Insights
New report calls for consumer led decisions on local clean energy investment
A new report calls for widespread reform of energy regulation to speed up local distribution of clean energy to homes and businesses across the UK.
A new study by strategic sustainability consultancy Stonehaven warns new energy networks need to grow and adapt “further and faster than ever before” to reach...
Adam Bell
Turned off by green branding, turned on by green brands
Emily Rule
Green Tariffs: Are CBAMs the new Corn Laws?
In December, the Government announced that a Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) will be implemented on imports of certain goods from 2027. Reaction was positive, with almost three-quarters of UK manufacturers supporting a UK CBAM, noting that it can create a level playing field. But border tariffs have a long...
Leila Roberts
Re-Thinking Retail: Protecting Consumers
Today we've released a follow-up report on the retail energy market, Re-Thinking Retail: Protecting Consumers.
Download the report, here.
Adam Bell
The next UK election: More 2017 than 1997?
Stonehaven’s latest MRP reveals that Labour are set for a 1997-style landslide majority at the next UK general.
But, the data warns against complacency from Labour– a critical 6% of voters who are Tory defectors have the potential to undermine the Party’s ambitions as they are yet to fully convince...
Stonehaven
What's the recipe for successful cultured meat? Cultivating consumer confidence
The environmental challenge of the food system is one of the trickiest and most politically contentious challenges of our time. One potential solution lies in cultured meat grown in laboratories. As the UK moves towards permitting these meats and adapting regulation, sustainability specialist Bella Nourse and policy consultant Tobias Burke...
Stonehaven
Nothing to hide here. Why we work on difficult sectors
In this age of (rightful) sustainability scrutiny of all corporate sectors, including consultancy, it occasionally crosses my mind that our firm, which married Robertsbridge with Stonehaven, might one day find itself on the end of one of those ‘gotcha’ moments in which advisory firms are challenged, in public, on the client...
Brendan May
Will the extreme weather of this summer change the future of travel?
Our expert research team has taken a look back at the extreme weather events of this summer and explored whether they may affect people’s future travel preferences. Senior Consultant Angus Boobbyer takes a deep dive into the results, suggesting businesses may need to reassess their long term strategies in light...
Angus Boobbyer
Reinventing Retail Energy: Making the energy retail market fit for the next generation
Former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s vision for privatisation was to ensure: “the state’s power is reduced, and the power of the people enhanced”. While some market-based reforms from her premiership have given customers greater flexibility, control, and choice, it is hard to see how privatisation of retail energy has resulted...
Stonehaven
Labour set for big majority: see the result of every seat
Stonehaven’s latest MRP model provides our first detailed forecast of how tactical voting will shape the next election. View the interactive data tool below.
The headline result is clear: our model shows that Labour would secure 372 seats – a stable majority of 90 – were the election held today....
Stonehaven
No appetite for change? A look at food and obesity policy
Our expert research team has taken a look at the key issues on food and obesity policy and what UK people really think about them. Managing Consultant, and research specialist, Tom Welborn explains the results and why politicians shouldn't fear interventionism on food and obesity policy.
This month, children returning...
Tom Welborn
Engineering Skills Gap: Evolving the industry to inspire the new modern workforce
Our latest deep data dive shows that a fifth of the engineering workforce is set to retire in the next five years, and current recruitment drives are failing to plug the gap. On today’s trends, the sector is heading for a shortfall of one million engineers by 2030 which runs...
Stonehaven
Taking the right lessons from the Uxbridge by-election and ULEZ
Our Managing Partner for Insights and Strategy Pandora Lefroy takes a look at the lessons from the recent Uxbridge byelection.
When you understand that mandating individual change is driving opposition to ULEZ, you can begin to understand how to make the case for change.
I study voters for a living....
Pandora Lefroy
Politicians and business leaders must wake up to the end of cheap money, as ‘hamster wheel households’ start to feel the pain.
The following opinion piece was first published via CapX. Data tables from our research are available for download at the bottom of this page.
There are two big public policy challenges facing home ownership in the UK. The first, getting onto the housing ladder, if you don’t have a helping...
Stonehaven
Why Britain needs more pylons, and how to get them built.
Stonehaven’s Director of Policy, Adam Bell, spoke to the BBC in response to the Government’s announcement today on the insights to unlock consensus for the construction of more pylons to make energy cheaper for consumers. If you missed the interview, you can read his blog below.
The UK’s energy is...
Adam Bell
A Route to Re-Election?
The Conservatives are underpriced, and a Labour victory at the next election is not set in stone, despite what many had seen in recent years and an insurmountable lead in the polls. According to Stonehaven's latest polling and analysis, the Government has turned a corner on two years of decline,...
Stonehaven
The Return of Nuclear
The last couple of years have seen a sea change in public attitudes towards new nuclear across the UK. Rising energy bills and Putin’s war in Ukraine have put a laser-like focus on the UK’s energy security and revealed more starkly than ever the importance of investing in British energy...
Stonehaven
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Carwyn Jones
Beyond Sticking Plasters: Cost of living and the energy crisis
Stonehaven
The Plant-Based Revolution: Fad or Fixture?
Why...
Stonehaven
The changing global trade landscape
Paul Madden CMG, one of our Senior Advisors, shares the six challenges business face when navigating the growing trend of deglobalisation and the opportunities it offers.
If you’re thinking the global trade scene is suddenly looking a lot more complicated, you’re not alone. For most of my career, trade was...
Paul Madden CMG
The science of politics, climate, and the impact on aviation
It has been almost 2 years since the aviation industry was grounded. The path back will be shaped by customer concerns over open borders, appetite to return to mass travel, and growing concern over the climate impacts of aviation. A new report published by Stonehaven and Robertsbridge has found that of these factors, climate concerns are over 10x more powerful...
Stonehaven