


Sir Robert Worcester
We are deeply saddened to hear of the death of Sir Robert Worcester on 5th September 2025 Bob was a hugely influential figure in market research and did much to advance and protect the research and opinion polling industry in the UK and internationally. He was a...
Should cannabis be legalised?
Over the years, there have been calls for cannabis to be legalised or at least downgraded in its classification from the current Class B to Class C (the least harmful). By contrast, there have also been demands, especially recently, that its classification be upgraded...
Thirty insights from thirty years in qualitative research
Lucy Banister Lucy Banister started as a qualitative researcher in 1995, having come from an ad agency background. Her first job was at qual company Davies Riley-Smith Maclay where she was trained by the legendary Prosper Riley-Smith. She joined in 1995 and then in...