Really enjoyed hearing from people accessing No One Left Behind (NOLB) funded employability support across Scotland, for our @ipsosinscotland.bsky.social research for Scottish Government. 1/8🧵👇 www.gov.scot/publications...
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Rachel Ormston
@rachelormston.bsky.social
Social researcher, interested in people, politics, and nerdy methods stuff. Works at Ipsos but views own etc.
This is so good. Shame she didn’t have any previous data on what saying ‘I’m a traitor’ on day 1 indicates about the probability of being a traitor! #traitors www.youtube.com/watch?v=twDv...
How would Alan Turing have played the Traitors?
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Had a great time at #EPOP2026. Thought a lot, learned a lot, met some lovely people, ate too much, was beaten very badly by John Curtice in a pub quiz. Perfect combination for a conference.
Lovely afternoon volunteering with @ipsosinscotland.bsky.social and @wolct.bsky.social yesterday. New appreciation for all the effort that goes in to maintaining our lovely green/blue corridor through Edinburgh.
Water of Leith Conservation Trust@wolct.bsky.social · last mo.The research shows that the Edinburgh office of ipsosintheuk.bsky.social made a huge difference on the Bells section this afternoon. They raked off our wildflower meadow, weeded the walkway, cut back the nettles and helped to willow spile areas suffering bank erosion. Thanks team @
JOB OPPORTUNITY! The Green Team is looking for an experienced, collaborative and solutions-focused Finance & Corporate Services Manager... Can you help? FIND OUT MORE - www.greenteam.org.uk/job-opp-fina...
Think you know how much Britons' attitudes have shifted since the 80s and 90s? Take our quiz to find out if you're a Tangled Walkman, Wi-Fi Surfer, or the Ultimate Time Traveller… 👉 https://www.ipsos.com/en-uk/test-your-knowledge
Great summary from Emily Gray in this of what we know (drawing on recent @ipsosinscotland.bsky.social polling) about how Andy Burnham might fare in Scotland and what he might need to do to win over people in the ‘north’ beyond his current kingdom.
The Herald@heraldscotland.bsky.social · 4mo agoWhile Burnham has a positive approval rating across the country as whole, he still has a negative rating in Scotland www.heraldscotland.com/news...
ICYMI: @ipsosinscotland.bsky.social favourability ratings for Burnham from May's Scottish Pulse. Better than Starmer's (and Streeting's and Rayner's), but still more negative than positive, and a sizeable chunk who are non-committal or don't know, which will presumably change quickly now.
Burnham commands a significant support base in the North West. He has a net favourability rating of +23 among people in the North West – which is significantly better than the Labour Party’s -30, and Starmer’s -37.
Most people in Scotland think Keir Starmer should go before the next GE, but views on his rivals for UK Labour leadership are not particularly favourable either. See below for more on this, as well as views on whether Anas Sarwar should lead Scottish Labour into the next Holyrood election.
Ipsos in Scotland@ipsosinscotland.bsky.social · 4mo agoWhat do people in Scotland make of the politicians mentioned as future Labour leadership hopefuls? New @ipsosinscotland.bsky.social polling suggests they have yet to impress the Scottish public. www.ipsos.com/en-uk/labour...
This is very interesting from the Scottish Sentencing Council - a ‘you be the judge’ case, which also explains how the sentencing process works. www.scottishsentencingcouncil.org.uk/sentencingpr... Fits really well with recommendations from @ipsosinscotland.bsky.social attitudes to sentencing survey
The Sentencing Process | Scottish Sentencing Council
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New @ipsosinscotland.bsky.social polling on reactions to the Holyrood election and more - including expectations of the new government, which are not, at this point, high. www.ipsos.com/en-uk/ipsos-...
Ipsos in Scotland@ipsosinscotland.bsky.social · 4mo agoNew @ipsosinscotland.bsky.social polling out today, finds many Scots unenthused by the election results, with 'disappointed' and 'frustrated' the most common words to describe how they feel about it. www.ipsos.com/en-uk/ipsos-...
Wrote something for @heraldscotland.bsky.social on what lessons Scotland’s opposition parties might take from #holyrood2026, using our @ipsosinscotland.bsky.social post election poll data. www.heraldscotland.com/politics/hol...
Five elections and counting: can anyone break the SNP's stranglehold on Holyrood?
As the dust settles on the 2026 Holyrood election, Scotland’s political parties are variously celebrating their gains and licking their wounds.
