Tag Archives: political attitudes

Attitudes to redistribution: does it matter where you live?

Posted on May 31, 2013 by

This is a guest post by Nick Bailey on some of the first work on the geography of attitudes to redistribution, based on his just-published paper (with four colleagues). More on this from me (Ben) over the summer too, it’s a really … Continue reading →

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The surprising truth about benefits stigma in Britain

Posted on November 26, 2012 by

This article was originally posted on the LSE Politics & Policy blog – it’s a co-written post by me, Kate Bell and Declan Gaffney, based on our new report on the stigma of claiming benefits that  came out last week. If you don’t pay … Continue reading →

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The positive and negative consequences of the welfare state

Posted on October 25, 2012 by

In a previous post, I argued that people had exaggerated the extent to which public support for the benefits system had fallen in Britain. Here, I want to look at another aspect of this that also came out recently – … Continue reading →

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The misreported death of solidarity in Britain

Posted on October 11, 2012 by

It’s rare for journalists to be waiting for social research with baited breath, pens poised and column inches left blank in anticipation. But the annual release of the ‘British Social Attitudes’ series does just that, a testament to just how … Continue reading →

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Romney’s Tirade against the Bottom Half Does Not Represent American Values

Posted on September 18, 2012 by

I was going to blog about some new education research, but that can wait. I feel compelled, instead, to write about Mitt Romney’s closed-door comments about government dependency, which were leaked by Mother Jones yesterday. Here’s what Romney told a … Continue reading →

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Why is the Romney Campaign Lying about Welfare?

Posted on September 4, 2012 by

Mudslinging and downright distortion are now an integral part of the presidential race, but one recent advertisement from the Romney campaign stands out. The ad slams Obama for allegedly changing the work requirements that were set under the 1996 welfare … Continue reading →

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Immigration and the politicisation of everyday experience

Posted on August 22, 2012 by

Where do hostile attitudes towards immigrants come from? ‘The media and politicians’ often comes the cry from those on the left, seeing the hostility as something brewed by outside forces for their own ends.  ‘People’s own experiences’ is often the … Continue reading →

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Where do we go from here?

Posted on July 10, 2012 by

In this final report on the Attitudes to Wealth and Economic Inequality in the UK event run by Cumberland Lodge, Charlotte Cavaille asks ‘where do we go from here on attitudes to redistribution?’  From the two previous posts, the following picture emerges: the UK has become … Continue reading →

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Harshness or stability in attitudes to redistribution?

Posted on July 3, 2012 by

In the previous post from Charlotte Cavaille based on the Attitudes to Wealth and Economic Inequality in the UK event run by Cumberland Lodge, she examined how the “middle” had faired during a time of continuous increase in the income gap between the bottom and … Continue reading →

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Perceived fraud in the benefits system

Posted on June 12, 2012 by

It’s impossible to understand political attitudes towards the benefits system without thinking about ‘deservingness’ – that is, whether claimants are seen to be deserving. (Regular readers will know this is one of my abiding interests). This week I want to … Continue reading →

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