Podcast

Public Opinion and Challenges for the Labour Government

Sierra is joined by Sir John Curtice to discuss low trust in government, attitudes towards the state and voter turnout in the last election.
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  • Publishing date:
    5 December 2024

Referencing British Social Attitudes data collected since 1983, Sierra sits down with Sir John Curtice again, to discuss the formidable challenges facing the new Labour government under Keir Starmer. Their conversation focus' on the pessimistic mood of the nation and the record lows of trust in government, attitudes to the role of the state and how we are governed in the UK, and voter turnout in the last election, amongst other things. This episode was recorded prior to the October budget. 

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

Our host

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

Our guest

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.