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.
11 August 2024
Rioting has left Britain deeply shaken
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.
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.”