by us at Redfield & Wilton Strategies showed that a plurality (42%) of Britons said they would support the UK …
Latest GB Voting Intention
(12 April 2021)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest voting intention poll in Great Britain finds the Conservative Party leading by 7%—a decrease of 3% from last week’s poll.
Majority of Britons Would Be More Likely to Vote for a Party that Considers Disinformation to be a Threat than Considers Free Speech to Be Under Threat
In December, Prime Minister Boris Johnson vowed to tackle vaccine ‘disinformation’ online after Labour Leader Keir Starmer called for emergency legislation …
After One Year as Leader of the Labour Party, Britons Remain Undecided About Keir Starmer
4 April 2021 marked one year since Keir Starmer became Leader of the Labour Party. During this time, the UK has seen a global pandemic and corresponding economic crisis.…
Public Appears Malleable on Vaccine Passports, with Younger People Driving Opposition
Public Appears Malleable on Vaccine Passports, with Younger People Driving Opposition…
Plurality of British Public Would Support Legalisation of Recreational Cannabis
Cannabis is currently classified as a Class B drug in the United Kingdom, meaning the maximum penalty for possession is up to five years in prison…
Slight Increase in Support for Death Penalty for Convicted Terrorists
It has been over 50 years since capital punishment was used in the UK, though it was only fully abolished in 1998. But some proponents of the death penalty …
Doubts Remain About Efficacy of Pedestrianisation in Reducing Traffic, But Are Decreasing
One of the most noticeable—and, to many, positive—consequences of the coronavirus pandemic has been the significant decrease in car traffic …
Latest GB Voting Intention
(5 April 2021)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest voting intention poll in Great Britain finds the Conservative Party leading by 10%—an increase of 2% from last week’s poll,…
Support for Ban on New Petrol and Diesel Car Sales From 2030 Higher Among Labour Voters Than Conservative Voters
The UK Government announced in November 2020 that the sale of new petrol and diesel cars will be banned in the UK from 2030,…
Britons are More Pessimistic Than Americans About the Pandemic’s Economic Fallout
A year on from the start of the first lockdown, the UK’s current coronavirus restrictions are among the toughest in the world and current measures are more …
Universal Basic Income Supported by a Majority of British Public
The idea of Universal Basic Income (UBI)—a programme whereby a Government guarantees every adult citizen a certain amount of money each year,…
Four-Day Work Week Supported by Majority in Britain
The latest poll conducted by Redfield & Wilton Strategies finds 55% of British respondents saying they would support the UK switching to a four-day working
Westminster Seat for Gibraltar Supported by Over a Third of Britons
Found on the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula, Gibraltar is currently classified as a British Overseas Territory, which means it does not have a seat in Westminster.
Lack of Consensus—or Opinion—on Devolution Among British Public
In the latest poll by Redfield & Wilton Strategies, we asked Britons about devolution, which enables separate executives and legislatures in Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.
Over Half of Britons Would Support Legalisation of Euthanasia
Euthanasia—the act of deliberately ending a person’s life to relieve suffering—is currently illegal under English law. In fact, the act is legal in just six countries …
Vaccine Passports to Visit Pubs Would Be Supported by Majority of Brits
The UK Government is currently considering whether individuals should be asked to prove they have been vaccinated against coronavirus in order…
Majority of Both Trump and Biden Voters Satisfied with American Vaccination Program
Over 130 million doses of coronavirus vaccines have been administered in the United States since vaccination efforts first began in December 2020…
Biden Voters Increasingly Think Public Health Should Be Managed at The Federal Level
Less than three months have passed since Joe Biden took office as President of the United States, but many Americans have already started reaching …
Over a Third of Americans Find it More Plausible That the Coronavirus Originated from an Accident at a Research Lab in Wuhan
Throughout the course of the past year, American relations with China have been severely strained, beginning with the outbreak of the coronavirus…
Plurality of Britons Would Support Switching to Proportional Representation
Electoral reform has long been a topic of debate in the UK, even prompting a nationwide referendum in 2011. The referendum saw the UK’s ‘First Past the Post’ voting system…
Do Britons Feel More or Less Close to Their Families, Friends, Colleagues, and Neighbours?
