About

Britain is often described in headlines, arguments, and averages. The State of Britain exists to look underneath that.

Born from a need to understand the direction our country is going in, and a desire to put the great back into Britain.

We use public data, maps, charts, and plain spoken reporting to show what is happening across the country. That means looking at local patterns, national trends, pressure points, improvements, decline, and the places where the picture is more complicated than people are told.

The aim is simple, to collect the evidence, show the patterns clearly, and help readers understand what the numbers actually say.

The State of Britain is an independent project. Support helps keep it running and makes it possible to build more data tools, deeper analysis, better maps, and clearer insight into the issues shaping Britain.