Financing the BBC: always a contentious issue

Financing the BBC: always a contentious issue

Alternative funding methods for the BBC have been discussed for years. Back in the 1980s, many viewers considered advertising an acceptable option. A collection of papers from the BBC, recently added to the Archive of Market and Social Research, suggests that over 30...
Football watchers have become a better reflection of society

Football watchers have become a better reflection of society

Almost 30 years on from the launch of the Premier League in English football, we’ve seen huge changes to the game at the elite level in particular, driven by revenues flowing in from TV rights.  The sport’s authorities will be happy that interest in the game has grown...
Census sensibility

Census sensibility

With the census in England & Wales recently completed and having generated a number of controversies in its development and execution, it is worth bearing in mind that such debate and dispute is nothing new, nor is it confined to Britain. Typically, controversy...
Lessons in Labour Leadership

Lessons in Labour Leadership

With the 2020 Labour leadership contest reaching towards its climax in April, what lessons are there from the past? The AMSR | Archive of Market and Social Research has polling results from previous contests which are instructive: After James Callaghan stepped down in...