A selection of our recent appearances in the UK media.
The Telegraph
6 January 2023
More in Common, an organisation that conducts focus groups across the country, has found voters are frustrated and underwhelmed by his start in Number 10. Luke Tryl, its UK director, warned that people in the North and Midlands who backed the Tories in their 2019 landslide “haven’t warmed” to the Prime Minister but said he has done better in winning back some of the more liberal Conservatives in the south who supported David Cameron.
Politics Home
12 December 2022
The poll, conducted by Public First on behalf of think-tank More In Common, and seen exclusively by PoliticsHome, found that 51 per cent of people surveyed believed the UK's support for Ukraine was deepening the cost of living crisis, but that it should continue regardless. Just 18 per cent believed the economic impact on the UK was significant enough to justify a scale-back on support for Ukraine, while a further 14 per cent said they did not believe the support was having any impact on the cost of living.
The Mirror
8 December 2022
According to the poll, conducted by Public First for More in Common, Britons now overwhelmingly rank the cost of living as the top issue facing the country today. The survey showed more than a third (35%) expect to go into debt this year - half of whom never normally go into the red. As the cost of living crisis hits hard, 44% are cutting back on Christmas presents, 34% are buying less festive food and 24% are scaling back on decorations.
Chopper's Politics
8 December 2022
Also on the podcast, UK Director of think-tank More in Common, Luke Tryl, says that if political marmite figure Nigel Farage returned it could turbocharge Reform's support, with the party posing a threat to both major parties but only with a charismatic figure-head.
Belfast Telegraph
4 December 2022
The European Court of Justice should have no role in any potential deal on the Northern Ireland Protocol, according to almost three quarters of those questioned in a new poll.
The new poll of those in Great Britain, by More in Common, shows 72% think it is important any negotiation and deal with Brussels over the issues of the protocol remove any oversight from the ECJ.
The Telegraph
3 December 2022
With Brexit once again dominating Twitter feeds, Channel crossings in the headlines, and all eyes on Nigel Farage, you could be forgiven for thinking we’ve all woken up in 2016. But does the rise in so-called Bre-gret mean that the electorate who only three years ago voted in Boris Johnson on a promise to get Brexit done are now demanding that Britain re-joins the bloc? Our latest research suggests that emboldened Remainers shouldn’t get their hopes up.