A selection of our recent appearances in the UK media.
Times Radio
10 July 2023
UK Director Luke Tryl discusses More in Common's focus groups in the 3 seats of the upcoming by-election
The Times
9 July 2023
Tryl, who acted as the moderator, said: “These were by far the worst set of groups we’ve done on impressions of Rishi Sunak. Whereas previously people have been willing to give him some benefit of the doubt, and usually fell back on the fact that even if he’s out of touch he’s competent and the best person to clear up the mess from Boris Johnson and Liz Truss, things have shifted. The cost of living crisis being compounded with the mortgage crisis has exacerbated Sunak’s personal weaknesses.”
The Guardian
5 July 2023
As Yousaf reaches 100 days as first minister this week, members of a focus group convened by More in Common UK agree his public profile is not as strong as his predecessor Nicola Sturgeon, despite divergent views on her recent arrest.
Younger voters in particular revealed that, despite their ongoing support for independence, more immediate concerns about heating and housing trump their appetite for another referendum.
LabourList
4 July 2023
As More in Common’s Luke Tryl notes, an 18- to 25-point Labour lead over the Tories “appears to be settling”, and Labour will hope it’s the “new normal without a major sea change in conditions”.
Times Radio
1 July 2023
From 2:09:38, UK Director Luke Tryl features on Ayesha Hazarika's programme, discussing the current state of UK public opinion
Huffington Post
1 July 2023
This is confirmed by research carried out in April by the More in Common think tank, in which one voter described the prime minister as “far too rich for my liking”. Another added: “Someone who’s grown up within the wealth that surrounds him and always has done can’t possibly understand what it’s like for somebody like me.”