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Britons and Energy Bills Tracker

Commissioned by Electrify Britain, we are tracking how energy bills are impacting Britons, and how they shape our politics.

Public attitudes to personal finance

From savings and investments to borrowing and debt – More in Common explore the public’s attitudes to personal finances, through the lens of the Seven Segments of Britain.

Causes over cuts: How Britons think we should reform the UK’s social security system

Britons want the social security system to protect those who need it, but believe the current system is falling short. However, the public has a clear preferred path to reform.

Britons and Energy Bills tracker – No new energy crisis, same old permacrisis

Based on surveys of over 2,400 respondents and a focus group conversation with parents in Stoke Central and Birmingham Perry Barr, this report examines how three years of high energy bills are stretching household finances to breaking point and straining family life.

The Politics of Deprivation

Reform UK and the Green Party are both making tracks throughout deprived areas of England but our recent research reveals that each party’s success comes from different domains of deprivation. Where Green and Reform voters find common ground is a loss of faith in Britain’s political institutions and a desire to “just let them all burn.”

After the Budget

Has the Budget moved the dial on the Doom Loop? In this briefing, we look at the public’s initial reaction to the tax and spending decisions announced by the Chancellor last week, and what it might mean for the future of the Government.

Let’s do the Doom Loop again: Pre-budget briefing

On the eve of the government’s second Budget, the Doom Loop feels deeper still. In this briefing, we look at the public’s expectations and preferences, and the political stakes for the Government.

Britain’s High Energy Bills: The Permacrisis that keeps on burning

The cost of living has remained as Britons’ top concern since More in Common started our biggest issues tracker in 2022. The high energy bills they have had to manage are a dominant driver of these cost of living concerns.

Public opinion ahead of the welfare vote

On the eve of a significant vote on the government’s welfare reforms, our polling shows a lack of confidence in the government’s ability to make fair decisions about disability benefits. At the same time, weeks of high-profile disputes have cut through: Labour is now seen as the most divided party.

Public blame greed of energy companies for rising bills

With London Climate Action Week underway, new More in Common polling finds that low trust in both energy companies and the government is leading the public to increasingly believe that corporate greed, rather than what is right for the British public, is driving energy policy – undermining trust in the climate transition.

Doom Loop Deepens

In October 2024, More in Common published Doom Loop, a report on public opinion on the economy ahead of  the Autumn Budget. That study highlighted deep economic pessimism among the public, concern that things were going backwards and tough choices facing the Chancellor. New polling from More in Common reveals that since the budget, this sense of doom has only deepened. The public are both deeply anxious and pessimistic about the economy, with little faith in the Government’s ability to make things better.

The Public’s Verdict

Following Labour’s highly anticipated — and somewhat dreaded — Autumn Statement, polling by More in Common shows mixed public reactions. Alongside some highly popular policies and a small improvement in the government’s approval ratings, the budget has left some Britons with a persisting sense of pessimism. Labour now faces the challenge of restoring the public’s trust and delivering on their economic promises.