Press releases
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March 2019
British public unhappy about Brexit negotiations, with Leavers and Remainers equally critical
New data from the National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) reveals significant shifts in attitudes to the government’s handling of the Brexit negotiation process. Only 7% of Brits think that the UK government has been handling the negotiations well. 80% of Leave voters and 85% of Remain voters believe the government is handling Britain’s exit badly.
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September 2018
New 'Poll of Polls' tracker shows 52% Remain and 48% Leave
A new Poll of Polls on how people might vote in a second EU referendum is launched today by The National Centre for Social Research on its whatukthinks.org/eu website. It reveals that at present 52% of Brits currently want to remain in the European Union, with 48% backing Leave.
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June 2018
Has Brexit Changed Attitudes Towards Scottish Independence?
More Scots think independence would improve the country’s economy and make Scotland a more significant global actor than did at the time of the 2014 Independence referendum - but the EU referendum has not brought about an increase in support for independence.
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March 2018
Interest in politics across generations at an all-time high
The British public is more interested in politics than at any time since 1991, reveals a previewed chapter in the new British Social Attitudes (BSA) survey, authored by Sir John Curtice.
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February 2018
Britain increasingly in favour of free trade
Britons are increasingly embracing free trade and becoming less supportive of protectionism, new research from the National Centre for Social Research reveals.