The Guardian
24 November 2024
Labour has got off to a shaky start in government. It’s time it told the truth about the state we’re in
Voters have lost faith in politics to deliver and are desperate for things to get better. Polling from More in Common shows just 31% of people think democracy is working and 62% think politicians aren’t up to facing the country’s challenges. Trust in politicians has more than halved since the mid-1980s. The most common word people use to describe Britain is “broken”.
More in Common director Luke Tryl tells me there is an overwhelming feeling in focus groups that, despite doing the right thing and working hard, at the end of the month people feel as if they have nothing to show for it. He thinks that the steep fall in Labour’s approval ratings isn’t just a product of the government’s shaky start, but a huge impatience for things to improve.