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New @ipsosinscotland.bsky.social post-election poll findings, out today, show a third of Scottish voters only made their minds up in the final week of the campaign, with 1 in 10 deciding on polling day itself. For more findings, see bit.ly/4wUkv4J
A third of voters in Holyrood election only made their minds up in the last week
Ipsos’ post-Holyrood poll shows that a third (32%) of voters only made their minds up about how they would vote within the last week of the campaign, with 1 in 10 (11%) deciding on polling day itself.
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May leaderboard📊 We asked the public 'to what extent, if at all, do you have a favourable or unfavourable opinion of the following politicians and political parties?’.
My dad would have been 81 today. He was the best dad - wise, kind, unintentionally funny, a terrible loser at board games (a trait I have absolutely inherited). I miss him a lot. Happy birthday Dad.
Seat projections from @ballotbox.scot based on our final @ipsosinscotland.bsky.social poll before #Holyrood2026 vote. May be a tough few days for Scottish Labour, and even tougher for the Scottish Conservatives.
Ballot Box Scotland@ballotbox.scot · 5mo agoPoll Analysis: Ipsos 1st - 4th of May 2026 Holyrood seats projection: SNP ~ 57 Reform ~ 20 Green ~ 18 Labour ~ 15 Lib Dem ~ 11 Conservative ~ 8
📢Holyrood polling klaxon! Our final SP vote intention poll before the big day is now out @ipsosinscotland.bsky.social. SNP comfortably ahead, but seat projections based on our figures indicate they may fall short of a majority. While race for second place is too close to call.
Ipsos in Scotland@ipsosinscotland.bsky.social · 5mo agoNEW Holyrood voting intention from Ipsos Scotland and STV news 🟡The SNP are comfortably ahead on 35%, -4 from 26-31 March 🔴Second place is too close to call: Labour on 20% (+5), Reform UK close behind on 18% (+3) while Conservatives trail on 11% (N/C) tied with Lib Dems (+1)
New report: Does independence still matter?❓ A new report by @markmcgeoghegan.bsky.social and published by @ipsosinscotland.bsky.social and the @glasgow.ac.uk Centre for Public Policy, says constitutional preferences are still important to voters in Scotland. Read: www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/...
Manifestos analysis grid 🔍 🚨 We have analysed the manifestos from the six parties most likely to gain seats in Holyrood, focusing on eleven key policy areas to give you an overview of the promises and priorities of each party. Read and download: www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/...
With differences in energy policies receiving increased scrutiny as #Holyrood2026 approaches, where do the public sit? Find out (in just one minute!) with Sally Abernethy.
Ipsos in Scotland@ipsosinscotland.bsky.social · 5mo ago53% of Scots support new oil and gas drilling licences, while 51% want energy powers devolved. Sally Abernethy explains the latest data🎤
Election webinar: Does Scottish independence still matter to voters?📮💻 Thurs 30 April, 12pm. With: @profnicolamcewen.bsky.social @kezdugdale.bsky.social @markmcgeoghegan.bsky.social @rachelormston.bsky.social Join us and @ipsosinscotland.bsky.social ⬇️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/does-scott...
The SNP appear most in tune with electorate - 32% of Scots consider their plans for Scotland to be ‘about right’. Views on Scottish Labour’s plans are more evenly split, whereas Reform UK’s plans are most likely to be considered too radical.
The SNP are the only party whose campaign receives an overall ‘net’ positive rating. Reform UK & the Scottish Conservatives seen as having had the worst campaigns so far. But, many of the public are uncertain/indifferent about how well the parties’ campaigns are going.
Election webinar: Does Scottish independence still matter to voters?📮💻 🗓️ Thursday 30 April, 12pm-1pm @profnicolamcewen.bsky.social @kezdugdale.bsky.social @markmcgeoghegan.bsky.social @rachelormston.bsky.social Join us and @ipsosinscotland.bsky.social. 🔗 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/does-scott...
If you need a break from watching Sawe smash 2 hours on repeat, here’s a thing I wrote for @heraldscotland.bsky.social, on what the public makes of the options before them, 2 weeks out from the #holyrood2026 election.
The Herald@heraldscotland.bsky.social · 6mo agoVoters, it seems, are scunnered with Scottish politics 👉 www.heraldscotland.com/poli...
That was some wildly amazing running. Inconceivable really, to run that fast for 26.2 miles.