Apr 29, 2021 | 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...
Mar 3, 2021 | Stories
While we live in an era dominated by post-Brexit politics and the pandemic, new realities bring fresh perspectives on the same old perennial issues. One such issue recently brought back into focus was that of inequality: Labour leader Keir Starmer in his recent...
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...
