Jul 25, 2024 | Politics and government policy, Stories
When Emmanuel Macron announced the snap election back in June, IOC President Thomas Bach and Paris 2024 organisers said that political upheaval in France won’t affect the Olympics. This seems unlikely; even before the French election was announced, world...
Jun 11, 2024 | Events, News
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE VIDEO OF THE EVENT SESSIONS L-r: Jim Whaley, David Tross, James Endersby, Kelly Beaver, Richard Asquith Photos: Jane Bain Event write-up by Paul Edwards The 9th June was International Archives Day (who knew there was such a thing?). But...
Jun 11, 2024 | Social history, Stories
Vinyl is cool again. Long-playing records, or LPs, have become a measure of the British economy’s health. In March 2024 the Office for National Statistics (ONS) announced that vinyl would again become one of the 700+ items used in its calculation of inflation. Vinyl...
May 9, 2024 | Social history, 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...
Apr 23, 2024 | Trustee board
The Archive of Market and Social Research is pleased to announce the appointment of Jim Whaley, CEO of global market insights company OvationMR, to its Trustee Board from 1 May 2024. Jim believes that an important aim for Ovation’s interests in the UK is to be part...