Despite massive changes in the ways in which we interact with one another over the past year, the latest research by Redfield & Wilton Strategies…
Latest GB Voting Intention
(29 March 2021)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest voting intention poll in Great Britain finds the Conservative Party leading by 8%—an increase of 2% from last week’s poll.
British Public Remains Critical of Government Handling of Care Homes
Care homes were hit especially hard during the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic. By August 2020, there were almost 30,000 excess deaths in care homes.
Majority of British Parents Say Their Children Have Responded Resiliently to the Pandemic
For school-aged children, the past year has been incredibly different to normal years as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
Optimism Surges in the United States as a Majority Agree the Coronavirus Situation is Coming Under Control and Say the Worst is Behind Us
The United States has suffered more deaths from coronavirus than any nation in the world, with over 500,000 individuals having lost their lives as a result of the pandemic.
Over Half of Americans Approve of Biden’s Presidency So Far
In the two months since Joe Biden was inaugurated as President of the United States, his administration has made considerable progress in implementing its agenda, part of which includes scrapping policies introduced by his predecessor, …
A Plurality of Britons Feel Optimistic That the UK Economy Can Recover Quickly
The coronavirus pandemic has inflicted detrimental economic repercussions on the UK in the past year—a recent study found it has cost the UK economy £251 billion. The costs incurred by the Government, businesses, and individuals have been …
British Public Feels Safer and Much More Optimistic Than at The End of the First and Second Lockdowns
In July 2020, we at Redfield & Wilton Strategies began to track how safe or unsafe the British public feels engaging in a variety of activities, such as going to a restaurant, to the barber, or shopping for clothes. Since then, we have …
Three Quarters of Britons Think They Personally Responded Well to the Pandemic
More than one year into the coronavirus pandemic, the immense impact the crisis has had on public health and the economy is now apparent. What is less clear, however, is how individuals perceive the pandemic has affected their …
Thanks To Vaccine Success, UK Public Now Views UK Coronavirus Handling Favourably
On 23 March 2020, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the UK’s first national lockdown in order to combat the coronavirus crisis. Soon after, we at Redfield & Wilton Strategies asked the British public on 8 April 2020 about the …
Latest GB Voting Intention
(22 March 2021)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest voting intention poll in Great Britain finds the Conservative Party leading by 6%—a decrease of 1% from last week’s poll. Altogether, the full numbers (with the changes from last week in …
Majority of Britons Supportive of the Institution of the Monarchy
After a tumultuous week for the Royal Family following Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s interview with Oprah, the latest research by Redfield & Wilton Strategies
Optimism About the Next 12 Months Slowly Rising Among the British Public
Throughout the past eight months of the pandemic, we at Redfield & Wilton Strategies have polled the British public about whether they think various areas of concern will improve or worsen over the course of the following 12 months.
One Third in Britain, France, and Germany Plan to Travel Abroad On Holiday This Year
The latest research by Redfield & Wilton Strategies finds that roughly a third of German (33%), French (30%), and British (29%) adults intend to travel abroad on holiday this year. Meanwhile, Italians are significantly less …
Majority of Londoners Think the Mayoral Election Should Not Be Further Postponed
The London Mayoral Election is currently scheduled to take place on 6 May 2021, having been postponed by a year due to the pandemic. The
Latest GB Voting Intention
(15 March 2021)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest voting intention poll in Great Britain finds the Conservative Party leading by 7%––a decrease of 2% from last week’s poll.
