Are we any happier?
It’s not easy to move the happiness needle upwards. Thirty years of societal and economic changes have raised people’s expectations, but fewer of us express strong satisfaction with our situations. Even Baby Boomers, considered by many to be a fortunate generation,...
What does the MORI Misery Index tell us about the 1990s?
“In Britain and all across Europe there seems to be a rising tide of pessimism and unhappiness” (MORI, ‘British Public Opinion’, July 1993) At a time when people’s happiness – or the lack of it – is a topic of discussion, it’s instructive to look back at previous...
TGI: how did we move from packet tea to tea bags?
The victory of a new product format: Packet Tea and Tea Bags. When making tea, we almost all routinely reach for tea bags. Some would argue that packeted variety offers the tea-drinker a better experience, and that the greater level of effort is worthwhile. Even so,...