Aug 30, 2026 | Stories
“The first thing, perhaps, is that appointing a Drought Minister is crucial…” The 1976 drought was one of the most severe Britain had ever faced. Reservoirs collapsed, rivers shrank, and by late August the National Water Council judged the situation so serious that it...
May 21, 2025 | Stories
By parents: Britain is practically alone in Europe in not having legislation banning corporal punishment in the home. Across Europe, 22 countries now have such legislation. It remains legal in Britain when used by parents “in accordance with reasonable chastisement”....
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...
May 21, 2020 | Stories
Measuring the mood of the nation: with lives and livelihoods both under threat at present, the mood of individuals has become a major topic of discussion. When it has been under focus before, economic factors have been the main driver in how people have been feeling,...
Oct 2, 2018 | Stories
“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...
