Posted on 21 March 2018 by Ian Simpson, Senior Researcher Why has voter turnout recovered? Turnout reached a twenty year high of 69% in last year’s General Election. What is behind this recovery in electoral participation in Britain? Analysis of the latest British Social Attitudes (BSA) data by John Curtice and Ian Simpson offers some important clues. Read the rest of this entry Tags: politics, vote, voting, Conservatives, Labour, election, general election
Posted on 22 November 2017 by NatCen, Research NatCen Insights: Autumn Budget 2017 Today, Philip Hammond delivered his Autumn Budget. Here we use NatCen data to shed light on how the announcements are likely to be received by the public. Read the rest of this entry Tags: British Social Attitudes, NHS, alcohol, budget, general election, housing
Posted on 01 October 2017 by Sir John Curtice, Senior Research Fellow Why did Brexit not work for the Conservatives? Conservative activists gather in Manchester today with one question above all on their mind, ‘What went wrong in June?’ Read the rest of this entry Tags: Brexit, NatCen on the Election, elections, general election
Posted on 24 September 2017 by Sir John Curtice, Senior Research Fellow Who voted Labour in 2017? How far was Labour’s progress in the election founded on mobilising disenchanted voters via a left-wing message? Read the rest of this entry Tags: NatCen on the Election, elections, general election
Posted on 07 June 2017 by Kirby Swales, Director of Survey Research Centre Looking into the crystal ball – polling methods in the 2017 General Election Who would want to be a pollster? Kirby Swales looks at what lessons have been learned from the 2015 polling miss. Read the rest of this entry Tags: NatCen Panel, NatCen on the Election, general election, methodology, polling
Posted on 07 June 2017 by Curtis Jessop, Research Director How is adjusting for turnout affecting the opinion polls? Curtis Jessop sheds some light on the impact turnout weights can have on political polling. Read the rest of this entry Tags: NatCen on the Election, general election, methodology, polling
Posted on 24 May 2017 by Nancy Kelley, Deputy Chief Executive NatCen on the Election: Free childcare vs free lunches Nancy Kelley considers the research behind the Conservatives' manifesto pledges for families with young children, and the implications these policies may have. Read the rest of this entry Tags: childcare, NatCen on the Election, families, free school meals, general election
Posted on 16 May 2017 by Guy Goodwin, Chief Executive NatCen on the Election: How well off are older people? Are pensioners really as well off as economic commentators suggest? Guy Goodwin examines evidence from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing. Read the rest of this entry Tags: ageing, ELSA, English Longitudinal Study of Ageing, income and work, NatCen on the Election, general election, pension
Posted on 19 June 2015 by Kirby Swales, Director of Survey Research Centre The inquiry into polling must be bold to protect trust in statistics and democracy As the first session of the British Polling Council’s (BPC) inquiry kicks off, the whole research industry must improve its communications skills. Read the rest of this entry Tags: general election, polling
Posted on 07 May 2015 by Naomi Jones, Research Associate Challenges for the next government This really is one of the most interesting and unpredictable general elections we’ve seen for decades. Based on data from British Social Attitudes and its sister study Scottish Social Attitudes, we examine some of the headaches we think the next government will face. Read the rest of this entry Tags: British Social Attitudes, EU, Europe, NHS, Scottish Social Attitudes, coalition, election, general election, pension