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 experience of people across the country.

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.

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In this first episode of Society Behind the Stats Sierra is joined by Sir John Curtice, Senior Research Fellow at the National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) and expert on voting behaviour, and Curtis Jessop, Director of Attitudinal Surveys at NatCen, to introduce NaCen's eminent British Social Attitudes survey. They discuss the history of the survey, why it was established, and the reasons it is a critical gauge of public opinion in the UK.

For more information about the British Social Attitudes survey, see https://natcen.ac.uk/british-social-attitudes

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Britain had experienced unprecedented levels of change and disruption since the last General Election in 2019. In the 41st report, published in June 2024, we explored the impacts of the UK's withdrawal from the European Union, a global pandemic, the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine war, and the cost of living crisis on social and political attitudes.

In this episode, host Sierra Mesplie-Escott discusses some of these key trends with Natalie Maplethorpe and Elizabeth Clery.

For more information about the British Social Attitudes survey, see https://natcen.ac.uk/british-social-attitudes

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British Social Attitudes has been collecting data on attitudes to assisted dying since 1983. In this epsiode, Sierra Mesplie-Escott sits down with Natasha Fox, Public Affairs Manager at NatCen and Andrew Copson, Chief Executive at the Humanists UK, to discuss the BSA data around topical issues of assisted dying and religious belonging.

This episode was recorded in October 2024, before the full text of the Private Member's Bill was published.

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