A selection of our recent appearances in the UK media.
Politico
20 February 2023
Her decision is backed up by polling and focus groups which suggest people feel they have heard enough from British politicians over the last chaotic few years in Westminster. “We know based on our conversations with voters over the past few months that if the strategy inside No. 10 is to create less noise, it is likely to go down surprisingly well,” said Luke Tryl, U.K. director for the More in Common think tank.
The Sun
19 February 2023
The Sun on Sunday sat in on a focus group run by the think-tank More in Common in the key Red Wall town of Leigh, Greater Manchester. The area is historically Labour but switched to the Tories for the first time at the 2019 election. Locals backed tougher rules and vetting of people crossing the Channel on small boats.
Police Federation
16 February 2023
Trust in the police has eroded. Anecdotally, we know this, and we have witnessed the gradual drop in public confidence over the years, but now there is new data which the Government and chief constables must heed. According to a study from the think tank More in Common, almost half of respondents disclosed they don't trust police officers, and only one in 10 said they trust them 'a great deal'.
BBC Radio 4 Westminster Hour
12 February 2023
Carolyn Quinn discusses Rishi Sunak's domestic priorities, with former Cabinet minister Chloe Smith; Labour's leader in the House of Lords, Angela Smith; and the former government adviser Luke Tryl - now UK Director of the polling and policy research organisation, More in Common
The Guardian
10 February 2023
What’s baffling about this appointment is that there are red wall Tory MPs out there who also understand and reflect the communities they serve, but have more thoughtful ideas for pulling their towns out of the doldrums than bringing back hanging. Crime is a huge and underrated issue in many of their seats, as recent reports from the centre-right levelling-up thinktank Onward and the more centrist More In Common network make clear
Politico London Playbook
6 February 2023
Ejecting from the ECHR wouldn’t be great for the Tories when it comes to holding onto a crucial group of voters, explains More in Common U.K. boss Luke Tryl.