Just over half of the British public now think the monarchy is ‘very’ or ‘quite’ important. That’s according to new data published by the British Social Attitudes survey which suggests that support for the monarchy has been in decline over the last decade. John and Rachel discuss why this is happening. Hosts: Professor John Curtice and Rachel Wolf To find out more about Tortoise: - Download the Tortoise app - for a listening experience curated by our journalists - Subscribe to To...
May 02, 2024•37 min•Season 2Ep. 16
Nearly two-thirds of under 35s have used a dating app or online service to meet a partner. That’s according to an exclusive poll for Trendy. However, opinion is split about whether online dating is a positive or negative experience. How has how we find a partner changed and what does it mean for long term relationships? Hosts: Professor John Curtice and Rachel Wolf Guest: Rebecca Moore, Producer To find out more about Tortoise: - Download the Tortoise app - for a listening experience...
Apr 25, 2024•39 min•Season 2Ep. 15
Forty years ago London was in decline. Now it’s a global megacity with a growing population and a large economy, but it’s quite socially conservative. How does that shape the politics of the capital and who governs it? Click here to book your tickets for Trendy Live at 6.30pm on Wednesday 8th May: https://www.tortoisemedia.com/thinkin/trendy-live-show-local-election-special/ Hosts: Professor John Curtice and Rachel Wolf Guest: Professor Tony Travers, director of LSE London To find out more...
Apr 18, 2024•36 min•Season 2Ep. 14
Voters in England and Wales will elect councillors, mayors, London Assembly members and police and crime commissioners. What’s at stake? Is local democracy in Britain in good shape? And what can these elections tell us about the general election? Hosts: Professor John Curtice and Rachel Wolf To find out more about Tortoise: - Download the Tortoise app - for a listening experience curated by our journalists - Subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and exclusive content - Become...
Apr 11, 2024•39 min•Season 2Ep. 13
A new survey suggests the public’s satisfaction with the NHS is at a record low. What can the next government do to fix this? John and Rachel are joined by Julian le Grand, former senior policy advisor to Tony Blair specialising in health, who argues it’s time to bring back what he describes as "targets and terror" to the NHS. Guest: Julian le Grand, former senior policy advisor to Tony Blair specialising in health Hosts: Professor John Curtice and Rachel Wolf To find out more about Tortois...
Mar 28, 2024•41 min•Season 2Ep. 12
There’s feverish speculation about the timing of the next election, so in this episode Rachel and John look at how campaigns have changed with the help of Kate Dommett, professor of digital politics at Sheffield University. Guest: Kate Dommett, professor of digital politics at The University of Sheffield Hosts: Professor John Curtice and Rachel Wolf To find out more about Tortoise: - Download the Tortoise app - for a listening experience curated by our journalists - Subscribe to Tortoise+ on App...
Mar 21, 2024•39 min•Season 2Ep. 11
The state of public finances is dire: government debt is high and so too are taxes. How did we get into this mess and what choices does the next government have? To find out more about Tortoise: - Download the Tortoise app - for a listening experience curated by our journalists - Subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and exclusive content - Become a member and get access to all of Tortoise's premium audio offerings and more If you want to get in touch with us directly about a...
Mar 14, 2024•44 min•Season 2Ep. 10
Four years on from the start of the pandemic we’re still living with the consequences. In this episode, John Curtice and Rachel Wolf discuss Covid’s legacy. What has it done to the size of the state, public services and the world of work? To find out more about Tortoise: - Download the Tortoise app - for a listening experience curated by our journalists - Subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and exclusive content - Become a member and get access to all of Tortoise's premium ...
Mar 07, 2024•33 min•Season 2Ep. 9
The US presidential election is shaping up to be a repeat of 2020: Joe Biden vs Donald Trump. How does America choose its candidates and what’s likely to happen in November’s election? To find out more about Tortoise: - Download the Tortoise app - for a listening experience curated by our journalists - Subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and exclusive content - Become a member and get access to all of Tortoise's premium audio offerings and more If you want to get in touch w...
