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The Rise of the Non-Denoms
We’re losing our religion. But not in the way you might think.
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Tom Johnson
Trust never sleeps
Trust is low. But that isn’t new, and probably won’t change.
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Tom Johnson
Political Certainty
Our politics has been moving faster than our trains. Is it about to slow down?
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Where's the beef?
The proportion of people in the UK who follow plant-based or vegetarian diets is unchanging.
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Tom Johnson
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The Generation Gain
Millennials are the first generational cohort to get bigger as they age. Why?
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Tom Johnson
Home on the wane
An Englishman's home is his castle. But for how long?
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Tom Johnson
Ageing and Tonic
Most trends in alcohol consumption are moving very slowly. Some aren't.
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Back to the Future
It can take a long time for tech to change us. Old habits die hard.
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Slow Futures
Slow Futures
The future contains two things: stuff that's different to today and stuff that's the same. We pay a lot of attention to the former and not enough to the latter. This newsletter is a small attempt, using very boring charts, to redress that balance.
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