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Utilising GUS to understand the impact of primary-secondary school transitions
Postgraduate researcher Calum MacGillivray outlines why he plans to utilise GUS datasets as part of his PhD project.
Will Reform, Labour or the Conservatives inspire 'Left-Behind Patriots' to vote?
Our research into the British voter opinion landscape has identified a patriotic group with great distance from party politics.
'Middle Britons' votes will be highly influential
We examine the voter opinion profile of 'Middle Britons' and the role they play in the 2024 General Election.
Challenges facing the next government
Sir John Curtice outlines some of the challenges facing the next government, based on analysis from our latest British Social Attitudes survey.
Middle Britons
This is the closest of all six voter types to being the ‘typical’ British voter.
Well-off Traditionalists
These are a highly politically engaged and predominantly Conservative group of voters, with views that align closely with traditional values.
Apolitical Centrists
These are by far the least politically engaged of all voter groups. They don’t follow the news closely and don’t support any particular party.
Left-Behind Patriots
The Left-Behind Patriots are markedly left-wing on economic issues but are decidedly conservative and nationalist in their social outlook.
Affiliation with Party Politics
In this blog, we explain how party politics and attitudes to key policy themes factor in our classification of British voters.