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In December 2025, we published a white paper detailing why the topic of tech sovereignty could become the next major political divide in the United Kingdom.Patrick FlynnBurnham’s Budget: What Will Voters Accept?
Jack PeacockDemocrats hit new high in penultimate midterms poll
Patrick FlynnInsight is a translation job
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Europe's Digital Future
How Europeans split on AI sovereignty.Download the paper
Misinformation in the Age of AI
What a decade of fact-checking got wrong, and why AI alone won't fix the problem.Download the paper
Two-Tier Transformation
The first UK-US workforce AI tracker, with the Financial Times.Download the paper
Mapping the New Geopolitical Axis
How Trump's second term is reshaping global alliances, and how Europe may respond.Download the paper
Britain's Digital Future
Why digital sovereignty could become the next major political divide.Download the paperAgency could be the next big idea
Our national happiness requires making Britain rich again, and cultivating/nurturing high-agency people and institutions in Britain.Download the paper
Foundations at Risk
Why support for overseas aid and climate action is crumbling across the West, and how to fix it.Download the paperAll insights
- Analysis3 Nov 2026
US midterm elections 2026: Our final call
We give a 99% chance of the Democrats winning the House and a 67% chance of them winning the Senate.
US politicsResearch methods
USPatrick Flynn
- Poll2 Nov 2026
Democrats lead by 7 points in final Focaldata-FT midterms poll
Fieldwork was conducted between 30 October and 1 November 2026, with a sample size of 2,444 US adults.
US politicsUSData tablesPatrick Flynn - Analysis27 Oct 2026
Burnham’s Budget: What Will Voters Accept?
Andy Burnham is still in the honeymoon phase.
UK politicsBusiness and economics
UKData tablesJPJack PeacockMatthew Price
Sophia Ring
- Poll25 Oct 2026
Democrats hit new high in penultimate midterms poll
The Democrats have extended their lead in the generic ballot to 9 points among likely voters in the latest Focaldata-Financial Times poll of the midterms.
US politicsUSData tablesPatrick Flynn - Poll11 Oct 2026
Democrats further extend generic ballot lead as midterms approach
The Democrats have extended their lead in the generic ballot to 8 points among likely voters in the latest Focaldata-Financial Times poll of the midterms.
US politicsUSData tablesPatrick Flynn - Poll9 Oct 2026
What Courage Means to Britain Today
When trust in political leadership is low and public life feels divided, courage can seem like a quality in short supply, but new Focaldata research suggests Britons and Americans still believe it matters.
Society and cultureBig ideasUKUSEPElena Perego - Analysis6 Oct 2026
How our Brazilian election live model beat the markets
On Sunday, Brazil went to the polls to elect its next president.
World politicsResearch methods
BrazilPatrick Flynn - White paper1 Oct 2026
Europe's Digital Future
In December 2025, we published a white paper detailing why the topic of tech sovereignty could become the next major political divide in the United Kingdom.
AI and societyGlobal affairs
Europe
France
GermanyPatrick Flynn - Analysis30 Sept 2026
Insight is a translation job
Translating data into valuable insights has always been the hardest skill to cultivate within insights teams.
Jenny Fernandez - Report9 Sept 2026
What Your Summer Holiday Says About You
Brands and consumersSociety and cultureUKData tables
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