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  1. Most important issues facing Britain 2020-2025

    • statista.com
    Updated Jan 14, 2025
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    Statista (2025). Most important issues facing Britain 2020-2025 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/886366/issues-facing-britain/
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    Dataset updated
    Jan 14, 2025
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Time period covered
    Jan 2020 - Nov 2025
    Area covered
    United Kingdom
    Description

    Immigration was seen by 55 percent of people in the UK as one of the top three issues facing the country in November 2025. The economy was the second-most important issue for voters this month, ahead of health as a distant third. These three issues have consistently been identified as the most important issues for voters. Labour's popularity continues to sink in 2025 Despite winning the 2024 general election with a strong majority, the new Labour government has had its share of struggles since coming to power. Shortly after taking office, the approval rating for Labour stood at -2 percent, but this fell throughout the second half of 2024, and by January 2025 had sunk to a new low of -47 percent. Although this was still higher than the previous government's last approval rating of -56 percent, it is nevertheless a severe review from the electorate. Among several decisions from the government, arguably the least popular was the government withdrawing winter fuel payments. This state benefit, previously paid to all pensioners, is now only paid to those on low incomes, with millions of pensioners not receiving this payment in winter 2024. Sunak's pledges fail to prevent defeat in 2024 With an election on the horizon, and the Labour Party consistently ahead in the polls, addressing voter concerns directly was one of the best chances the Conservatives had of staying in power in 2023. At the start of that year, Rishi Sunak attempted to do this by setting out his five pledges for the next twelve months; halve inflation, grow the economy, reduce national debt, cut NHS waiting times, and stop small boats. A year later, Sunak had at best only partial success in these aims. Although the inflation rate fell, economic growth was weak and even declined in the last two quarters of 2023, although it did return to growth in early 2024. National debt was only expected to fall in the mid to late 2020s, while the trend of increasing NHS waiting times did not reverse. Small boat crossings were down from 2022, but still higher than in 2021 or 2020. .

  2. Most important issues facing Britain according to young adults 2025

    • statista.com
    Updated Jan 15, 2023
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    Statista (2023). Most important issues facing Britain according to young adults 2025 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1393683/uk-youth-top-issues/
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    Dataset updated
    Jan 15, 2023
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Time period covered
    Jan 2020 - Oct 2025
    Area covered
    United Kingdom
    Description

    As of October 2025, the economy was seen as the most important issue facing the UK according to young voters (aged between 18 and 24). Although immigration was the most important issue for the overall population, it was only the second-most important issue for young adults.

  3. Recent challenges faced by food and drink businesses and their impact on...

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    Updated Apr 4, 2022
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    Office for National Statistics (2022). Recent challenges faced by food and drink businesses and their impact on prices [Dataset]. https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/recent-challenges-faced-by-food-and-drink-businesses-and-their-impact-on-prices
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    Dataset updated
    Apr 4, 2022
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    GOV.UKhttp://gov.uk/
    Authors
    Office for National Statistics
    Description

    Official statistics are produced impartially and free from political influence.

  4. UK Election 2015: most important issues facing Great Britain (UK) 2015

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    Statista, UK Election 2015: most important issues facing Great Britain (UK) 2015 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/381458/uk-election-most-important-issues-facing-great-britain-uk/
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    Dataset authored and provided by
    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Time period covered
    Jan 5, 2015 - Jan 6, 2015
    Area covered
    United Kingdom
    Description

    This statistic shows the opinion of British adults of the most important issues facing the United Kingdom (UK) in January 2015. Immigration and asylum were considered as important as the economy - both on ** percent - followed by health and welfare benefits.

  5. Stocks and supply chain issues in the UK: Quarter 1 (Jan to Mar) 2018 to...

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    Updated Apr 4, 2022
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    Office for National Statistics (2022). Stocks and supply chain issues in the UK: Quarter 1 (Jan to Mar) 2018 to Quarter 4 (Oct to Dec) 2021 [Dataset]. https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/stocks-and-supply-chain-issues-in-the-uk-quarter-1-jan-to-mar-2018-to-quarter-4-oct-to-dec-2021
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    Dataset updated
    Apr 4, 2022
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    GOV.UKhttp://gov.uk/
    Authors
    Office for National Statistics
    Area covered
    United Kingdom
    Description

    Official statistics are produced impartially and free from political influence.

