Cost of Living Crisis afflicting the UK, driven by rampant inflation is clearly one of the main concerns of Britons going into 2023. Health is also a major issue for people in the UK. The share of people seeing health as a top three issue in January 2023 is the highest it has been since the Omicron wave of COVID-19 the previous winter. Staffing problems, along with increased demand for services have plunged the National Health Service (NHS) into a deep crisis, possibly the worst since its creation in the 1940s. Due to these ongoing problems, it is likely that the economy and health will remain the main issues for Britons throughout early 2023.
In January 2023, 62 percent of British people thought that the economy was one of the top three issues facing the country, compared with 50 percent who thought that health was one of the top three issues. The ongoing Which of the following do you think are the most important issues facing the country at this time? (June 2019 to January 2023)
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Statistics on Politics in the UK
Overview
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- Basic Statistic Voting intention in the United Kingdom 2017-2023
- Basic Statistic Most important issues facing Britain 2019-2023
- Basic Statistic Prime Minister preference in the United Kingdom 2020-2023
- Premium Statistic Approval rating for the government of the UK 2019-2023
- Basic Statistic Share of people who think Brexit was the right or wrong decision 2020-2023
- Basic Statistic Voting intention in a referendum on Scottish independence 2018-2022
- Premium Statistic Voting intention in a referendum on Welsh independence 2020-2022
- Basic Statistic Number of ministerial resignations in UK governments 1979-2022, by prime minister
Elections
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- Basic Statistic General election results in the United Kingdom 2019
- Premium Statistic Number of seats won in general elections in the UK 1918-2019
- Basic Statistic Share of votes in UK elections 1918-2019
- Basic Statistic Voter turnout in UK elections 1918-2019
- Basic Statistic Number of MEPs from the UK elected to the European parliament in 2019, by party
- Basic Statistic Share of votes in UK European elections 1979-2019
- Basic Statistic Number of seats won in Scottish Parliamentary elections 1999-2021
- Basic Statistic Number of seats won in Welsh Parliament (Senedd Cymru) elections 1999-2021
Brexit
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- Basic Statistic Result of the Brexit referendum 2016, by percentage of votes
- Basic Statistic Result of the Brexit referendum 2016, by number of votes cast
- Basic Statistic Brexit votes in the United Kingdom by gender 2016
- Basic Statistic Brexit votes in the United Kingdom by age 2016
- Basic Statistic Brexit votes by region in the United Kingdom 2016
- Basic Statistic Results of key votes on Brexit in the UK House of Commons 2019-2020
The UK parliament
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- Premium Statistic Age of MPs in the UK Parliament 1979-2019
- Premium Statistic Number of female MPs in the UK parliament 1979-2019, by party
- Premium Statistic Number of Black and minority MPs in the UK parliament 1987-2019, by party
- Basic Statistic Longest serving MPs in the UK Parliament 2019
- Basic Statistic Annual salary for MPs UK 2010-2022
- Basic Statistic Number of members of the House of Lords in the UK 2023, by political party
Political Parties
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- Basic Statistic Political party membership in the UK 2022
- Premium Statistic Value of donations to political parties in the UK 2022
- Basic Statistic Number of Facebook likes for political parties in the UK 2022
- Basic Statistic Number of Twitter followers for political parties in the UK 2022
- Basic Statistic Number of Facebook likes for political party leaders in the UK 2022
- Basic Statistic Number of Twitter followers for political party leaders in the UK 2022
Further related statistics
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- Leading political issues according to Gen Z U.S. 2019
- Survey on the five most important political issues in Sweden 2014-2016
- Survey on the most important societal issue among men in Sweden 2016
- Survey on the most important political issues in Sweden 2016-2017
- Survey on the most important social issues in Sweden 2018
- Most important political issues in Sweden 2017
- Most important issues/social problems for the 2018 parliamentary election in Sweden
- Most important election 2015 issues Great Britain (UK)
- Opinions on journalists as political watchdogs in the U.S. 2019, by politics
- People in Sweden refraining from expressing political views on the internet 2018
- Timeline of Australians' trust in government 2001-2019
- Opinion poll: attachment of Visegrád residents to the EU in 2018
- Most important election issues by party vote in Australia 2019
- Most important issues facing Great Britain (GB) in 2017, by age
- UK general election: party most suited to tackle unemployment 2015
- Opinions on brand engagement in socio-political issues in Poland 2020
- Italy: two most important problems to face 2017
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- Survey on the most important societal issue among men in Sweden 2016
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YouGov. (January 6, 2023). Which of the following do you think are the most important issues facing the country at this time? (June 2019 to January 2023) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 04, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/886366/issues-facing-britain/
YouGov. "Which of the following do you think are the most important issues facing the country at this time? (June 2019 to January 2023)." Chart. January 6, 2023. Statista. Accessed February 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/886366/issues-facing-britain/
YouGov. (2023). Which of the following do you think are the most important issues facing the country at this time? (June 2019 to January 2023). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/886366/issues-facing-britain/
YouGov. "Which of The following Do You Think Are The Most Important Issues Facing The Country at This Time? (June 2019 to January 2023)." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Jan 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/886366/issues-facing-britain/
YouGov, Which of the following do you think are the most important issues facing the country at this time? (June 2019 to January 2023) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/886366/issues-facing-britain/ (last visited February 04, 2023)
Which of the following do you think are the most important issues facing the country at this time? (June 2019 to January 2023) [Graph], YouGov, January 6, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/886366/issues-facing-britain/