The Challenges of Inequality

The Challenges of Inequality

While we live in an era dominated by post-Brexit politics and the pandemic, new realities bring fresh perspectives on the same old perennial issues. One such issue recently brought back into focus was that of inequality: Labour leader Keir Starmer in his recent...
How are we feeling?

How are we feeling?

Measuring the mood of the nation: with lives and livelihoods both under threat at present, the mood of individuals has become a major topic of discussion.  When it has been under focus before, economic factors have been the main driver in how people have been feeling,...
Tracking the mood of the 1990s: the MORI Misery Index

Tracking the mood of the 1990s: the MORI Misery Index

“In Britain and all across Europe there seems to be a rising tide of pessimism and unhappiness” (MORI, ‘British Public Opinion’, July 1993) At a time when people’s happiness – or the lack of it – is a topic of discussion, it’s instructive to look back at previous...
Sexual harassment – not new news

Sexual harassment – not new news

1992’s workforce knew very well what constituted sexual harassment.  What was tolerated then is unacceptable now. Inappropriate behaviour in some high-profile environments is headline news today, but it has long been a matter for concern.  25 years ago in 1992, the...