
Matthew is YouGov's Head of Data Journalism, based in the UK.
Prior to joining YouGov in 2016, Matthew worked in digital communications at the trade union UNISON and the think tank Policy Exchange.
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How good was 2025 for Britons? And how do they feel about 2026?
Britons are split over whether 2025 was a good or average year for them, but think it was a bad year for the country
23 Dec 2025Article
How many people intend to abstain from alcohol in January 2026?
A new YouGov survey finds that 10% of Britons intend to go teetotal for the first month of 2026
23 Dec 2025Article
How many people intend to go vegan for January 2026?
A new YouGov survey finds that 3% of Britons intend to go vegan for the first month of 2026.
23 Dec 2025Article
What do you call the last Friday before Christmas?
The large majority of Britons don’t have a special name for the day – but in some areas ‘Mad Friday’ and ‘Black Eye Friday’ are relatively common
18 Dec 2025Article
What New Year’s resolutions are Britons making for 2026?
Health-related pledges top the list
17 Dec 2025Article
What do Europeans think about immigration?
There are significant differences in attitudes towards ‘illegal’ and ‘legal’ migrants
16 Dec 2025Article
Half of workers still working from home at least some of the time in 2025
One in five say their employers’ policies have reduced the number of days they can work from home in the last two years
10 Dec 2025Article
English-speaking Western countries more negative about AI than Western Europeans
An international YouGov study shows national publics differ greatly in their assessments on the impact that AI has had so far
08 Dec 2025Article
Do Britons know what “net migration” means?
Most do, with those who consider immigration a top issue about as likely to get the answer right as the wider public
05 Dec 2025Article
Jury service leaves Britons with positive opinion of justice system
Those who have already served on a jury are more likely than the wider public to say they would rather do than avoid jury service, and trust a jury rather than a judge with deciding their guilt
03 Dec 2025