BritainThinks study cited in new textbook
BritainThinks' "Speaking Middle English" study on the 7 in 10 Britons who self-define as "Middle Class" features prominently in a new educational text book from Independence Educational Publishers.
Class and Social Mobility, published this month, is part of a series of books which are used in a wide variety of courses including GCSE, A-level and further education courses.
Click here to see Class and Social Mobility.
Click here to read our "Speaking Middle English" report.
Political Engagement Poll: Coverage and Results
"Stick to your guns, Fabiana" - Fabiana Magazine
"Also in this issue, Deborah Mattinson explains why we need Fabiana, and why we need women driving a strong, progressive agenda."
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Deborah's New Year advice for Ed Miliband - The Observer
Deborah Mattinson
Director of polling group BritainThinks
Ed’s challenge is to show voters the leader he can become – and win back trust on the economy. He was right about the ‘squeezed middle’: now fearful for their jobs and anxious as prices escalate, they will become more ready to listen. Keeping that focus will be vital.
Vital too, is reassurance on Labour’s fiscal prudence – or voters will continue to question his plans: “Where is the money coming from?” Ed must make the business case as well as the moral case. His detractors hooted with derision at “letting Ed be Ed” – yet in a world where authenticity is all, it’s the only possible leadership strategy. And it might just work. The real Ed is smart, brave, witty, warm and charismatic. Remember the Ed who stole the show at Labour’s 2008 Spring Conference? Please can we have him back? Voters need to see that verve in 2012.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2011/dec/31/ed-miliband-labour-challenge
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