18 January 2022
Away from the gossip about Graham Brady’s inbox, saving the “big dog” or operation “red meat”, the long-term impact of partygate will instead be felt most by the public institutions being sucked into the scandal.
Partygate is damaging the reputation of the civil service and integrity of the Union
22 November 2021
Most people do not spend lives thinking about democracy, they just want to see the government delivering for them. That means moving levelling up from rhetoric to reality, a laser focus on tackling Covid backlogs and a clear road map for a fair transition to net zero.
28 October 2021
More in Common, a research consortium that explores the drivers of social fracturing and polarisation, reports on areas of agreement between groups in societies. In the UK, for example, they have found that majorities of people across the political spectrum view hate speech as a problem, are proud of the NHS, and are concerned about climate change and inequality.
The big idea: are we really so polarised? | Dominic Packer and Jay Van Bavel
28 October 2021
"Great ... if it all actually happens.” That was the double-edged verdict of voters in the South Yorkshire constituency of Rother Valley who watched the chancellor’s budget speech yesterday.
Autumn budget 2021: Voters remain sceptical despite liking Rishi Sunak’s speech
28 October 2021
Focus group: In another barometer of public opinion More in Common’s Luke Tryl has a fascinating write-up of a focus group held yesterday in the South Yorkshire constituency of Rother Valley in the Times this morning. It was with voters who swung strongly behind the Conservatives from Labour in 2019. “As the speech went on, and ever-larger numbers started to flash up on the TV, the questions quickly turned to where all this extra money was going to come from,” Tryl writes.
27 October 2021
At a focus group organised by More in Common, Sky's Lisa Holland measured the response to the Government's proposed budget from those living in Rotherham.