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BBC News

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.

The Telegraph

9 October 2024

Badenoch and Jenrick in final round of Tory leadership

Luke Tryl, the executive director of More in Common, suggested Mr Cleverly’s strong showing at last week’s Tory conference had helped to boost his fortunes in the race to replace Rishi Sunak.

"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."

Huffington Post

8 October 2024

Blow For Keir Starmer As Labour's Lead Over The Tories Falls To Just 1 Point

According to pollsters More in Common, Keir Starmer’s party are now a long way off the heady popularity they enjoyed after their historic victory in the general election on July 4.

Luke Tryl, Executive Director, More in Common UK told HuffPost UK: “While there is unlikely to be an election anytime soon, the speed at which Labour support has dropped and the Conservatives have closed the gap will surely worry the government."

The Daily Mail

7 October 2024

Keir Starmer's personal ratings plunge to new low as Labour big beasts warn PM has 'lost his grip'

A poll by More in Common found the PM now has a net score of minus 33 among Brits - an astonishing fall from a high of plus 11 in the aftermath of his election landslide just three months ago.

the i

2 October 2024

The worst is still to come for the Tory Party

Last month the campaign group More in Common asked voters to describe the current Conservative Party in one word. The three most common responses? “Rubbish”, “corrupt” and “incompetent”. Those are the views of the British public, in their own words. The Tory leadership front-runners don’t seem to care.

New Statesman

2 October 2024

Could the Tories win the next election?

As a new study by More in Common shows, 17 per cent of Labour supporters already regret their vote and the public narrowly prefer Rishi Sunak’s government to Starmer’s (by 31 per cent to 29 per cent). An increasingly volatile electorate – the trend that allowed Labour to recover from a bad defeat in a single term – could aid the Tories.