Society Behind the Stats speaks to leading social scientists and political experts on the themes and trends that have defined social research over several decades. Together with host, Sierra Mesplie-Escott they discuss the evolving views and experiences of people across the country.
Since 1969, the National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) has been conducting research and gathering evidence to inform key policy decisions and provide valuable insights into human behaviour and attitudes. In our new podcast series, we take a closer look at British Social Attitudes data, offering an in-depth exploration of the public’s attitudes shaping society in the UK.
This podcast is hosted by Sierra Mesplie-Escott, Senior Survey Methodologist at NatCen. It was written and produced by Emileigh Spurdens and Kitty Sunnucks, and mixed by Kitty Sunnucks. Artwork from Victoria Humphrey.
This is a NatCen podcast, the National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) is a registered charity and is the largest independent and not-for-profit social research organisation in the UK. NatCen was founded in 1969 by Sir Roger Jowell and Gerald Hoinville with the aim of carrying out rigorous social policy research to improve society.
Website: https://natcen.ac.uk/
LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/company/national-centre-for-social-research
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Society Behind the Stats speaks to leading social scientists and political experts on the themes and trends that have defined social research over several decades. Together with host, Sierra Mesplie-Escott they discuss the evolving views and experiences of people across the country.
Since 1969, the National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) has been conducting research and gathering evidence to inform key policy decisions and provide valuable insights into human behaviour and attitudes. In our new podcast series, we take a closer look at British Social Attitudes data, offering an in-depth exploration of the public’s attitudes shaping society in the UK.
This podcast is hosted by Sierra Mesplie-Escott, Senior Survey Methodologist at NatCen. It was written and produced by Emileigh Spurdens and Kitty Sunnucks, and mixed by Kitty Sunnucks. Artwork from Victoria Humphrey.
This is a NatCen podcast, the National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) is a registered charity and is the largest independent and not-for-profit social research organisation in the UK. NatCen was founded in 1969 by Sir Roger Jowell and Gerald Hoinville with the aim of carrying out rigorous social policy research to improve society.
Website: https://natcen.ac.uk/
LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/company/national-centre-for-social-research
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Referencing British Social Attitudes data collected since 1983, Sierra sits down with Sir John Curtice again, to discuss the formidable challenges facing the new Labour government under Keir Starmer.
Their conversation focus' on the pessimistic mood of the nation and the record lows of trust in government, attitudes to the role of the state and how we are governed in the UK, and voter turnout in the last election, amongst other things.
This episode was recorded prior to the October budget.
For more information about the British Social Attitudes survey, see https://natcen.ac.uk/british-social-attitudes
Website: https://natcen.ac.uk/
LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/national-centre-for-social-research
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