Plurality of Londoners Support Corporation Tax Hike, Think NHS Pay Rise is Too Little
In last week’s Budget speech, Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced Britain’s largest peacetime borrowing level in order to fund the Government’s …
Half of Londoners Feel London is Becoming More Unsafe
As the end of lockdown restrictions in the UK inches closer, many fear a post-pandemic surge in crime may hit the nation. Indeed, following the first …
Steady Support for for Low Traffic Neighbourhoods in London
The latest research by Redfield & Wilton Strategies finds that 47% of Londoners support the introduction of Low Traffic Neighbourhoods…
Majority Of Germans Would Prefer Söder Over Laschet as Chancellor
After 16 years as Chancellor of Germany, the end of Angela Merkel’s fourth term is fast approaching, with a Federal Election scheduled for 26…
Frustration with EU Pandemic Response High Among French, Germans, and Italians
As the European Union’s vaccine rollout continues to lag, frustration with the EU’s pandemic response is mounting among French, German, and …
Half of French Public Feels Immigration is Too High and Laïcité is Being Eroded
With the 2022 Presidential Election approaching, France’s President Emmanuel Macron has recently taken a harder stance on immigration and…
Plurality of Italians Approve of Mario Draghi’s Selection as Prime Minister
On 26 January, Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte resigned after losing the support of coalition partner Italia Viva over how he planned to spend …
Unlike in Britain, Vaccine Scepticism in Continental Europe Remains High
Last week, the UK Government announced that more than 20 million Britons have had their first coronavirus vaccine. Meanwhile, the European …
Frustration in Europe, Amid Slow Vaccine Rollout
The more successful rollout of coronavirus vaccines in Britain compared to the European Union has resulted in a sharp reversal of previous approval …
Majorities in Britain, Germany, and Italy—but not France—Willing to Carry Vaccine Passports Under All Circumstances
As vaccination programmes are gradually ramping up across Europe, vaccine passports have been touted as the key to opening countries up …
Latest London Mayoral and General Elections Voting Intentions (6-8 March 2021)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest London Mayoral voting intention poll finds Sadiq Khan leading the Conservative candidate Shaun Bailey by …
Half of 2019 Labour Voters Approve of Keir Starmer’s Performance So Far
A year into Keir Starmer’s tenure as Leader of the Labour Party, Redfield & Wilton Strategies conducted an extensive poll of 2019 Labour voters to …
Latest GB Voting Intention
(8 March 2021)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest voting intention poll in Great Britain finds the Conservative Party leading by 9%––an increase of 3% …
Majority of Labour Voters Consider their Party to be ‘the Party of the Working Class,’ Plurality of Conservative Voters Do Not
The 2019 General Election saw the puncturing of Labour’s ‘red wall,’ with many traditionally working class Northern seats––some of which had been …
Plurality of 2019 Conservative Voters Say Yes, Environmental Protection Should be Prioritised, Even at a Cost to the Economy
Plurality of 2019 Conservative Voters Say Yes, Environmental Protection Should be Prioritised, Even at a Cost to the Economy …
No Widespread Consensus Among Conservative Voters Ahead of 2021 Budget
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Latest GB Voting Intention
(1 March 2021)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest voting intention poll in Great Britain finds the Conservative Party leading by 6%––the same as last …
British Voters Divided Over Online Sales Tax, With Age Rather Than Party Driving the Division
In an attempt to help protect high street retailers from the challenge posed by online retailers (particularly in the context of the coronavirus
Widespread Support for Vaccine Passports in Britain
The latest research by Redfield & Wilton Strategies finds that 60% of the British public support the introduction of “vaccine passports” to verify …
Determined Minority of British Public Aims to Travel Abroad for Holiday and to Visit Family This Year
The latest research by Redfield & Wilton Strategies finds that, since January, there has been a slight decrease in the number of people …
GB Voting Intention
(22 February 2021)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest voting intention poll in Great Britain finds the Conservative Party leading by 6%––an increase of 1%…
Amid Remote Learning Experiment, Majority of Teachers Say Their Students Are Generally Behind
Our research finds that a majority of teachers (56%) in England & Wales think their current students are academically behind where they …
Majority Supports Reopening Schools on 8 March—But Nothing Else
The latest research by Redfield & Wilton Strategies finds that a majority of the British public (56%) thinks that the current level of coronavirus …
Teachers with Management Positions Significantly More Confident in Government Measures
