Steve Pickering
@stevepickering.bsky.social
University of Amsterdam political scientist 'with too much time on his hands' - The Times. Hon. Professor, Brunel. Editor, Political Studies Review. Prev: 神戸大学.
Honoured to see our UK-Japan TrustTracker.org research cited in the House of Lords report "Is working from home working?"
committees.parliament.uk/committee/77...
The inequalities in who can work from home matter just as much as productivity debates.
committees.parliament.uk/committee/77...
The inequalities in who can work from home matter just as much as productivity debates.
November 13, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Honoured to see our UK-Japan TrustTracker.org research cited in the House of Lords report "Is working from home working?"
committees.parliament.uk/committee/77...
The inequalities in who can work from home matter just as much as productivity debates.
committees.parliament.uk/committee/77...
The inequalities in who can work from home matter just as much as productivity debates.
This is an interesting thought, but the two fill different purposes. Our YouGov research based on over 11,000 people finds that trust levels in the BBC are driven by voting patterns in a way that trust in newspapers is not. There's no Con/Lab difference in trust in papers, but there is in the BBC.
November 10, 2025 at 10:14 AM
This is an interesting thought, but the two fill different purposes. Our YouGov research based on over 11,000 people finds that trust levels in the BBC are driven by voting patterns in a way that trust in newspapers is not. There's no Con/Lab difference in trust in papers, but there is in the BBC.
Similar, but not as pronounced. Here's trust in traditional news, such as newspapers. No Lab/Con divide at all. We ran the same surveys in Japan, swapping out BBC with NHK. No partisan differences at all. Both within the UK, and compared to other public service broadcasters, the BBC has a problem.
November 9, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Similar, but not as pronounced. Here's trust in traditional news, such as newspapers. No Lab/Con divide at all. We ran the same surveys in Japan, swapping out BBC with NHK. No partisan differences at all. Both within the UK, and compared to other public service broadcasters, the BBC has a problem.
They also need to overcome the partisan gulf of trust facing them, revealed in our surveys of over 11,000 people.
www.trusttracker.org/pb_main.php?...
www.trusttracker.org/pb_main.php?...
November 9, 2025 at 10:07 PM
They also need to overcome the partisan gulf of trust facing them, revealed in our surveys of over 11,000 people.
www.trusttracker.org/pb_main.php?...
www.trusttracker.org/pb_main.php?...
The BBC really is facing some trust issues, as our surveys of over 11,000 people reveal.
www.trusttracker.org/pb_main.php?...
www.trusttracker.org/pb_main.php?...
November 9, 2025 at 10:04 PM
The BBC really is facing some trust issues, as our surveys of over 11,000 people reveal.
www.trusttracker.org/pb_main.php?...
www.trusttracker.org/pb_main.php?...
The BBC once again finds itself making news, rather than breaking news. As my colleagues and I find, based on surveying over 11,000 people, one part of British society trusts the BBC a lot more than another. There's a clear partisan and left-right divide in trust for the BBC.
November 9, 2025 at 7:47 PM
The BBC once again finds itself making news, rather than breaking news. As my colleagues and I find, based on surveying over 11,000 people, one part of British society trusts the BBC a lot more than another. There's a clear partisan and left-right divide in trust for the BBC.
Would you trust politicians to use AI to help them with their work? What about a robot making decisions for them?
My colleagues Martin Ejnar Hansen, Yosuke Sunahara and I find out in Parliamentary Affairs!
doi.org/10.1093/pa/g...
@hansardsociety.bsky.social @ukparliament.parliament.uk
My colleagues Martin Ejnar Hansen, Yosuke Sunahara and I find out in Parliamentary Affairs!
doi.org/10.1093/pa/g...
@hansardsociety.bsky.social @ukparliament.parliament.uk
October 23, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Would you trust politicians to use AI to help them with their work? What about a robot making decisions for them?
