The public blames Labour for public service cuts – more than the coalition or the banks, according to pollsters Ipsos MORI.

However, the blame is shifting towards the government, with 21% of people questioned blaming the coalition, compared with 10% who blamed them in March 2011.

Relatively few people – just 4% of those surveyed blame councils.

The number of people blaming Labour for the cuts has fallen to 26% from 31%, while those blaming the global economy rose from 18% to 21% in the same period.

The survey also found: