Mar 30, 2020 | Social history, Stories
As we hunker down, with most of us spending the majority of our time at home, it’s important to focus on our individual health and wellbeing. Guidance on exercising once a day is being repeated frequently. Might the current crisis spur the nation into taking more...
Mar 2, 2020 | stories archive
Hayfever afflicts over three times as many of us today as it used to do. 27% of GB adults reported suffering from pollen or hayfever allergy in 2017, compared to just 8% in 1972. The proportion grew steadily from 1972 to 17% in 2007, and then jumped significantly....
Dec 20, 2019 | Social history, Stories
The continuous consumer study TGI has asked for respondents’ opinions on a range of topics since the mid-1980s. Some of its attitude statements have remained constant; others have been added or removed to reflect changing times. The area of greatest change has been...
Sep 16, 2019 | Social history, Stories
As our schools reassemble after the long summer break, we can look at attitudes towards parents’ choice of school to send their children to. A recent study conducted in 2016 among 1,000 parents for HCSS Education found 67% agreeing that parents should have the basic...
May 2, 2018 | Brands, Stories
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,...
