34 episodes
Trendy Tortoise
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4.5 • 91 Ratings
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Welcome to Trendy, the new weekly show from Tortoise.
Britain’s top pollster, Sir John Curtice, and former Downing Street advisor, Rachel Wolf, explore the key political, social and economic trends that help shape what voters think and what politicians do.
New episodes drop every Thursday.
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What does Gen Z think?
Gen Z - people born between 1997 and 2012 - are the post Brexit, post financial crisis, post austerity generation. They are better educated than their predecessors, but face higher levels of debt and higher housing costs. For many this will be the first time they get a chance to vote in a general election. So what do they think and what could that mean for policy makers?
Hosts: Professor John Curtice and Rachel Wolf
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Was school better in your day?
John and Rachel discuss how schooling has changed from the 1960s until now. Who goes to school? Who runs them? And are school-leavers better at maths now than their predecessors?
Hosts: Professor John Curtice and Rachel Wolf
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Was school better in your day?
John and Rachel discuss how schooling has changed from the 1960s until now. Who goes to school? Who runs them? And are school-leavers better at maths now than their predecessors?
Hosts: Professor John Curtice and Rachel Wolf
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Trendy Live: The fallout from the local elections
John Curtice and Rachel Wolf discuss the fallout from the local elections results and work out what this could mean for the major parties in a the general election.
Hosts: Professor John Curtice and Rachel Wolf
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King and Country
Just over half of the British public now think the monarchy is ‘very’ or ‘quite’ important. That’s according to new data published by the British Social Attitudes survey which suggests that support for the monarchy has been in decline over the last decade. John and Rachel discuss why this is happening.
Click here to book your tickets for Trendy Live at 6.30pm on Wednesday 8th May:
https://www.tortoisemedia.com/thinkin/trendy-live-show-local-election-special/
Hosts: Professor John Curtice and Rachel Wolf
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Dating, love and marriage
Nearly two-thirds of under 35s have used a dating app or online service to meet a partner. That’s according to an exclusive poll for Trendy. However, opinion is split about whether online dating is a positive or negative experience. How has how we find a partner changed and what does it mean for long term relationships?
Click here to book your tickets for Trendy Live at 6.30pm on Wednesday 8th May: https://www.tortoisemedia.com/thinkin/trendy-live-show-local-election-special/
Hosts: Professor John Curtice and Rachel Wolf
Guest: Rebecca Moore, Producer
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Customer Reviews
Great but NHS episode was shaky
First this is a very good pod and has had some great guests.
Loses a star after NHS episode. I have working knowledge of both primary care and economics. The idea that patients can shop around is - frankly - laughable. Also if you buy a dodgy car and it breaks down you don’t go back to the same garage. What do you do if your heart operation doesn’t work???
There is no evidence that ‘choice’ improved performance at all. Was likely just increased funding.
Worrying that a professor didn’t understand need for evidence, peer review and challenge, and his own bias.
Central command combined with operational autonomy is how the army works - probably the best model for the NHS.
Really enjoyed the episode on housing
And your guest was excitedly awesome
Lots of clear concise facts
Insightful and very educational.
The podcast will help to understand the the welfare challenges to society as we have increasing demands.