  6. Public opinions and social trends, Great Britain: important issues facing...

    • ons.gov.uk
    • cy.ons.gov.uk
    xlsx
    Updated Jul 19, 2024
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    Office for National Statistics (2024). Public opinions and social trends, Great Britain: important issues facing the UK [Dataset]. https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/wellbeing/datasets/publicopinionsandsocialtrendsgreatbritainimportantissuesfacingtheuk
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    Dataset updated
    Jul 19, 2024
    Dataset provided by
    Office for National Statisticshttp://www.ons.gov.uk/
    License

    Open Government Licence 3.0http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
    License information was derived automatically

    Area covered
    Great Britain, United Kingdom
    Description

    Indicators from the Opinions and Lifestyle Survey (OPN) of what people report are the most important issues facing the UK. Uses longer data collection periods to allow estimates from various personal characteristics.

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    United Kingdom No of New Issues: UK

    • ceicdata.com
    Updated Jul 15, 2018
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    CEICdata.com (2018). United Kingdom No of New Issues: UK [Dataset]. https://www.ceicdata.com/en/united-kingdom/london-stock-exchange-number-of-issues-and-cancellations/no-of-new-issues-uk
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    Dataset updated
    Jul 15, 2018
    Dataset provided by
    CEICdata.com
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
    License information was derived automatically

    Time period covered
    Jan 1, 2018 - Jul 1, 2018
    Area covered
    United Kingdom
    Variables measured
    Number of Companies
    Description

    United Kingdom Number of New Issues: UK data was reported at 9.000 Unit in Oct 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 2.000 Unit for Sep 2018. United Kingdom Number of New Issues: UK data is updated monthly, averaging 4.000 Unit from Jan 2018 (Median) to Oct 2018, with 10 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 15.000 Unit in Mar 2018 and a record low of 2.000 Unit in Sep 2018. United Kingdom Number of New Issues: UK data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by London Stock Exchange. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United Kingdom – Table UK.Z012: London Stock Exchange: Number of Issues and Cancellations.

  8. Appropriateness of brands taking a stance on social issues in the UK 2023

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    Statista, Appropriateness of brands taking a stance on social issues in the UK 2023 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1377122/appropriateness-brands-take-stance-issues-uk/
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    Dataset authored and provided by
    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Time period covered
    Jan 10, 2023 - Feb 1, 2023
    Area covered
    United Kingdom
    Description

    During a survey held in early 2023, ** percent of responding marketing leaders in the United Kingdom (UK) said it was not appropriate for brands to take a stance on politically-charged issues. Meanwhile, ** percent of the respondents found that appropriate.

  9. Health trends in England

    • gov.uk
    Updated Dec 2, 2025
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    Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (2025). Health trends in England [Dataset]. https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/health-trends-in-england
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    Dec 2, 2025
    Dataset provided by
    GOV.UKhttp://gov.uk/
    Authors
    Office for Health Improvement and Disparities
    Area covered
    England
    Description

    This report presents information about the health of people in England and how this has changed over time. Data is presented for England and English regions.

    It has been developed by the Department of Health and Social Care and is intended to summarise information and provide an accessible overview for the public. Topics covered have been chosen to include a broad range of conditions, health outcomes and risk factors for poor health and wellbeing. These topics will continue to be reviewed to ensure they remain relevant. A headline indicator is presented for each topic on the overview page, with further measures presented on a detailed page for each topic.

    All indicators in health trends in England are taken from https://fingertips.phe.org.uk/">a large public health data collection called Fingertips. Indicators in Fingertips come from a number of different sources. Fingertips indicators have been chosen to show the main trends for outcomes relating to the topics presented.

    If you have any comments, questions or feedback, contact us at pha-ohid@dhsc.gov.uk. Please use ‘Health Trends in England feedback’ as the email subject.

  10. Economic well-being estimates from the Survey on Living Conditions, Great...

    • ons.gov.uk
    • cy.ons.gov.uk
    xlsx
    Updated Sep 13, 2021
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    Office for National Statistics (2021). Economic well-being estimates from the Survey on Living Conditions, Great Britain [Dataset]. https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/personalandhouseholdfinances/incomeandwealth/datasets/economicwellbeingestimatesfromthesurveyoflivingconditionsgreatbritain
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    Dataset updated
    Sep 13, 2021
    Dataset provided by
    Office for National Statisticshttp://www.ons.gov.uk/
    License

    Open Government Licence 3.0http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
    License information was derived automatically

    Area covered
    United Kingdom
    Description

    Estimates of how the coronavirus (COVID-19) has impacted income and affordability in Great Britain. Data are from the Survey on Living Conditions (SLC).

