Feb 18, 2021 | Stories
During lockdown, despite the loss of employment income for many, consumers have been accumulating savings rather than spending. The Bank of England estimates £125 billion has been racked up – an average of £4,000 per household. Will consumers use these ‘pent-up’...
Feb 4, 2021 | Stories
Though the current recession looks like being the worst on record, some useful guidelines from previous recessions are to be found in the Archive. In particular, the report provided by Millward Brown in 2011 showed that the tendency to shift focus from long-term...
Dec 21, 2020 | Stories
A look at two Christmas related research findings published 46 years apart, and accessed from the Archive, finds similarities but also interesting changes in tone. An NOP bulletin poll from 1969 stated that “Most people enjoy Christmas – only 13% said they did not...
Dec 8, 2020 | Stories
The recent election of Joseph Biden to the White House has raised familiar doubts concerning the efficacy of the polling industry in being able to accurately predict the outcome of an election. The first response to this complaint could be that it is not the...
Oct 9, 2020 | Stories
Because of Covid, pubs are now closing at 10pm, resulting in a furore of dismay and much controversy about loss of liberties and the ‘killjoy’ attitude of the government. But many of us remember when the closure of pubs at 10pm was the norm. The announcement of ‘Time,...
Sep 30, 2020 | Stories
For many people the telephone has been a great source of support during lockdown. Not only has it enabled us to keep contact with family and close friends, but the ‘hallo – how are you – how are you coping?’ calls with not-so-close acquaintances have somehow...