It has been reported that Prime Minister Boris Johnson will announce this week that both primary and secondary schools in England will reopen on …
An In-Depth Look: Parents and Teachers Closely Aligned on School Reopening Debate
As part of Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ research into the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on British education, we conducted a survey of …
Widespread Support for Cancelling GCSEs—Both This Summer and Permanently
As part of our research on the impact of the pandemic on British education, we at Redfield & Wilton Strategies conducted a poll of 500 schoolteachers …
Latest GB Voting Intention
(15 February 2021)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest voting intention poll in Great Britain finds the Conservative Party leading by 2%––an decrease of 3% from last …
British Public Overwhelmingly Support Closing the UK Border (and Have Since Pandemic Began)
From 15 February, travellers entering the UK from 33 red-listed countries will have to quarantine in a Government-approved facility in a bid to …
Majority of British Public Think It is Likely They Will Wear a Mask Post-Pandemic
While the UK’s vaccination program has been celebrated as the Government’s greatest success during the pandemic, scientists have warned …
Latest GB Voting Intention
(8 February 2021)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest voting intention poll in Great Britain finds the Conservative Party leading by 5%––an increase of 3% from last …
British Public Optimistic on Vaccinations
In our latest poll of 1,700 adults in Great Britain conducted on 3 February, 18% of respondents say they have received a coronavirus vaccine, …
Plurality Thinks Being Outside the EU has Bolstered the UK Vaccination Effort
A majority (54%) of British respondents think the UK was right in its recent dispute with the EU over vaccine supplies, with a further 17% …
Latest GB Voting Intention
(1 February 2021)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest voting intention poll in Great Britain finds the Conservative Party leading by 2%––a drop from last week’s 5% …
A Consistent Third of British Public Admits to Not Fully Following Coronavirus Rules
While several Government Ministers have been considering tougher measures to combat the rapid rise in coronavirus cases, Downing Street has …
Small Increase in Outdoor Mask Usage in Great Britain Since September
In our latest GB-wide polling, more than a third (36%) of the British public say that they “always” wear a mask to cover their mouth and …
What do British SME Owners and Directors Think About the Coronavirus Crisis?
Last week, Redfield & Wilton Strategies conducted a comprehensive poll of over a thousand owners and directors of small and medium enterprises …
Strong Plurality of SME Owners and Directors Optimistic About the Future of Their Business After Brexit
A poll conducted by Redfield & Wilton Strategies this week aimed to discover how over a thousand directors and owners of small and medium …
Nearly Half of Britons Intend to Travel on Holiday This Summer
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest Great Britain poll conducted on 20 January 2021 finds that 45% of the British public intend to travel on …
Latest GB Voting Intention
(25 January 2021)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest voting intention poll in Great Britain finds the Conservative Party leading by 5%. The Conservatives’ lead is 3% …
British Public More Likely to Want Closer Relations with US Following Election; Quarter Now Consider France a Threat
The end the Brexit transition period, the recent US Presidential election, and the coronavirus pandemic have strained some bilateral relationships…
Support for Low Traffic Neighbours (LTNs) Remains High in London
In May 2020, the UK Government announced a £250m “Emergency Active Travel Fund” as the first part of a £2bn central funding package to create a …
Latest GB Voting Intention
(18 January 2021)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest voting intention poll in Great Britain finds the Conservative Party leading the Labour Party by 2%.
Amid Dramatic Rise in Cases, British Public Feels More Unsafe Than Ever Before in the Coronavirus Crisis
Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, our research has monitored personal reactions to the pandemic. In particular, we consistently measured …
More Than a Quarter of Londoners Say Pandemic Has Decreased Their Desire to Live in the City
While the British capital experienced relatively low rates of infection during the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic compared to the north of …
Latest London Mayoral and General Elections Voting Intentions
(13 – 14 January 2021)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest London Mayoral election voting intention poll finds Sadiq Khan leading the Conservative candidate …
Latest GB Voting Intention
(11 January 2021)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ first voting intention poll of 2021 in Great Britain finds the Conservative Party leading the Labour Party by 4%.
In December Poll, 40% of Americans Agreed with Statement, “The 2020 Presidential Election Was Rigged.”
Following the events of 6 January, in which supporters of Donald Trump stormed the US Capitol Building in a vain attempt to disrupt the counting of …
40% of Americans Admit They Had Told Someone in Person That They Were Going to Vote for a Candidate Other than the One They Voted For
On the eve of the 2020 US Presidential Election, Redfield & Wilton Strategies released a report which identified several key reasons why the election …
Coronavirus Pessimism in US Remains High Post-Election
In our latest poll of 2,000 Americans, conducted in mid-December, we at Redfield & Wilton Strategies found almost half (48%) of Americans …
Half of Americans Say They Will Take Coronavirus Vaccine
In the United States, the first shots of the Pfizer/BioNTech were administered on Monday 14 December, and another vaccine, made by …
Net Approval of President Tsai’s Job Performance Has Declined by 13% Since July
Almost a year after Tsai Ing-Wen was re-elected as President of Taiwan in a landslide victory, Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest polling explored …
Strong Plurality of Taiwanese Public Think Military Conflict Between Taiwan And PRC Likely Within Next Ten Years
Taiwan’s foreign minister Joseph Wu has recently urged for a new international alliance against China, and suggested that after cracking…
Less Than Half of Taiwanese Public Say They Will Get Themselves Vaccinated
Taiwan has set a goal to vaccinate 60% of its population with a coronavirus vaccine, or 15 million people. The island has signed an agreement with …
Taiwanese Public Remains Vigilant on Coronavirus
The response to the coronavirus in Taiwan has been deemed one of the most successful in the world. By December 11, Taiwan had had only 724 …
40% of British Public Admit Only ‘Mostly’ Adhering to Rules in Second Lockdown, But Majority Think Implementing It Was the Right Decision
A fortnight ago, the UK emerged from its second national lockdown and returned to the localised “tier system” of restrictions. A poll conducted …
Public Agrees Brexit is Not Done
The Brexit transition period ends on December 31, and the Government has frequently ruled out extending the deadline further. The UK has said it is …
Vast Majority of European Public Think Chinese Government Covered Up Severity of Virus, Think China is Significantly to Blame
The European Union is China’s top trading partner, yet the coronavirus pandemic, concerns about security threats posed by the Chinese 5G …
In Europe, Vaccine Scepticism Strong in France and Among Young
Last week, the United Kingdom became the first country in the world to approve the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine. The Health Secretary …
Half of European Public Still Think the Worst of the Coronavirus Pandemic is Yet to Come
As coronavirus cases surge again throughout Europe, strict measures–including curfews, lockdowns and states of emergencies–have been …
Following Approval of Vaccine, Plurality of British Public Now Think the Worst Is Behind Us
Redfield & Wilton Strategies latest poll in Great Britain occurred shortly following the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine being adjudged safe for …
Latest GB Voting Intention
(2 December 2020)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest voting intention poll in Great Britain finds the Conservative Party leading the Labour Party by 3%.
Less Than Half of French, Italian and Spanish Public Believe Their Financial Situation Will Remain Stable During Next Three Months
The International Monetary Fund has recently warned that the second wave of coronavirus infections and lockdowns poses a “considerable risk” …
British Public Supportive of Pedestrianisation but Doubt its Efficacy
Last week, the Government announced a slew of environmental policies, ranging from Boris Johnson’s ten-point plan for a ‘green recovery’ to a …
British Public Remains Fearful of Coronavirus, Pessimistic about Future, and Expect Lockdown to Continue
The latest figures from the Office for National Statistics suggest that the increase in new coronavirus infections may be slowing down. Although …
Half of British Public Agree with Worry That Standards for Approving a Coronavirus Vaccine Will Be Lowered
This week, early data from Moderna, a US-based pharmaceutical company, has revealed that their coronavirus vaccine is 94.5% effective. Nevertheless,…
Latest GB Voting Intention
(19 November 2020)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest voting intention poll in Great Britain finds the Conservative Party leading the Labour Party by 1%. The full…
Britain’s Youth Is Driving Opposition to Lockdown
Amid a second lockdown, our latest GB-wide polling last week found public opinion in Britain split on how much longer this lockdown should last.
A Majority of Brits Say They Do Not Trust Major Social Media Platforms
There are 45 million active social media users in the United Kingdom, a penetration rate of 71.64%. Redfield & Wilton Strategies latest GB-wide …
Vast Majority of British Public Agree Members of Government Should Take Vaccine to Ensure Public Trust
Earlier this week, Pfizer announced that early data from its coronavirus vaccine trials indicate that its vaccine is more than 90% effective.
Latest GB Voting Intention
(11 November 2020)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest voting intention poll in Great Britain finds the Labour Party and the Conservative Party tied at 40%.
