National Policy Monitor

What do individuals think of the national health service? How effective has introducing new crime initiatives been in reducing crime? What is consumer confidence in relation to the state of the economy?

These are all important questions when gauging public attitudes to and experiences of policy making.

The NPM is a new high-quality longitudinal study of public attitudes to policy delivery in Britain. It will provide monthly data on public experiences of and attitudes to delivery in local and central government, as well as in selected areas of the private sector.

Find out more about the NPM

Contact us

If you would like to know more detail relating to our research findings or would like to use the data available as part of the continuous monitoring surveys, please contact:

Professor Paul Whiteley
Director of the National Policy Monitor
T +44 (0)1206 872641
E whiteley@essex.ac.uk

 

Research findings

March 2013

Voters losing faith in Coalition handling of economy

How is the Government’s austerity drive playing with voters? New figures from the National Policy Monitor suggest the two main parties are now neck-and-neck – but Labour may not be reaping the full benefits.

The Coalition’s reputation for economic competence is a wasting asset, according to research from the National Policy Monitor, based at the University of Essex.

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December 2012

The highest court in the land - a well-kept secret?

Almost two thirds of people know little or nothing about Britains Supreme Court, new research from the National Policy Monitor (NPM) suggests.

The finding comes as senior judges launch moves to force ministers to relinquish control of the court, which is the final appeal for all UK civil cases and for criminal cases from England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

The Supreme Court replaced the Appellate Committee of the House of Lords in October 2009 as the highest court in the United Kingdom. But three years later, internet polling for the NPM revealed just 36 per cent of respondents were familiar with the court.

By contrast, almost six out of 10 respondents - 59 per cent - were familiar with the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).

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November 2012

Good news for new police and crime commissioners

As English and Welsh voters go to the polls to elect 41 new Police and Crime Commissioners, evidence from a new National Policy Monitor suggests falling crime rates are influencing public attitudes.

Fear of crime has fallen to its lowest level for eight years, evidence from a new policy monitoring study based at the University of Essex has revealed. And those affected by crime are happier with the way the police deal with it.

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Last modified on 20 March 2013