Rhiannon McQuone

Research Associate

Rhiannon joined More in Common from Public First, where she was a member of the Education and Social Policy Practice. She worked on public opinion research, modelling, policy and strategy projects, studying everything from changing public attitudes towards universities to the barriers to social mobility in the UK. Her work has been cited across national and international media, by government departments and within both Houses of Parliament. She is returning to More in Common after a short internship during the 2024 General Election where she contributed to their opinion research throughout the campaign. In her spare time, Rhiannon is an Associate Member of the Governing Board at her local comprehensive secondary school in London, and runs an apolitical educational outreach programme, to help teach children about how UK Parliament works. Rhiannon holds a First Class BA in International Relations and Politics from the University of Sheffield, where she was awarded the Anne Knight Prize for Excellence, as well as the Bernard Crick Memorial Prize for her dissertation - a quantitative study of the effects of different policy frames on public sentiment towards legislative change.