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Public opinion ahead of the welfare vote

On the eve of a significant vote on the government's welfare reforms, our polling shows a lack of confidence in the government’s ability to make fair decisions about disability benefits. At the same time, weeks of high-profile disputes have cut through: Labour is now seen as the most divided party.

Featuring new polling and focus group insights, this briefing looks at the strength of Britons' concern about climate change, and the public demands for government action - but also lays out some of the challenges facing Britain's consenus on climate change.

Public opinion on NATO

Ahead the 2025 NATO summit, our new research into public attitudes on NATO finds that while the British public still thinks NATO is important, younger people are much more ambivalent - and many Britons have doubts about whether the US would fulfil its Article 5 obligation to the UK.

Public blame greed of energy companies for rising bills

With London Climate Action Week underway, new More in Common polling finds that low trust in both energy companies and the government is leading the public to increasingly believe that corporate greed, rather than what is right for the British public, is driving energy policy

Public's priorities for aid post-cuts

Following the government’s decision to cut the UK’s foreign aid budget, More in Common has been conducting polling and focus group research to understand what voters want to prioritise from the remaining aid budget

Britons and the Spending Review

New polling shows public attitudes and expectations ahead of the Spending Review