2 February 2022
The think tank that organised the focus group, More in Common, worry that the sort of disillusionment and anger we witnessed in Blackpool South is not just widespread across the Red Wall. It’s also highly fertile ground now for a charismatic populist-extremist to exploit, from the far Left or far Right. A British Hugo Chavez, a more dangerous Farage 2.0, an emboldened Donald Trump.
30 January 2022
Luke Tryl, UK Director of More in Common joins Tom Newton Dunn to discuss findings from a recent More in Common focus group in the Red Wall constituency of Blackpool South - discussing what voters views mean for the Government's reset, the cost of living crisis and the opportunities around levelling up.
24 January 2022
According to the think tank More in Common, which conducted polling of 4,000 Britons and a series of focus groups in red wall areas for a new report on the issue, “being seen to deliver on levelling up will be a central part of any reset”.
Let London suffer in the name of levelling up, say voters | Henry Zeffmann, The Times
24 January 2022
Luke Tryl, UK Director at More in Common, joins Jo Coburn and panellists to discuss More in Common's new briefing paper 'Everyday Levelling Up' ahead of the release of the Government's white paper
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.