Why Proposition 22 Won in California
A clear majority (58%) of Californians have voted YES to the Proposition 22 ballot initiative, a result that aligns closely with Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ …
Eve of the Election Report and Final Swing States Voting Intention
(26-29 October)
In our final round of swing states polling,we find Joe Biden leading in six swing states. Altogether, he leads by 2% in North Carolina, 4% in Florida …
US Voting Intention
(30 October 2020 – 1 November 2020)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ final US national voting intention poll before Tuesday’s Presidential Election was conducted among 10,098 US adults and finds …
Two Thirds of British Public Think Government Should Provide Free School Meals During School Holidays
During the summer holidays, about 1.3 million children were able to claim free school meal vouchers following a campaign by footballer Marcus …
55% of British Public Say They Would Vote for Biden and 20% for Trump
On Tuesday 3 November, millions of people across the United States will vote in the 2020 Presidential Election. Across the Atlantic, Redfield & Wilton …
Majority of Young People Think Younger Generations Are Being Asked to Make Too Large a Financial Sacrifice as a Result of Lockdowns
While the whole nation has been deeply impacted by the pandemic and subsequent restrictions, new research has found that young people have …
Latest GB Voting Intention
(28 October 2020)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest voting intention poll of 3,000 eligible voters in Great Britain finds the Labour Party leading the Conservative …
A Look at the Swing Counties
Last week, on behalf of Newsweek, we at Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ also conducted among 1,700 registered voters living in ‘swing counties’––
Pessimism Over the Timeline of the Coronavirus Pandemic in the US Rebounds to July Levels
This week, the United States reported its highest ever daily number of new Covid-19 cases. Hospitalizations are also rising, and the number of deaths …
US Voting Intention
(25-26 October 2020)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest US national voting intention poll of 5,745 US adults finds Joe Biden leading Donald Trump by 10%, a decrease of 1% …
British Public Divided on Government’s Economic Response to Coronavirus
On the day that it was announced that the UK’s debt had risen to 103.5% of annual national income, the country’s highest debt-to-GDP ratio since 1960, …
Likely Joe Biden Voters Increasingly Likely to Support “Packing the Court”
The United States Senate will likely confirm Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court on Monday, completing a process that would restore the …
Majority of British Public Wants More Restrictive Coronavirus Rules, Yet Will Not Commit to Following Them
In the wake of rising coronavirus case numbers across the UK, the Government announced a new coronavirus ‘tier system’ that will adopt …
Latest GB Voting Intention
(21 October 2020)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest voting intention poll of 3,000 eligible voters in Great Britain finds the Conservative Party and the Labour …
Working From Home Remains Popular Among Londoners, Six Months After the National Lockdown
In late September, with coronavirus cases beginning to rise once again, the Government reversed its decision to encourage workers back to the office …
Plurality of American Public Believe Social Media Has Made the World a Worse Place
Over 70% of the U.S. population have a social media account, one of the highest social network penetration rates in the world. Overall, more than …
Majority of Londoners Support Pedestrianisation of London, but Find Policies So Far Ineffective
Low Traffic Neighbourhood (LTN) schemes block motorised traffic from entering through roads, often through utilising planters, to allow for more …
Strong Majority of Londoners Do Not Believe Government Taking the Right Measures to Address the Pandemic
Research conducted earlier this month by Redfield & Wilton Strategies across Europe found that coronavirus pessimism has been increasing …
Latest London Mayoral and General Elections Voting Intentions
(15-17 October)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest London Mayoral election voting intention poll finds Sadiq Khan leading the Conservative candidate …
US National Voting Intention
(October 17-18)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest US national voting intention poll finds Joe Biden leading Donald Trump by 11%, an increase of 3% since last …
Majorities in Italy, France, and Germany Think Europe Should Be Doing More to Prevent Migrants and Asylum Seekers From Coming to the Continent
The pandemic has been a trying time for the European Union; the Eurozone economy shrank by 11.8% in the second quarter, prompting EU finance ministers
Plurality in France Now Say They Would Not Get Themselves Vaccinated Against Coronavirus
The successful development of a coronavirus vaccine could provide a degree of protection from coronavirus and allow lockdowns to be lifted …
Rising Levels of Concern over Climate Change in Europe, including the UK
Scientists have reported that last month was the world’s hottest September on record, with surface air temperatures in Europe eclipsing the previous …
European Public Remains Distrustful of China
As the coronavirus pandemic enters its second wave in Europe and concerns remain over China’s human rights abuses in Xinjiang and Hong …
Latest USA Voting Intention
(October 10)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest weekly national voting intention poll in the US finds Joe Biden leading Donald Trump by 8% in the race for the …
Alignment Question Illustrative of How 2020 Election is a Referendum on Donald Trump
After the first Presidential debate and the President’s coronavirus diagnosis, Redfield & Wilton Strategies conducted a poll throughout six swing states …
Less Than a Third of Public ‘Moderately’ or ‘Very’ Confident in Rishi Sunak’s Ability to Protect UK Economy
As large areas of northern England and the Midlands prepare to re-enter a form of lockdown this week, Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced that …
As Winter Approaches, Coronavirus Pessimism is Rising Rapidly in Europe
Our research finds that the public in Germany and Italy strongly approve of how Chancellor Merkel and Prime Minister Conte have…
While Supportive, Majority of British Public Acknowledges Government Has Not Given Sufficient Scientific Justification for 10 PM Pub Curfew
A fortnight ago, MPs overwhelming voted to renew the Coronavirus Act, which provides the Government with emergency powers that allow it to …
Latest US Swing States Voting Intention
(4-7 October)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest presidential voting intention poll in the swing states finds Joe Biden continues to lead Donald Trump in all six swing states by 5-10%.
