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Financial Times

11 August 2024

Beyond the immediate question of how to restore order, many are now wondering whether the riots reflect — as Reform party leader Nigel Farage suggested — the “unease” of “millions”, or whether they are simply a handful of thugs egged on by far-right misinformation online. The answer is important and will have profound consequences for the country long after the riots themselves have stopped. New More in Common research attempts to answer that question.

The Telegraph

10 August 2024

Luke Tryl, the UK director of More in Common, a think tank, said the polling suggested that voters felt the Prime Minister’s response to the riots had not been tough enough.

“This is a pretty bad sign for Starmer, given that you might expect a ‘back the Government’ moment in times like this and suggests a much more visibly muscular response will be needed,” he said. “What is clear from the rest of the polling is people have no sympathy with the rioters and want a robust response to tackle them.”

The Independent

6 August 2024

We need to lock up thugs rioting in the streets – and then confront the real problem

What should have been a period to come together and mourn after the horrific murder of three children has turned into horrifying scenes of violence. But there’s more to the story – and disillusionment with politics is only just the start, writes Luke Tryl.

the i

3 August 2024

Blackouts, strikes and angry pensioners – Labour faces a winter of discontent

Luke Tryl, executive director of More in Common, said: “I think the challenge is this – voters are definitely willing to give Labour the benefit of the doubt, and tend to say they have one to two years to improve things.

“But they are also desperately impatient to see change because they are so frustrated with broken Britain.

“If industrial action makes that worse, particularly on the NHS which is the top area the public say they will judge Labour’s success, I think it could get tricky quite quickly, as we have a very volatile electorate, much less willing to stick with parties through good and bad. The era of assuming parties will get two terms if they got a landslide is over.”

New Statesman

30 July 2024

Do voters think Labour is credible on the economy?

Labour's overture - dramatising public finances as in a state "worse than expected" - might work. 41% of us, according to More In Common, were expecting that. Only 37% of people are of the view that what we knew prior to the election was an accurate record.

The Express

29 July 2024

Next Tory leader issued urgent warning by Boris Johnson and other ex party chiefs

A poll by More in Common after the election found that Rishi Sunak’s move to delay certain Net Zero measures made no difference to the Tories’ popularity.

While just 6% of voters said his moves away from climate zealotry was one of his top three achievements, 11% said it was among his biggest mistakes.