Feb 29, 2024•33 min•Season 2Ep. 8
What do you do all day? Data suggests the average time people spend on leisure has decreased since the 1980s. John and Rachel explain what’s going on and what they spend their time doing. Email: [email protected] Hosts: Professor John Curtice and Rachel Wolf To find out more about Tortoise: Download the Tortoise app - for a listening experience curated by our journalists Subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and ad-free content Become a member and get access to ...
Feb 22, 2024•36 min•Season 2Ep. 7
One of the biggest policy challenges Britain faces right now is its housing crisis. How did we get into such a mess and how do we get out of it? John Curtice and Rachel Wolf are joined by Dr Tim Leunig who advised three secretaries of state on housing policy. If you want to hear more from Tortoise on housing, listen to Making sense of social housing. Email: [email protected] Hosts: John Curtice and Rachel Wolf To find out more about Tortoise: Download the Tortoise app - ...
Feb 15, 2024•31 min•Season 2Ep. 6
The number of university graduates has never been higher, but what does that mean for social mobility? Has it stalled and if so, what does that reveal about inequality? Email: [email protected] Hosts: John Curtice and Rachel Wolf Executive producer: Jasper Corbett To find out more about Tortoise: Download the Tortoise app - for a listening experience curated by our journalists Subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and ad-free content Become a member and get access to a...
Feb 08, 2024•38 min•Season 2Ep. 5
Across Europe the radical right is making progress and winning elections. To understand why, Rachel and John speak to Professor Sara Hobolt from the London School of Economics. Email: [email protected] Hosts: John Curtice and Rachel Wolf Producer: Lewis Vickers Executive producer: Jasper Corbett To find out more about Tortoise: Download the Tortoise app - for a listening experience curated by our journalists Subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and ad-free content Bec...
Feb 05, 2024•36 min•Season 2Ep. 4
Across the western world birth rates are declining. Why aren’t we having as many children as we used to? Is there still a link between marriage and having children? And what can policy makers be doing about the falling birth rate? Email: [email protected] Hosts: John Curtice and Rachel Wolf Producer: Rebecca Moore Executive producer: Jasper Corbett To find out more about Tortoise: Download the Tortoise app - for a listening experience curated by our journalists Subscribe...
Jan 25, 2024•41 min•Season 2Ep. 3
A quarter of all government spending goes on welfare, including pensions, housing and incapacity benefit. What challenges does the next government face when it comes to welfare? Email: [email protected] Guest: Robert De Vries, senior lecturer in sociology and social policy at the University of Kent Hosts: John Curtice and Rachel Wolf To find out more about Tortoise: Download the Tortoise app - for a listening experience curated by our journalists Subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts f...
Jan 18, 2024•43 min•Season 2Ep. 2
If the opinion polls are right the Conservatives could face one of their worst electoral defeats in their history in the upcoming general election. Can anything change that? To find out more about Tortoise: Download the Tortoise app - for a listening experience curated by our journalists Subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and ad-free content Become a member and get access to all of Tortoise's premium audio offerings and more If you want to get in touch with us ...
Jan 12, 2024•45 min•Season 2Ep. 1
Two thirds of us never go to a place of worship. Support for organised religion in the UK is in steep decline among most groups in the UK. Yet most of us will celebrate Christmas in a few weeks. So what’s going on? John Curtice and Rachel Wolf discuss whether the UK is now a secular country and the role that faith still plays when it comes to certain policies, for instance education. To find out more about Tortoise: Download the Tortoise app - for a listening experience curated by ou...
Dec 07, 2023•40 min•Season 1Ep. 12
Jeremy Hunt announced £20bn in personal and business tax cuts in his recent Autumn Statement. But to pay for that schools, hospitals and other public services won’t be protected from the rising cost of inflation. On top of that, forecasters predict economic growth will be weak and inflation will remain high over the next few years. So what choices do taxpayers face and what might greet a new government next year when it comes to tax and spend? John Curtice and Rachel Wolf are joined by Torsten B...
Nov 30, 2023•39 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Polls suggest both US president Joe Biden and Rishi Sunak face an uphill battle to win votes in upcoming national elections. John Curtice and Rachel Wolf are joined by US polling expert, Professor Christopher Carman to discuss whether Biden and Sunak could be defeated for the same reasons? For the premium Tortoise listening experience, curated by our journalists, download the free Tortoise audio app . For early and ad-free access, subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts. If you’d li...