Latest GB Voting Intention
(6 – 7 October 2020)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest voting intention poll of 3,000 eligible voters in Great Britain finds the Conservative Party leading the Labour…
Almost Half of Likely Joe Biden Voters Would Not Trust the Supreme Court to Come to a Fair Decision in the Event of a Contested Election
With the recent death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the composition of the Supreme Court has become a key political issue during …
Compared to Weekend Before, Voters Relatively More Aligned with Donald Trump’s Views Post-Debate
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest poll of 2,500 respondents in the United States, which was conducted after the first debate and after Donald Trump’s …
Majority of Americans Think the US Has a Law and Order Problem
While the United States has been gripped by the coronavirus, the country has also been rocked by protests and even riots. Previous polling by …
Boris Johnson’s Approval Rating Declines Among 2019 Conservative Voters; Majority of Tory Voters Would Support Second Nationwide Lockdown
A poll conducted by Redfield & Wilton Strategies in the days leading up to the virtually held Conservative Party’s Annual Conference this weekend …
Latest USA Voting Intention
(October 3 – 4)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest weekly national voting intention poll in the US finds Joe Biden leading Donald Trump by 8% in the race for the …
On the Issues, Democratic Voters Almost Twice as Likely to Be Aligned Against Donald Trump than Aligned with Joe Biden
Prior to the first Presidential debate on 29 September took place, Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ nationwide polling in the United States sought to identify …
Latest GB Voting Intention
(30 September 2020 – 1 October 2020)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest voting intention poll of 4,000 eligible voters in Great Britain finds the Conservative Party and the …
Latest Georgia Voting Intention
(23 – 26 September)
In addition to Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ polling across six key swing states (Arizona, Florida, Michigan, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and …
Latest US Swing States Voting Intention
(23-27 September)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest presidential voting intention poll, conducted in the days before the Presidential debates on Tuesday, finds Joe …
Latest USA Voting Intention
(September 26 – 27)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest weekly voting intention poll of 3,000 registered voters in the US finds Joe Biden leading Donald Trump by 10% …
Support for New Measures Amid Growing Pessimism and Disapproval
Prime Minister Boris Johnson laid out a further tightening of restrictions during a televised address on 22 September in an attempt to reduce the spread
British Public Progressively Less Likely to Get a Coronavirus Vaccine
As a second wave of coronavirus cases begins to hit the UK and the rest of Europe, governments and the public are becoming more desperate to …
Amid Election Uncertainty, US Public Split on Supreme Court Justice Appointment
Following the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg last week, a political firestorm has erupted over her replacement and its …
Californians Uncertain Whom to Blame for Wildfires
Wildfires have scorched over 3.5 million acres in California this summer, resulting in 26 fatalities and the destruction of 6,100 structures, as well as a …
California Presidential, Proposition 22,
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Voting Intentions
(19-21 September)
In 2016, Hillary Clinton’s 30% margin of victory over Donald Trump in California was the largest for a presidential candidate in the state since …
Latest USA Voting Intention
(September 22 – 23)
Redfield & Wilton Strategies’ latest weekly voting intention poll for the US Presidential Election, our first since the passing of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, …