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Posted on 14 July 2016 by Nancy Kelley, Deputy Chief Executive

Class Matters

Why do so many middle class British people think they are working class? What does it mean that they feel like this?
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Tags: British Social Attitudes, class, polling, social and political attitudes, society
Posted on 03 May 2012

Mayoral elections: watch for turnout

Having just dashed off to the voting booth before work, like many fellow Londoners I’m wondering whether the mayoral outcome will be Boris or Ken; whether the smaller parties and independents will make an impression; and as an increasingly theoretical cyclist, whether the active cycling social media...
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Tags: society
Posted on 20 April 2012 by Sir John Curtice, Senior Research Fellow

Will the Government's constitutional reforms restore trust in politics?

There in one room in Portcullis House, Parliament’s ‘extension’ on the Embankment, were Ben Seyd and myself unveiling the initial British Social Attitudes 29th Report findings on the popularity of the coalition’s reform programme and its apparent potential for reversing some of the erosion of the pu...
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Tags: society
Posted on 18 April 2012

How can children stay safe online?

I’m at the House of Lords today, presenting new findings from the European Online Grooming Project. I’ve already blogged on the importance of treating at risk men so they don’t offend in the first place and the need for policy makers, ISPs, service agencies, parents and teachers to take collective r...
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Tags: society
Posted on 05 April 2012

Church or chocolate: What does Easter mean to you?

David Cameron may be 'doing God' this Easter, but what does this festival mean to you? Is it a time to attend church, or does chocolate consumption take priority? People are not as religious as they used to be and do not go to church as often even if they are. Our most recent British Social Attitude...
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Tags: society
Posted on 28 March 2012

Learning lessons from the riots

The Independent Riots Communities and Victims Panel set up to examine and understand why the August 2011 riots took place, has published its final report, and will present its recommendations to the leaders of the three main political parties. The findings are based on research conducted in communit...
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Tags: society
Posted on 12 March 2012

Helping to give survivors of sexual offences a voice

Here at NatCen Social Research we’re lucky enough to work on a whole range of fascinating and challenging research projects. Every so often a project comes along that makes an exceptional impact on you as a researcher. We’ve just released the report for one such piece of research that I led – which ...
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Tags: society
Posted on 02 March 2012

Breaking the research mould: Understanding Society delivers unprecedented insight

It’s great to see the second major release of data from Understanding Society. With scientific leadership from ISER it’s the world’s largest social science survey. Two years’ of longitudinal data are now available in the ESDS, giving researchers the first opportunity to measure change over time. My ...
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Tags: society
Posted on 24 February 2012 by Caroline Turley, Director

Government makes progress in support of people bereaved by homicide

The murder of a loved one, and the anguish and trauma that follow, is something that the vast majority of us will never have to experience. And so perhaps we don't think of the long term emotional impacts of a homicide and the practical issues families have to cope with. As a result, the support nee...
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Tags: society
Posted on 15 February 2012

Are we really heading for militant secularisation?

Prayers cannot be said as part of council meetings. ‘Militant secularisation’ is threatening society. Courts are limiting religious freedom. In recent days the debate around the place of religion in British society today has been livelier than usual. Indeed, battle lines are being drawn.British Soci...
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Tags: society