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Can Habitat keep changing with the times?

Feb 26, 2026 | Stories

One of the new breed of design and retail brands that emerged in the 1960s, Habitat enjoyed a longer time in the sun than many of its peer group. And it’s still around today, albeit in a somewhat different form. Founded 1964 by Terence Conran, the Habitat business...

Far Left Politics in Britain: The Case of the Green Party

Nov 18, 2025 | Uncategorized

Emil Kunna Far Left Politics in Britain: The Case of the Green Party On the 3rd of July 2025 the former Labour MP for Coventry South Zahara Sultana announced that she would be forming a new party with the former Leader of the Labour Party and current...

Researching The Public: Post-War Policy, Politics And Polling

Nov 17, 2025 | in-depth essay

Lorna Lawrence Conservative Party – Margaret Thatcher NOP Political, Social, Economic Review Issue no.75 1989 May To mark the 10th anniversary of Margaret Thatcher’s election as Prime Minister, NOP was commissioned by the Daily Mail to conduct a...

Surveying public opinion in Britain towards immigration in the 1960s

Oct 15, 2025 | in-depth essay

Ben Clements Ben Clements is Associate Professor in Politics, in the School of History, Politics and International Relations. University of Leicester. His research interests include British public opinion towards foreign and defence policy in the post-war period. He...

Have we changed in the last 50 years?

May 9, 2024 | Stories

There is a massive number of old survey results from the last 50+ years which are included and easily accessible in the Archive of Market and Social Research. Above all, these serve to show how much we have changed as a people in that time: highlighting a few...

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