Jan 10, 2022 | Social history, Stories
Vegetarianism has come a long way since the 1990s, as this exploration of the Archive of Market and Social Research shows. Nowadays, famous chefs offer recipes for delicious vegetarian Christmas dishes (e.g. Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s ‘Fab feast for vegan and...
Oct 26, 2021 | Brands, Stories
The latest advice seems to be that, at present, it is unlikely to be worth trying to switch gas and electricity suppliers at least until prices have stabilised. In fact, TGI data from the Archive suggest that switching has never been a top priority for consumers; also...
Sep 15, 2021 | Politics and government policy, Stories
Written 20 years after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and other US targets on 11 September 2001, this story asks what is there to be found in the Archive relating to those events? ICM conducted a poll for Retail Week just two weeks later, with...
Jul 20, 2021 | Social history, Stories
Hayfever is far more prevalent than it used to be. Data held within AMSR shows that it afflicts three times as many of us nowadays than in the 1970s. Just 8% of GB adults reported suffering from pollen or hayfever allergy in 1972; by 2019 this had climbed to 25%. The...
Jun 27, 2021 | Social history, Stories
Almost 30 years on from the launch of the Premier League in English football, we’ve seen huge changes to the game at the elite level in particular, driven by revenues flowing in from TV rights. The sport’s authorities will be happy that interest in the game has grown...
Apr 29, 2021 | Social history, Stories
With the census in England & Wales recently completed and having generated a number of controversies in its development and execution, it is worth bearing in mind that such debate and dispute is nothing new, nor is it confined to Britain. Typically, controversy...