  11. Topics for comment

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    Updated Feb 16, 2012
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    Ministry of Justice (2012). Topics for comment [Dataset]. https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/topics-for-comment
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    Dataset updated
    Feb 16, 2012
    Dataset provided by
    GOV.UKhttp://gov.uk/
    Authors
    Ministry of Justice
    Description

    We seek views on major changes to our statistical publications, in line with the National Statistics Code of Practice and on other statistics issues.

    Open

    On the 17th March 2011 the Ministry of Justice published its response to the consultation on Improvements to Ministry of Justice statistics. A total of 112 responses were received from a wide range of interested parties including magistrates, criminal justice partners and others. We will be introducing the changes we put forward and the MoJ Statistical Work plan for 2011/12 can be found in Annex B of the response paper.

    http://www.justice.gov.uk/consultations/565">http://www.justice.gov.uk/consultations/565.htm

    Closed

    We have received your views on the following topics:

    Ministry of Justice statistics in 2009/10 and consultation on 2010/11 statistics work plan

    In line with the code of practice for official statistics, we are consulting on our statistical work plan for 2010/11. Comments are invited from all users of Ministry of Justice Statistics.

    Improvements to Ministry of Justice statistics

    A consultation from the Ministry of Justice’s Chief Statistician seeking feedback on proposals to make criminal justice statistics more transparent and user friendly.

    http://www.justice.gov.uk/consultations/565">Consultation on improvements to Ministry of Justice statistics

    Ministry of Justice statistics in 2009/10 and consultation on 2010/11 statistics work plan

    In line with the code of practice for official statistics, we are consulting on our statistical work plan for 2010/11. Comments are invited from all users of Ministry of Justice Statistics.

    Prison population projections

    Proposed changes on the methods used for the http://www.justice.gov.uk/statistics/prisons-and-probation/prison-population-projections-ns">Prison population projections.

    Court statistics (quarterly)

    http://www.justice.gov.uk/statistics/courts-and-sentencing/judicial-quarterly/judicial-quarterly-editions">The addition of a new table showing the average waiting time between a committal or the lodging of an appeal and the start of the substantive Crown Court hearing, broken down by type of case.

    Consultation on new compendia publication on reoffending statistics

    A consultation on our plans for a new compendia publication on reoffending to meet user requests, which were not covered by the existing National Statistics.

    Judicial and court statistics and court statistics quarterly

    Proposed changes to the http://www.justice.gov.uk/statistics/courts-and-sentencing/judicial-annual-2011">annual judicial and court statistics and quarterly court statistics.

    Mortgage and landlord possession statistics

    Changes to the http://www.justice.gov.uk/statistics/civil-justice/mortgage-possession/mortgage-possession-editions">National Statistics on possession actions following responses from users.

    Licence recall and return to custody statistics

    A consultation on proposals to publish a full range of http://www.justice.gov.uk/statistics/previous-stats/licence-recalls-and-returns-to-custody">statistics on licence recalls and returns to custody on a regular basis.

    Consultation on offender management statistics

    A consultation on proposals to improve the presentation and publication of offender management statistics, including licence recalls and returns to custody.

    The consultation on proposed changes to offender management statistics has now closed.

    We received a limited but welcoming response. We will, therefore, be introducing the changes we put forward and these are reflected in the publication schedule for 2010.

    We received some other proposals which we will consider when developing our statistical work plan for 2010/11. We will consult with users on this work plan in the period December 2009 to February 2010.

  12. Problems with national health care system in Great Britain in 2024

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    Statista, Problems with national health care system in Great Britain in 2024 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1274307/problems-with-national-health-care-system-in-great-britain/
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    Dataset authored and provided by
    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Time period covered
    Jul 6, 2024 - Aug 9, 2024
    Area covered
    United Kingdom
    Description

    A 2024 survey found that over half of individuals in Great Britain indicated that access to treatment and long waiting times were the biggest problem facing the national healthcare system. Access to treatment and/or long waiting times were also considered to be pressing issues. This statistic reveals the share of individuals who said select problems were the biggest facing the health care system in Great Britain in 2024.

  13. Library Issues by Collection - Dataset - data.gov.uk

    • ckan.publishing.service.gov.uk
    Updated Mar 31, 2025
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    ckan.publishing.service.gov.uk (2025). Library Issues by Collection - Dataset - data.gov.uk [Dataset]. https://ckan.publishing.service.gov.uk/dataset/library-issues-by-collection1
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    Dataset updated
    Mar 31, 2025
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    CKANhttps://ckan.org/
    Description

    This Calderdale libraries dataset gives total issue numbers per collection. The data is broken down into financial year and is a total for all libraries. You can also see selected Libraries datasets in the Libraries dashboard. Data and Resources Top 10 Book issues from 2019-2024 Top 10 Book issues from 2019-2024 at Calderdale Libraries

  14. d

    Mental Health of Children and Young People Surveys

    • digital.nhs.uk
    Updated Nov 29, 2022
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    (2022). Mental Health of Children and Young People Surveys [Dataset]. https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/mental-health-of-children-and-young-people-in-england
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    Dataset updated
    Nov 29, 2022
    License

    https://digital.nhs.uk/about-nhs-digital/terms-and-conditionshttps://digital.nhs.uk/about-nhs-digital/terms-and-conditions

    Description

    This report presents findings from the third (wave 3) in a series of follow up reports to the 2017 Mental Health of Children and Young People (MHCYP) survey, conducted in 2022. The sample includes 2,866 of the children and young people who took part in the MHCYP 2017 survey. The mental health of children and young people aged 7 to 24 years living in England in 2022 is examined, as well as their household circumstances, and their experiences of education, employment and services and of life in their families and communities. Comparisons are made with 2017, 2020 (wave 1) and 2021 (wave 2), where possible, to monitor changes over time.

  15. Inequalities in mortality involving common physical health conditions,...

    • ons.gov.uk
    • cy.ons.gov.uk
    xlsx
    Updated Aug 31, 2023
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    Office for National Statistics (2023). Inequalities in mortality involving common physical health conditions, England [Dataset]. https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/healthandsocialcare/healthinequalities/datasets/inequalitiesinmortalityinvolvingcommonphysicalhealthconditionsengland
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    Dataset updated
    Aug 31, 2023
    Dataset provided by
    Office for National Statisticshttp://www.ons.gov.uk/
    License

    Open Government Licence 3.0http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
    License information was derived automatically

    Description

    Rates of mortality involving cancers, cardiovascular diseases, chronic kidney disease, dementia, diabetes, and respiratory diseases, by Census 2021 variables. Experimental Statistics.

  16. Reports of cases of TB to UK enhanced tuberculosis surveillance systems

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    Updated Sep 30, 2020
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    Public Health England (2020). Reports of cases of TB to UK enhanced tuberculosis surveillance systems [Dataset]. https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/reports-of-cases-of-tb-to-uk-enhanced-tuberculosis-surveillance-systems
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    Dataset updated
    Sep 30, 2020
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    GOV.UKhttp://gov.uk/
    Authors
    Public Health England
    Area covered
    United Kingdom
    Description

    Official statistics reports presenting notifications of tuberculosis (TB) from the Enhanced Tuberculosis Surveillance system (ETS) for England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and from the Enhanced Surveillance of Mycobacterial Infections (ESMI) for Scotland.

    These reports are now published by UK Health Security Agency.

  17. Substance misuse and mental health issues: September 2025 update

    • gov.uk
    Updated Sep 2, 2025
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    Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (2025). Substance misuse and mental health issues: September 2025 update [Dataset]. https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/substance-misuse-and-mental-health-issues-september-2025-update
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    Dataset updated
    Sep 2, 2025
    Dataset provided by
    GOV.UKhttp://gov.uk/
    Authors
    Office for Health Improvement and Disparities
    Description

    The ‘Co-occurring substance misuse and mental health issues profile’ on the Fingertips tool includes a range of indicators on people receiving treatment for drug and alcohol treatment and treatment for co-occurring mental health conditions.

    This update includes routine updates to several existing indicators, as well as adding 3 new indicators. These new indicators were previously published by NHS England and are:

    • hospital admissions for drug-related mental and behavioural disorders
    • hospital admissions for poisoning by drug misuse
    • hospital admissions where drug-related mental and behavioural disorders were a factor

    You can find information on the other updated indicators in the September 2025 update at the ‘Co-occurring substance misuse and mental health issues profile’.

    The data in this profile supports planners, service providers and stakeholders to:

    • understand substance misuse and co-occurring mental health issues at their local level
    • profile their area and benchmark against similar populations

    You can find more information on a range of public health topics, including other profiles and their indicators, on the https://fingertips.phe.org.uk/">Fingertips tool.

