Research

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.

New polling by More in Common revealing a limited public understanding of Black British history raises questions about whether there should be a review of Black History education across the UK.

Today, Labour unveils one of its flagship policies – a set of workplace reforms intended to “make work pay”. Our polling shows the proposals chime with broad public support for workplace reform – with half of Britons agreeing that employee rights need to be strengthened.

Our latest polling data reveals the Scottish public’s views on independence, the major parties, and the new Labour government in Westminster.

Given how marginal the new parliament is, Labour can’t afford not to increase its vote share at the next General Election. 

The Liberal Democrats gather in Brighton this weekend for their first party conference following their remarkable election result which saw them climb from 11 seats to 72 seats. With this success down to a highly focused Blue Wall strategy – and with only 27 constituencies remaining where the Lib Dems are in second place – the party will need to confront the question of: what’s next and have the Lib Dems reached their ceiling?   

This is the second part of a two-part series of blogs from John Denham using More in Common data. Part One, about how English identities were reflected in the General Election results is available here. Professor John Denham is the Director of the Centre for English Identity and Politics at the University of Southampton. Formerly, he was the Member of Parliament for Southampton Itchen and minister in the last Labour government for 10 years.