27 October 2024
Rachel Reeves’s Halloween budget: taxes and even bus fares up
According to a poll by the think tank More in Common, 71 per cent of voters are pessimistic about the budget. The top words used to describe how people feel about the budget are “worried”, “nervous”, and “apprehensive”.
The public’s key test for the government is fixing the NHS, but at this budget 54 per cent said the priority should be keeping taxes low compared with 31 per cent who prioritise investing in public services. The public rejects the “tough choices” narrative: 56 per cent believe Reeves can avoid both tax rises and spending cuts in the budget, despite government warnings — creating a dangerous expectation gap.
18 October 2024
Exclusive: Only One-Third Of Voters Oppose Hike In Bosses' National Insurance
In a major boost for the government, a poll by the More in Common think-tank also found that the same proportion of the public do not believe the move would break Labour’s election manifesto.
Luke Tryl, More in Common’s UK director, said: “While the Conservatives are trying to suggest a potential rise in employers’ National Insurance would breach their manifesto commitment, the public aren’t buying it."
13 October 2024
13 October 2024
Starmer’s had a shaky start — now he wants to rebuild
Polling by the More in Common think tank today delivers a devastating assessment of Labour’s first 100 days in power.
Asked about the biggest achievements of the new government, the largest numbers of respondents (27 per cent) said “none of the above”, followed by 14 per cent who said they did not know and 13 per cent who said the handling of the summer riots.
12 October 2024
Under-25s fined for minor mistakes - how rail tickets are confusing passengers
Chris Annous, from the research organisation More in Common, says their work shows British people are frustrated with public bodies who penalise those who break rules accidentally.
“That train companies are so intensely pursuing those who make minor mistakes when navigating the complicated ticketing process, and not showing the same resolve on improving conditions for passengers, cuts to the heart of why so many feel the country simply isn’t working for ordinary people,” he says.
9 October 2024
"I think the decision to extend the Conservative Party leadership contest over the party conference season has proved decisive so far because James Cleverly had a very good conference."