Events
We regularly convene events, speak at conferences and deliver webinars, to share our latest insights and findings. Find out more about opportunities to hear about our research below.
Public opinion on government asylum reforms
Public opinion on government asylum reforms
Following the Home Secretary’s announcements on asylum reform, our polling shows widespread concern about a lack of control over the UK’s borders, and indicates that many government policies are broadly in line with public opinion. While Britons want stricter control of the asylum system, few support the idea of ‘pulling up the drawbridge’ entirely. There remains cross-political support for capped, controlled routes for people fleeing war or persecution.
Anouschka Rajah
21 Nov 2025
Pride or protest? Britons and the flag debate
Pride or protest? Britons and the flag debate
After flags appeared on roundabouts and lampposts across the country, More in Common asked Britons how they felt about our country’s flags – and those raising them.
More in Common
28 Aug 2025
Epping Forest: speaking to locals after the protests
Epping Forest: speaking to locals after the protests
Following weeks of protest in Epping Forest and other parts of the country, our latest research shows growing public opposition to the use of asylum hotels. However, it also finds that more than three quarters of Britons condemn violent protest at migrant accommodation. However, it also finds that the public draws a firm line between protest and intimidation: more than three quarters of Britons condemn violent protest at migrant accommodation. Meanwhile a focus group of residents of the Epping Forest told us that they were concerned about the use the Bell Hotel to house asylum seekers, and angry that the local residents had not been consulted, yet also felt “ashamed” and “petrified” that violent protests had taken over their small town.
More in Common
9 Aug 2025
What do the public really think about grooming gangs and Elon Musk’s interventions into British Politics?
What do the public really think about grooming gangs and Elon Musk’s interventions into British Politics?
Elon Musk’s increasingly forceful interventions into British politics and in particular his personal attacks on Keir Starmer and Jess Phillips on grooming gangs, and support for Tommy Robinson have dominated the news agenda over the past week. Based on polling of 2000 people, More in Common has explored what the public really think about the events of the past week. We have found that:
More in Common
12 Jan 2025
Welcoming Afghans: in their own words
Welcoming Afghans: in their own words
USPUK and More in Common have conducted the first publicly available survey of Afghan refugees living in hotels, to better understand their wants and needs, and how best government and civil society can help them
More in Common
4 Sep 2023
Welcoming Afghans
Welcoming Afghans
Over the last two years, Britain has welcomed around 25,000 people from Afghanistan. The two year anniversary of the fall of Kabul provides a unique opportunity to reflect on what we have learnt since the Operation Pitting evacuation of Kabul.
More in Common
15 Aug 2023
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