Ipso Mori state of the nation report 2013 examined public attitudes towards the economy and indicated a growing optimism in relation to last year. Ipsos MORI carried out 2,515 interviews online with British adults aged 16-75. Fieldwork took place between 23-27 November 2012.
http://www.ipsos-mori.com/researchpublications/researcharchive/3111/State-of-the-Nation-2013.aspx
Other topics include brutishness & national identity.
For older materials on UK poverty a good site to revisit is Hidden Lives http://www.hiddenlives.org.uk/
Virtual archives for children cared for by the Children’s Society (and it predecessors) from 1881-1980. It contains photographs, case files and publications relating to the poorest children. As well as online tracing materials, biographies for further reading.
The Birmingham children’s homes project forms part of the connecting histories website. It has an online exhibition and bibliography relating to poor children in Birmingham. http://www.connectinghistories.org.uk/childrenshomes.asp
The workhouse website by Peter Higginbotham has a wealth of links and resources relating to the poor, poor law and workhouses. These include family history tracing aids. http://www.workhouses.org.uk/
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