Podcast

The Climate of Public Opinion

Our host, Sierra Mesplie-Escott, introduces our series on the British Social Attitudes survey, speaking with Sir John Curtice and Curtis Jessop.
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  • Publishing date:
    14 November 2024

In this first episode of Society Behind the Stats, our host, Sierra Mesplie-Escott, is joined by Sir John Curtice, Senior Research Fellow at the National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) and expert on voting behaviour, and Curtis Jessop, Director of Attitudinal Surveys at NatCen, to introduce NaCen's eminent British Social Attitudes survey. They discuss the history of the survey, why it was established, and the reasons it is a critical gauge of public opinion in the UK.

For more information about the British Social Attitudes survey, see https://natcen.ac.uk/british-social-attitudes

Our host

Sierra Mesplie Cowan
Sierra Mesplie-Escott, Senior Survey Methodologist at NatCen.

Our guests 

John Curtice
Professor Sir John Curtice, Senior Research Fellow at 
NatCen and the UK in a Changing Europe, 
and professor of politics at the University of Strathclyde.
Curtis Jessop
Curtis Jessop, Director of Attitudinal Surveys at NatCen