  18. U

    United Kingdom No of Cancellations: UK

    • ceicdata.com
    Updated Nov 27, 2021
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    CEICdata.com (2021). United Kingdom No of Cancellations: UK [Dataset]. https://www.ceicdata.com/en/united-kingdom/london-stock-exchange-number-of-issues-and-cancellations/no-of-cancellations-uk
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    Dataset updated
    Nov 27, 2021
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    CEICdata.com
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
    License information was derived automatically

    Time period covered
    Jan 1, 2018 - Jul 1, 2018
    Area covered
    United Kingdom
    Variables measured
    Number of Companies
    Description

    United Kingdom Number of Cancellations: UK data was reported at 4.000 Unit in Nov 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 5.000 Unit for Oct 2018. United Kingdom Number of Cancellations: UK data is updated monthly, averaging 5.000 Unit from Jan 2018 (Median) to Nov 2018, with 11 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 7.000 Unit in Jul 2018 and a record low of 1.000 Unit in Apr 2018. United Kingdom Number of Cancellations: UK data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by London Stock Exchange. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United Kingdom – Table UK.Z012: London Stock Exchange: Number of Issues and Cancellations.

  19. Performance Dashboard Issues of Export Health Certificates - Dataset -...

    • ckan.publishing.service.gov.uk
    Updated Nov 2, 2023
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    ckan.publishing.service.gov.uk (2023). Performance Dashboard Issues of Export Health Certificates - Dataset - data.gov.uk [Dataset]. https://ckan.publishing.service.gov.uk/dataset/performance-dashboard-issues-of-export-health-certificates2
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    Dataset updated
    Nov 2, 2023
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    CKANhttps://ckan.org/
    Description

    This dashboard shows information about how the Issues of Export Health Certificates service is currently performing. This is a "beta" service. The dashboard shows number of digital transactions, total cost of transactions, cost per transaction and take-up of digital services. Performance Dashboards are likely to be used by many people, including: government service managers and their teams journalists students and researchers members of the public interested in how public services are performing The service also provides the option of a download of the data.

  20. Business insights and impact on the UK economy

    • ons.gov.uk
    • cy.ons.gov.uk
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    Updated Nov 20, 2025
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    Office for National Statistics (2025). Business insights and impact on the UK economy [Dataset]. https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/economicoutputandproductivity/output/datasets/businessinsightsandimpactontheukeconomy
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    xlsxAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    Nov 20, 2025
    Dataset provided by
    Office for National Statisticshttp://www.ons.gov.uk/
    License

    Open Government Licence 3.0http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
    License information was derived automatically

    Area covered
    United Kingdom
    Description

    Weighted estimates from the voluntary fortnightly Business Insights and Conditions Survey (BICS) about financial performance, workforce, prices, trade, and business resilience. These are official statistics in development.

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Statista (2025). Most important issues facing Britain 2020-2025 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/886366/issues-facing-britain/
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Most important issues facing Britain 2020-2025

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Dataset updated
Jan 14, 2025
Dataset authored and provided by
Statistahttp://statista.com/
Time period covered
Jan 2020 - Nov 2025
Area covered
United Kingdom
Description

Immigration was seen by 55 percent of people in the UK as one of the top three issues facing the country in November 2025. The economy was the second-most important issue for voters this month, ahead of health as a distant third. These three issues have consistently been identified as the most important issues for voters. Labour's popularity continues to sink in 2025 Despite winning the 2024 general election with a strong majority, the new Labour government has had its share of struggles since coming to power. Shortly after taking office, the approval rating for Labour stood at -2 percent, but this fell throughout the second half of 2024, and by January 2025 had sunk to a new low of -47 percent. Although this was still higher than the previous government's last approval rating of -56 percent, it is nevertheless a severe review from the electorate. Among several decisions from the government, arguably the least popular was the government withdrawing winter fuel payments. This state benefit, previously paid to all pensioners, is now only paid to those on low incomes, with millions of pensioners not receiving this payment in winter 2024. Sunak's pledges fail to prevent defeat in 2024 With an election on the horizon, and the Labour Party consistently ahead in the polls, addressing voter concerns directly was one of the best chances the Conservatives had of staying in power in 2023. At the start of that year, Rishi Sunak attempted to do this by setting out his five pledges for the next twelve months; halve inflation, grow the economy, reduce national debt, cut NHS waiting times, and stop small boats. A year later, Sunak had at best only partial success in these aims. Although the inflation rate fell, economic growth was weak and even declined in the last two quarters of 2023, although it did return to growth in early 2024. National debt was only expected to fall in the mid to late 2020s, while the trend of increasing NHS waiting times did not reverse. Small boat crossings were down from 2022, but still higher than in 2021 or 2020. .

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