A selection of our recent appearances in the UK media.
The Guardian
12 March 2023
Eight in ten people in the UK who took in Ukrainians fleeing the war said they had a positive experience of hosting the refugees, while most of the public think the UK should continue to take in people from war zones, according to a study.
The More in Common study found that hosts rated their overall experience of the Homes for Ukraine scheme at 7.72 out of 10, and how they got on with their Ukrainian guests at 8.43.
The Times
11 March 2023
A focus group for the campaign group More in Common, run by Luke Tryl, a former Tory adviser, suggests Anderson has been effective on some issues but risks a backlash on others.
His most notorious intervention since taking the job was to declare his support for the death penalty on the grounds that “nobody has ever committed a crime after being executed . Tryl said half the voters in his focus group in Leigh agreed with Anderson on that.
But when they were asked about his comments that anyone earning over £30,000 but using food banks “must have a budgeting problem” or that it is possible to make a meal for 30p, Tryl said voters thought this “ridiculous and infuriating”.
Politics Weekly UK
9 March 2023
Another plan has been announced to crack down on so-called small boats arriving illegally in the UK. The Guardian’s John Harris speaks to immigration specialist Zoe Gardner and former Conservative special advisor Luke Tryl, and discusses the history of immigration rhetoric with Guardian political editor Pippa Crerar
EasternEye
8 March 2023
Britain’s new welcoming movement can extend beyond Ukraine. Luke Tryl of More in Common says there is no doubt the plight of Ukrainians chimed deeply with the British public as Russia invaded last year. “But it would be a mistake to assume this represents an exclusive special preference for Ukrainians,” he says. Indeed, More in Common’s forthcoming survey of Homes for Ukraine hosts finds that seven out of 10 of those keen to host again would happily support a family from Afghanistan
The Times
4 March 2023
Focus groups, as the name suggests, are small, and the group brought together by the think tank More In Common was nine-strong, with each member living within commuting distance of Edinburgh. It took in younger professionals as well as older voters, with two of those taking part from an ethnic minority background.
Luke Tryl, UK director of More In Common, said that the voters were not convinced that any of the candidates “could fill the hole Nicola Sturgeon has left at the top of the SNP” and had opened the door to voting Labour.
GB News
28 February 2023
GB News
More in Common UK Director Luke Tryl speaks on GB News about the public opinion impacts of the NI Protocol