A selection of our recent appearances in the UK media.
The New Statesman
23 February 2026
In Gorton and Denton, the Muslim vote is fracturing
On a Wednesday evening, eight days before the by-election, seven voters joined a More In Common focus group on Zoom. They spanned a range of ages, professions, and life experiences: a joiner, a cardiologist and a woman with a small child playing in the background. All were Muslim, all had voted Labour in 2024, and all were unambiguous – albeit with varying intensity – that they would not be supporting Labour this time.
The Scotsman
21 February 2026
Nearly three in four Scottish voters say they want change amid widespread dissatisfaction with governments at both Holyrood and Westminster.
New polling from More in Common suggests the public see both the SNP and Labour as “more of the same”, with 73 per cent in favour of change at the upcoming Holyrood election in May.
The polling found that 92 per cent of Conservative supporters, 89 per cent of Reform UK supporters and 72 per cent of Labour voters in Scotland are fed up with the status quo.
The Times
14 February 2026
We asked UK voters to name a cause for optimism. Tumbleweed
To this end, as the Mandelson-Epstein super-scandal began to consume the centre of our politics, I spent a few days driving around north Wales and Greater Manchester with More in Common. The pollsters were conducting a series of focus groups and wider conversations with likely voters in Wrexham, Colwyn Bay, Altrincham and Heywood, where people will be going to the polls in council or regional elections in May. And in Gorton & Denton, where an important by-election will be held in a fortnight’s time.
During each focus group, we asked the participants to name something that made them feel optimistic about Britain. The response was tumbleweed. For most younger people, things have kept on getting harder for as long as they can recall.
The Telegraph
10 February 2026
Public far more likely to blame Starmer than McSweeney over Mandelson
However, a poll of 2,035 people for the think tank More in Common found almost half (47 per cent) said that Sir Keir personally bore most responsibility for bringing Lord Mandelson into the post.
Twelve per cent said the Labour party, nine per cent said Mr McSweeney, five per cent said the Cabinet and two per cent said David Lammy, the then foreign secretary. The remaining 25 per cent did not know.
After Sir Keir apologised for “believing Mandelson’s lies”, just 21 per cent of the public said his apology went far enough. 35 per cent believed the apology did not go far enough, and 34 per cent said no apology would be enough.
More than two in five Labour voters (42 per cent) said a change of prime minister and the removal of Sir Keir from Downing Street would be a good thing for the country. Thirty per cent said it would be a bad thing.
Scottish Daily
6 February 2026
SNP vote share plummets and Reform gains on John Swinney ahead of Holyrood Election
The More in Common survey was published on Friday, and showed that the constitutional divide remains central to Scotland's politics, with the nationalist vote largely unified behind the SNP while opposition to breaking up the UK is fractured across four parties, letting the SNP sneak in the back door.
Reform is now the most popular party among Unionists, taking 31% of those opposed to independence, ahead of Scottish Labour on 23%. The SNP's constituency vote is 35%, which is a major fall of 13 points from 2021 but still enough to give it a commanding 16-point lead over Nigel Farage's outfit.
The Times
2 February 2026
Countryside valued over good school and family when choosing new home
Being close to the countryside is more important to the British public than being near a good school and family, according to a poll.
Almost three quarters (73 per cent) of people said that proximity to the countryside was important when looking for a place to live, according to a survey of more than 2,000 adults by More in Common.
By comparison, 47 per cent said being close to a good school was important, compared with 63 per cent who valued proximity to work and 68 per cent who wanted to be near family. The desire to have a rural landscape on the doorstep was even higher than low local council tax, which 72 per cent said was important.