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18 November 2022

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More in Common UK Director Luke Tryl speaks to Evan Davis on what the impact of the recent budget will be on public attitudes

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18 November 2022

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But members of a focus group from the 40,000-strong town in Greater Manchester, organised by More in Common for the Guardian, believe Sunak and Hunt have left “working people to foot this bill”. They added that the government had even shunned the middle class. “I voted Tory at the last election, but would I do it again? I’m not sure,” said Tracy, a 52-year-old team sales manager.

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17 November 2022

The Times Red Box

"They’ve spent so long telling us that it’s all going to be terrible, that maybe when it happens it won’t be so bad”.

That was what Reena, a 64-year-old charity worker from Glasgow, told me about what she expected from today’s autumn statement. But given the events of the past two months, it’s fair to say that the other participants, from across the UK, in that particular focus group didn’t share her optimism. Even if they desperately hoped she was right.

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16 November 2022

Talk TV

More in Common UK Director Luke Tryl explaining the findings of a recent Red Wall focus group

"My daughter said I can't wait for Christmas and I just started getting anxiety...it's the dread of getting the money together" For voters we spoke to in Middleton for First Edition with Tom Newton Dunn the rising cost of living means Christmas is just another source of worry.

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Gay Times

15 November 2022

Gay Times

With the tournament right around the corner, More in Common UK surveyed 2,300 adults from different backgrounds about their thoughts on the upcoming event in the gulf region.

According to the survey, around 62% of British people said the country’s stance on LGBTQ+ rights should be enough to ban it from hosting the World Cup.

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12 November 2022

The Guardian

Rishi Sunak will struggle to retain the support of both wings of the Conservative party’s 2019 coalition after next week’s autumn statement, with “red wall” and “blue wall” voters starkly divided over what they want on the economy and the cost of living.

A report by the thinktank More in Common reveals the prime minister is winning back blue wall voters who had abandoned the Tories under Boris Johnson over Brexit and Partygate.