Mark Easton
Senior Fellow
Mark Easton joined the National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) in 2025 as a Senior Fellow. Before joining NatCen, he was the Home Editor for BBC News, broadcasting on national television and radio.
His writing and presenting credits include The Happiness Formula on BBC Two in 2006 and The Crime of Our Lives for BBC Radio 4 in 2007. Mark's first book, Britain etc., was published in 2012. His second book Islands: Searching for truth on the shoreline was published in October 2022. In previous roles, he has been the social affairs editor at Channel 4 News and political editor at Channel 5 News.