My colleagues Martin Ejnar Hansen, Yosuke Sunahara and I find out in Parliamentary Affairs!
doi.org/10.1093/pa/g...
@hansardsociety.bsky.social @ukparliament.parliament.uk
My colleagues Martin Ejnar Hansen, Yosuke Sunahara and I find out in Parliamentary Affairs!
doi.org/10.1093/pa/g...
@hansardsociety.bsky.social @ukparliament.parliament.uk
To find our more, visit our project website, TrustTracker.org
September 19, 2025 at 1:36 PM
To find our more, visit our project website, TrustTracker.org
Our new paper on who trusts the BBC vs NHK finds that while UK Conservatives really don't trust the BBC, there is no partisan divide in trust for NHK in Japan.
doi.org/10.1515/comm...
#MediaTrust #BBC #NHK #UK #Japan
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#MediaTrust #BBC #NHK #UK #Japan
September 19, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Our new paper on who trusts the BBC vs NHK finds that while UK Conservatives really don't trust the BBC, there is no partisan divide in trust for NHK in Japan.
doi.org/10.1515/comm...
#MediaTrust #BBC #NHK #UK #Japan
doi.org/10.1515/comm...
#MediaTrust #BBC #NHK #UK #Japan
Seaweed is good for you, and good for the environment, as my students and Samuel L. Jackson explain in this piece for The Conversation.
theconversation.com/why-are-west...
theconversation.com/why-are-west...
August 14, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Seaweed is good for you, and good for the environment, as my students and Samuel L. Jackson explain in this piece for The Conversation.
theconversation.com/why-are-west...
theconversation.com/why-are-west...
Seaweed is good for your health, and great for the environment. But westerners hardly eat it. My fantastic students find out why in their new publication in Food Quality and Preference!
doi.org/10.1016/j.fo...
doi.org/10.1016/j.fo...
August 5, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Seaweed is good for your health, and great for the environment. But westerners hardly eat it. My fantastic students find out why in their new publication in Food Quality and Preference!
doi.org/10.1016/j.fo...
doi.org/10.1016/j.fo...
Very honoured to present our work comparing Japan and the UK to the House of Lords Select Committee on Home-Based Working. This is a brief clip; the full session is available at t.co/MdkU4njbuB
May 20, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Very honoured to present our work comparing Japan and the UK to the House of Lords Select Committee on Home-Based Working. This is a brief clip; the full session is available at t.co/MdkU4njbuB
Bike ride home from Scouts in Amsterdam.
April 17, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Bike ride home from Scouts in Amsterdam.
We know that ChatGPT is good at making Ghibli images, but it can also turn you into a Beano character! #MakeMeAMenace
March 27, 2025 at 8:11 AM
We know that ChatGPT is good at making Ghibli images, but it can also turn you into a Beano character! #MakeMeAMenace
Highlighting some of our trust research #6. Trust and health data.
doi.org/10.12968/bjh...
doi.org/10.12968/bjh...
March 9, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Highlighting some of our trust research #6. Trust and health data.
doi.org/10.12968/bjh...
doi.org/10.12968/bjh...
Highlighting some of our trust research #5. Trust and human poo.
doi.org/10.1016/j.wm...
doi.org/10.1016/j.wm...
March 9, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Highlighting some of our trust research #5. Trust and human poo.
doi.org/10.1016/j.wm...
doi.org/10.1016/j.wm...
Highlighting some of our trust research #4. Trust and waiting for health-care.
doi.org/10.1016/j.pu...
doi.org/10.1016/j.pu...
March 9, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Highlighting some of our trust research #4. Trust and waiting for health-care.
doi.org/10.1016/j.pu...
doi.org/10.1016/j.pu...
Highlighting some of our trust research #3. Trust, doctors, nurses and strikes.
doi.org/10.1111/nin....
doi.org/10.1111/nin....
