The number of Americans reaching retirement age will be at record numbers this year, but fewer than ever will be retiring.

7 in 10 55-65-year-olds don't believe the norm of retirement at 65 will apply to them, a trend reflected across the West more broadly as the demographic…

📈Stat of the Week📈

A consumer insights survey from Center for Food Demand Analysis & Sustainability (Centre for Food Demand Analysis and Sustainability)
finds a 30-point decrease in consumers willing to try lab-grown chicken, pork and beef.

Conventional meats are also seen as healthier and tastier.…

A survey by Financial Conduct Authority finds one in seven are 'heavily burdened' by their bills', while one in nine lack any disposable income.

Rishi is hoping the pinch on the purse will ease by the time of an election, but the cost of living may not relent so soon.
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A global survey of 2,000 business executives finds two in five expect AI to bring job cuts to their firm in the next five years.

theregister.com/2024/04/06/ai_…

The next government will have the Herculean task of revitalising ailing public services and dispirited public sector employees.

A Social Workers Union survey finds almost half (44%) of social care workers have considered leaving the profession in the last 18 months.

swu-union.org.uk/2024/04/social…

'We used to be a country awash with opportunity, yet today half of our country’s university grads are able only to tread water. The era of aspiration appears to be over, and the Prime Minister has a rapidly shrinking window to change that perception before the election.'…

Ep 8 of CommsCast with Jersey Road is out! 🚨

We unpack the power of audience insights with Daniel Burke (Open Doors UK) and Andrew Hawkins (@WStoneInsight).

Learn what effective insights work can do for your charity:

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Delighted to have our very own Andrew Hawkins Andrew Hawkins on the Jersey Road PR podcast alongside Open Doors UK's Daniel Burke, unpacking the power of audience insights.

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Great event by Onward with excellent insights from Tracy Blackwell, Adam Hawksbee and Lee Rowley MP. Lots of exciting recommendations which could unlock the latent potential throughout the UK. But the Government must face up to the challenge: ‘We need things to invest in!’

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📈 Stat of the Week 📈

79% of UK manufacturers expect Labour to have a positive impact on innovation, only 5% fear a Labour government.

A survey by Ayming UK raises the question, are the Conservatives still the pro-business party?

ayming.co.uk/insights/white…

Was a privilege to be a tiny part of this for a year. Many happy memories. Lots of good work being done all over the world by this incredible group of people

Huge congrats tonight to our brave, pugnacious Whitestone Insight colleague Jacob Anderson for winning his first bout - proof we can *literally* defeat our rivals 👏👏👏👏👏👏

What explains Britain's falling birth rate?

Our Whitestone Insight polling unpicks some of the cultural and financial pressures on young women in the UK today: whitestoneinsight.com/birthgap

thetimes.co.uk/article/britai…

Daniel El-Gamry, Senior SpAd to the Secretary of State for Business and Trade and Minister for Women and Equalities, Kemi Badenoch MP

Andrew Hawkins, Founder and CEO of Whitestone Insight Andrew Hawkins

Ruby Osman , Policy Advisor at the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change

Great to be at Bright Blue Youth Futures Foundation conference yesterday on intergenerational inequality. Particularly enjoyed hearing Helena Morrissey DBE Anne Longfield David Simmonds CBE MP and Phoebe Arslanagić-Little putting family at the heart of the solution!

Childcare costs are rising and places are dwindling, as the government begins rolling out its early years childcare scheme.

A new survey from Coram Family and Childcare shows a third (34%) of councils currently offer sufficient childcare, compared to 48% just last year.…

📈Stat of the Week📈

74% of teachers considered leaving education in the last year alone

A Tes survey reveals the bleak state of the education pipeline, where almost half of trainee teachers have already considered leaving education.

tes.com/magazine/news/…

Just 9% of Americans trust driverless cars

A survey from AAA finds two-thirds of Americans fear the driverless future

Innovation can be stifled by image problems

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