23 February 2024
Women in Yorkshire towns such as Whitby could hold the key to the general election
Women over 60 who live in towns such as Whitby and voted Conservative in 2019 could prove decisive at the general election, a think tank has said.
21 February 2024
Conleth Burns, associate director of More In Common, said: 'As Labour members cast their votes in the first minister leadership election, our polling shows Vaughan Gething and Jeremy Miles neck and neck in the polling.
'However, the in-tray facing the new first minister is stark. Three in five Welsh people think that the Welsh Government has done a bad job on the economy and the NHS
'And what they want to see from the next first minister is a strong vision for the future rather than the next first minister running on their record in government.'
21 February 2024
For UK Labour, Gaza is the crisis that just won’t go away
Luke Tryl of the More in Common initiative, who regularly tests public opinion through focus groups and polling, agrees.
The electoral geography, he says, is such that “progressive activist voters” — those who are most dismayed by Labour’s position on Gaza — tend to be in safe Labour urban seats.
“Muslim voters themselves rank economy, cost of living and NHS higher,” he says.
21 February 2024
Most people in Wales don't know who they'd prefer to be the next First Minister, says new poll
New polling seen suggests that most people in Wales don't know who they'd prefer to be the next First Minister and those that do are nearly evenly split over which of the two candidates they’d prefer.
According to the survey carried out by the More in Common think-tank, 62% of people in Wales answered ‘Don’t Know” when asked who would make a better First Minister.
Vaughan Gething wins the support of 20% while Jeremy Miles is backed by 17%.
20 February 2024
NFU Conference 2024: Parties challenged to deliver plans for British food
A recent survey conducted by More in Common and commissioned by the NFU showed that 82% of British people want to see targets to increase home-grown food production, and 66% said political parties’ plans for farming will be one of the issues that affects who they vote for at the general election.