March 9, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Highlighting some of our trust research #3. Trust, doctors, nurses and strikes.
doi.org/10.1111/nin....
doi.org/10.1111/nin....
Highlighting some of our trust research #2. Trust, religion and vaccination: The role of religion and COVID-19 vaccine uptake in England.
doi.org/10.1016/j.va...
doi.org/10.1016/j.va...
March 9, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Highlighting some of our trust research #2. Trust, religion and vaccination: The role of religion and COVID-19 vaccine uptake in England.
doi.org/10.1016/j.va...
doi.org/10.1016/j.va...
Highlighting some of our trust research #1. Trust, the police and gender: London, you have a problem with women.
doi.org/10.1080/1043...
doi.org/10.1080/1043...
March 9, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Highlighting some of our trust research #1. Trust, the police and gender: London, you have a problem with women.
doi.org/10.1080/1043...
doi.org/10.1080/1043...
Excited to launch "A taste for deprivation" in Geoforum by myself and Seiki Tanaka. We find a strong link between fish and chips and the Brexit vote. I'd like to thank the anonymous reviewers and the whole editorial board of Geoforum for their commitment to rigorous research. doi.org/10.1016/j.ge...
March 3, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Excited to launch "A taste for deprivation" in Geoforum by myself and Seiki Tanaka. We find a strong link between fish and chips and the Brexit vote. I'd like to thank the anonymous reviewers and the whole editorial board of Geoforum for their commitment to rigorous research. doi.org/10.1016/j.ge...
Contour lines at Christmas. Been a while. Sun Moon Lake, Taiwan.
December 25, 2024 at 12:39 AM
Contour lines at Christmas. Been a while. Sun Moon Lake, Taiwan.
There's a strong link between Brexit and: fish and chip shops; high blood pressure; obesity; epilepsy; arthritis; heart disease; COPD; diabetes; kidney disease; stroke; and asthma. More Japanese restaurants means the opposite. Early results, but I will try to publish!
November 27, 2024 at 9:51 PM
There's a strong link between Brexit and: fish and chip shops; high blood pressure; obesity; epilepsy; arthritis; heart disease; COPD; diabetes; kidney disease; stroke; and asthma. More Japanese restaurants means the opposite. Early results, but I will try to publish!
Waiting times for healthcare in the UK are at an all time high. Does this affect people's trust in the NHS? Our survey says: no. Even controlling for waiting times in A&E or referral to cancer specialists, people still trust the NHS. Unless they're rightwing or Conservative:
doi.org/10.1016/j.pu...
doi.org/10.1016/j.pu...
March 29, 2024 at 12:10 AM
Waiting times for healthcare in the UK are at an all time high. Does this affect people's trust in the NHS? Our survey says: no. Even controlling for waiting times in A&E or referral to cancer specialists, people still trust the NHS. Unless they're rightwing or Conservative:
doi.org/10.1016/j.pu...
doi.org/10.1016/j.pu...
People in England are hugely supportive of strikes by nurses and junior doctors. But support varies:
- non-Conservative
- left-leaning
- trusting
people are more likely to support strikes. See the new piece in Nursing Inquiry by m'colleague Martin Ejnar Hansen and I: doi.org/10.1111/nin....
- non-Conservative
- left-leaning
- trusting
people are more likely to support strikes. See the new piece in Nursing Inquiry by m'colleague Martin Ejnar Hansen and I: doi.org/10.1111/nin....
March 29, 2024 at 12:03 AM
People in England are hugely supportive of strikes by nurses and junior doctors. But support varies:
- non-Conservative
- left-leaning
- trusting
people are more likely to support strikes. See the new piece in Nursing Inquiry by m'colleague Martin Ejnar Hansen and I: doi.org/10.1111/nin....
- non-Conservative
- left-leaning
- trusting
people are more likely to support strikes. See the new piece in Nursing Inquiry by m'colleague Martin Ejnar Hansen and I: doi.org/10.1111/nin....