Society

The seemingly harmless Danish 'hygge' trend is now damaging our health, such is the way in which the British have interpreted it. It has been mistranslated as the 'easy life' and is often used as a justification for being a bit lazy.

Understanding Britain today and what that means for institutions like the BBC.

Unemployment remains the top issue around the world — but in Britain, healthcare and terrorism lead as biggest worries. Seven in ten Britons think the country is on the wrong track – the worst it has been since 2013.

Gapminder commissioned Ipsos to carry out a survey in 12 countries about a range of issues.

Seven in ten Britons think the country is on the wrong track – the worst it has been since 2013.

These are the main findings of research conducted by Ipsos for The Sutton Trust.

New research by Ipsos in partnership with Neil Gaught & Associates and Forster Communications highlights the public’s strong belief that the current way of doing business isn’t working and their desire to see business to do more to make a positive difference.

Ben Marshall blogs for Inside Housing and looks at whether housing is now set to move up the agenda

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