Society

Expectations for the country and individual behaviours after the pandemic remain largely the same but fewer expect the economy and British society to be impacted by the pandemic

As 16% say they have already been affected by the energy crisis, only a third of Britons expect the Government to take the steps needed to help

How COVID-19 has changed the overall health of people? In what areas did their health decline or remain stable? To what extent did people experience new health problems or worsen pre-existing conditions? What proportion of individuals gave up treatment or care during the pandemic? For what reasons? Was this absence of treatments or visits compensated by a greater use of telemedicine and digital applications?

A major study of London and Paris suggests that predictions of the ‘death of the city’ due to the COVID-19 crisis may be wide of the mark.

Featured topics include obesity, sustainability, populism, youth skills and the Tokyo Olympics. We also take a closer look at the latest research from Russia and Africa.

“System Is Broken” Index highly correlated with outcomes-based metrics indicative of social progress

Laura Thomas and Jenny Brooks look at data from a 2020 survey conducted for the Care Quality Commission to understand the inpatient experience of those with Alzheimer’s or dementia during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Social media influencers, reality TV stars and politicians are deemed bad role models in Ipsos's new poll

In this piece we provide a deep dive into good practice for the language used when referring to groups of people and outline some important principles to consider when it comes to speaking about and representing diverse communities.