Pro-independence MSPs now make up 57% of the parliament.
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Our survey has highlighted shifts in the nature of drug use in England, the types of drugs adults take and their dependence on these drugs.
A large-scale survey has charted social attitudes and views and constitutional preference since Scotland got its own parliament.
The survey also found that a quarter of young people aged 16 to 24 had an axiety disorder or depression
The public isn’t enthusiastic about increasing disability benefit spending – but they’re by no means in favour of cuts either.
Voters are now split on social identity. This new division, combined with distrust in established parties, is proving fertile ground for challenger parties.
Now that almost all votes have been counted it’s clear how close this race really was.
Listen to the fifth and final episode of Know Your Place: what happened to class in British politics from The Conversation Documentaries podcast.
More people in modern Britain identify as working class than middle class.
The first episode of Know Your Place: what happened to class in British politics from The Conversation Documentaries podcast.
Navigating the 21st-century electoral map is not straightforward for political parties and the politicians asking for people’s votes.
More than half of people now support electoral reform.
The pandemic has not proved a ‘turning point in history’ - attitudes towards austerity and welfare had changed significantly before the crisis.
Even as the news market transforms, BBC News is still the dominant force. Why?
From April 2017, payments to adult mental health services in the UK must be linked to outcomes. But it’s a bad idea.
Nottingham City Council are in trouble over a series of anti-begging posters – it’s important to know if their claims stack up.
The polling industry struggled to predict the last British election, and referendums are even harder.
New research finds clubs can help close the education gap and improve children’s social skills.
Survey shows voters want change in the EU but that economic uncertainty may well lead them to vote to remain.
New survey information puts paid to ‘shy Tories’ theory.
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Researcher, children and young people, National Centre for Social Research
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Co-Director of the Centre for Evaluation, National Centre for Social Research
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Research Director in Communities, Work and Income, National Centre for Social Research
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Former Director, National Centre for Social Research
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Senior Researcher, National Centre for Social Research
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Research Director, National Centre for Social Research
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Senior Researcher, National Centre for Social Research
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Head of Children, Families & Work, Policy Research Centre, National Centre for Social Research
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Deputy Chief Executive, National Centre for Social Research
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Professor of Politics, University of Strathclyde and Senior Research Fellow, National Centre for Social Research
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Director of Survey Research Centre, National Centre for Social Research
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Researcher, National Centre for Social Research
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Research Director, National Centre for Social Research
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Senior Researcher, Crime & Justice, National Centre for Social Research
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Director of Crime and Justice, National Centre for Social Research