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EasternEye

8 March 2023

Britain’s new welcoming movement can extend beyond Ukraine. Luke Tryl of More in Common says there is no doubt the plight of Ukrainians chimed deeply with the British public as Russia invaded last year. “But it would be a mistake to assume this represents an exclusive special preference for Ukrainians,” he says. Indeed, More in Common’s forthcoming survey of Homes for Ukraine hosts finds that seven out of 10 of those keen to host again would happily support a family from Afghanistan

The Times

4 March 2023

The Times

Focus groups, as the name suggests, are small, and the group brought together by the think tank More In Common was nine-strong, with each member living within commuting distance of Edinburgh. It took in younger professionals as well as older voters, with two of those taking part from an ethnic minority background.

Luke Tryl, UK director of More In Common, said that the voters were not convinced that any of the candidates “could fill the hole Nicola Sturgeon has left at the top of the SNP” and had opened the door to voting Labour.

GB News

28 February 2023

GB News

More in Common UK Director Luke Tryl speaks on GB News about the public opinion impacts of the NI Protocol

Bedford Today

28 February 2023

Bedford Today

In January, the think tank More in Common published a report which it claimed outlined Britons’ attitudes on crime and policing. One of its findings was there is a lack of trust in the police – with almost half of those polled saying they don’t trust police officers with just one in ten trusting the police “a great deal”. Bedfordshire’s police and crime commissioner (PCC), Festus Akinbusoye, said: “I can understand [the findings] given the plethora of cases that keep coming out every week about misconduct in police forces across the country.

Politico London Playbook

28 February 2023

Politico London Playbook

WINDSOR DEAL HOT TAKES: Plenty to choose from. The Mail carries a joint op-ed by three former Brexit secretaries, Dominic Raab, Steve Barclay and David Davis, describing the Windsor deal as a “game-changer;” The Guardian’s Pippa Crerar warns of tricky steps ahead; More in Common’s Luke Tryl believes Sunak could get a poll bump that could make all the difference by election time; the i’s Paul Waugh says Sunak has weaned his party off its addiction to Boris Johnson.

The Times

26 February 2023

The Times

Luke Tryl, UK director of More in Common, has been researching attitudes towards crime and its consequences. “What’s struck me is how much it’s tied to levelling up for people. What’s the point if everything just gets vandalised and police just give up? Labour’s approach was pitch-perfect in terms of hitting those concerns.”. Their polling found...