21 August 2024
Polling suggests a move to allow young Europeans to come and work in the UK for a time would be popular with the public. A survey this week by More in Common found 58 per cent of voters would back such a scheme and only 10 per cent were opposed. Only 17 per cent of leave voters thought it was a bad idea — and 49 per cent supported it.
20 August 2024
Luke Tryl, director of polling firm More in Common, said every focus group it ran during the election campaign reflected the view that “politics isn’t working and it can’t deliver.”
“That spans immigration, but it’s also about the fact people can’t get a GP [doctor] appointment, the fact that waiting lists are so long, the fact that they can’t afford the weekly shop,” he added. “That is something that politicians need to grasp, because it is not sustainable to have a functioning democracy with such high levels of disillusionment.”
17 August 2024
Cut VAT on electricity for EVs, ministers told – as public now favour greener cars
The report, looking at the UK’s transition to EVs, contains polling, carried out by More in Common, showing enthusiasm for electric and hybrid vehicles among those looking to buy a new car.
14 August 2024
Keir Starmer has a chance to dominate the common ground
“Having an entirely consistent worldview is a very elite thing, most people have a value base and they apply that to individual policy issues,” notes Luke Tryl, the Executive Director of More In Common.
14 August 2024
Parliament can make Britain a clean energy superpower – it must embrace the challenge
Luke Murphy MP writes: "An overwhelming majority of the public who have been squeezed by soaring household bills, also want Britain to end its dependence on expensive, volatile fossil fuels. Polling by More in Common shows that in almost every constituency there is support for faster action to roll out green policies."
12 August 2024
'They don't care!' Furious Labour-voting pensioners turn on Rachel Reeves over 'betrayal'
And their criticisms were echoed by others who spoke to Luke Tryl, the UK Director of the More in Common think tank, in Leigh earlier this week.