24 November 2024
In 2019, the House of Commons unanimously passed legislation committing the UK to a legally binding target of net zero carbon emissions by 2050, an unusual display of parliamentary unity. That political consensus is now under strain.
Polling by More in Common shows there is no constituency in Britain where concern about climate change is lower than 50 per cent of voters.
23 November 2024
Brits tell Starmer to stand by Ukraine even if Trump waters down support
Research by think tank More in Common found that 41 per cent are worried a Trump-negotiated deal is likely to favour Russia more.
The poll of 2,000 adults found strong support for supplying Ukraine with British weapons - with almost half saying we had spent the right amount or too little on military aid.
And 48 per cent of Brits say it should be up to Ukraine to decide how they use the weapons we have provided them.
18 November 2024
10 November 2024
Exclusive: Brits Warn Labour Not To Let Donald Trump Derail Fight Against Climate Change
According to a poll carried out by More in Common, two-thirds say Britain should not water down its commitments even if America does so.
Conleth Burns, associate director of More in Common, said: “Our research reflects a national pride in the UK’s leadership on climate and a desire from the public to see the country to go further and faster rather than retreat.
“Should President Trump scale back recent US commitments to tackling climate change, there is no public mandate for the UK to follow suit. Public support for climate action is strong.”
8 November 2024
“It’s very smart for Reform to target Wales,” said Luke Tryl, the director of the More in Common polling consultancy. “What has been Reform’s biggest challenge to date – having reasonably high electoral support but very inefficiently distributed – doesn’t matter so much because they will be rewarded for share of the vote rather than where those votes are.
“There are lots of Welsh seats which are very similar to the ‘red wall’ seats where Reform also do well and in many cases have emerged as the main challenger to Labour.”
4 November 2024
Should Labour fear Kemi Badenoch?
From Luke Tryl, director of think tank More in Common: “During the Tory leadership campaign, we did lots of focus groups. Kemi was the candidate where people would say ‘oh she’s quite different isn’t she? Honest, direct, I want to hear more’, which is the key for me because when you’re in opposition that’s the question you’re answering: ‘how do I get people to actually listen to us?’”
The challenge for Badenoch – as with her ill-fated comments on maternity pay during the Conservative conference – is that voters may not always like what they hear.