Nov 23, 2023•39 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Britain spends nearly £50 billion a year on defence. Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, there were renewed calls for an increase to defence spending. Would voters support this? Rachel Wolf and John Curtice discuss how voters view the armed forces and the changing nature of Remembrance in Britain. For the premium Tortoise listening experience, curated by our journalists, download the free Tortoise audio app . For early and ad-free access, subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts. If yo...
Nov 16, 2023•30 min•Season 1Ep. 9
The King’s Speech had 21 pieces of legislation including proposals for toughening sentencing laws, a gradual ban on selling cigarettes and annual licences for oil and gas exploration in the North Sea. But will any of it matter? John Curtice and Rachel Wolf discuss whether it will help the Conservatives to narrow the gap with Labour who have enjoyed a 20 point poll lead for more than a year. The must-listen show about key trends and forces shaping public opinion with Sir J...
Nov 09, 2023•34 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Be wary of a politician who promises to get net migration down to the tens of thousands. Several have tried in recent years, but none has succeeded. Net migration - in part thanks to one off events like the war in Ukraine and the crackdown in Hong Kong, and in spite of Brexit - is now at a record high. John Curtice and Rachel Wolf talk to Madeleine Sumption who runs the Migration Observatory at Oxford University to find out why this is the case and they explore how our attitudes toward immigrati...
Nov 02, 2023•41 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Two-thirds of prisons in England and Wales are officially overcrowded. How did that happen and what do people think about punishments for criminals? Trendy is the must-listen show about key trends and forces shaping public opinion with Sir John Curtice and Rachel Wolf. For the premium Tortoise listening experience, curated by our journalists, download the free Tortoise audio app . For early and ad-free access, subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts. If you’d like to further support slow journa...
Oct 26, 2023•30 min•Season 1Ep. 6
What do the numbers tell us about the UK’s past relationship with the EU; what do we think about Brexit now and is it still an issue which is driving voter intention? Trendy is the must-listen show about key trends and forces shaping public opinion with Sir John Curtice and Rachel Wolf. For the premium Tortoise listening experience, curated by our journalists, download the free Tortoise audio app . For early and ad-free access, subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts. If you’d like to further s...
Oct 19, 2023•36 min•Season 1Ep. 5
The UK has seen a huge increase in the number of young people going to university in recent years. Rachel Wolf and Sir John Curtice examine who goes, how we should pay for it and whether having more graduates has changed us as a society. John also predicts the date of the next election. Trendy is the must-listen show about key trends and forces shaping public opinion. For the premium Tortoise listening experience, curated by our journalists, download the free Tortoise audio app . For early and a...
Oct 12, 2023•40 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Labour is enjoying a poll lead of around 17 per cent. But how strong is that lead and what do the numbers suggest when it comes to Keir Starmer’s leadership? And how has the turmoil in the SNP following the resignation of Nicola Sturgeon as First Minister earlier this year altered the electoral landscape in Scotland? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Oct 05, 2023•30 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Why is Rishi Sunak giving the go ahead to drill the UK’s biggest untapped oil field in the North Sea and rowing back on net zero commitments? And as the main parties hold their annual conferences, who belongs to a political party these days and what impact do the members have on our politics? Trendy is the must-listen show about key trends and forces shaping public opinion with Sir John Curtice and Rachel Wolf. For the premium Tortoise listening experience, curated by our journalists, download t...
Sep 28, 2023•36 min•Season 1Ep. 2
For forty years the British Social Attitudes survey has provided the most comprehensive insight into who we are and what we think. Sir John Curtice and Rachel Wolf make sense of what it tells us about ourselves. Trendy is the must-listen show about key trends and forces shaping public opinion. For the premium Tortoise listening experience, curated by our journalists, download the free Tortoise audio app . For early and ad-free access, subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts. If you’d like...
Sep 21, 2023•33 min•Season 1Ep. 1
Welcome to Trendy, the new weekly show from Tortoise. Britain’s top pollster, Sir John Curtice, and former Downing Street advisor, Rachel Wolf, explore the key political, social and economic trends that help shape what voters think and what politicians do. New episodes drop every Thursday. Follow the feed today to not miss an episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
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