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The Independent

31 May 2023

But there’s also another difficulty, and one unearthed in new research by the More in Common think-tank. Instead of asking traditional questions about party leader approval ratings, they asked how much of an “asset” the leaders were to their parties.

If Sunak really were a better presidential performer, you would expect his asset rating to be much higher. Unfortunately for him and for Conservative Campaigns HQ, both men are pretty similar (Sunak is seen as a net asset by 7 points, Starmer by 6 points).

The Telegraph

31 May 2023

The Telegraph

Separate research carried out by More in Common at the end of 2021 found that the tax was particularly unpopular among Red Wall voters.

Luke Tryl, its director, said that it was “a deeply unpopular tax and the one people are second most likely to say is too high, only behind council tax”.

He added that voters “who swung to the Tories in 2019 in places like the Red Wall” were the most opposed, even though most are unlikely to pay the duty.

Huffington Post

29 May 2023

Huffington Post

People across the UK view the country as “broken”, a “mess”, “expensive”, “struggling” and in “crisis”, according to a new poll. A survey conducted for the The New Britain Project think-tank by More in Common and shared with HuffPost UK has captured the mood of the nation. Of the words picked, “broken” was the top choice, used by 162 people. In second place was “mess” with 118.

GB News

27 May 2023

GB News

UK Director Luke Tryl shares More in Common insights on crime, based on our January report

Politico London Playbook

26 May 2023

Politico London Playbook

COALITION OF CALM: Voters quite like the idea of a Lib-Lab coalition, according to polling by More in Common. On the other hand a Redfield & Wilton poll written up by the Mail put the Tories ahead of Labour in the red wall for the first time during Sunak’s premiership.

New Statesman

26 May 2023

New Statesman

A poll carried out by More in Common for the launch of the New Britain Project, a left-leaning think tank, underlines the scale of the challenge for the next government and, in grim news for Rishi Sunak, how both middle- and working-class people are uniting behind the prospect of change and reform.