In-Depth Essays
As well as interesting stories from the Archive that help shine new light on our lives today, the Archive is a treasure-trove of material for the researcher seeking more detailed insights. The following in-depth essays demonstrate this and we hope will inspire users to delve deeper!
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The Great Inflation: government policy in the 1970s
and the impact on women
Phyllis Macfarlane
Surveying Britain’s relations
with the EU and the USA
Ben Clements
Do the media reflect society or create it? The impact
of change on public behaviour and opinion
Sheila Byfield
Surveying public opinion towards
Britain’s nuclear weapons
Ben Clements
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