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Major embarrassment for Welsh Labour as nearly two-thirds of country's voters back 'don't know' over Vaughan Gething or Jeremy Miles in contest to become next first minister

Major embarrassment for Welsh Labour as nearly two-thirds of country's voters back 'don't know' over Vaughan Gething or Jeremy Miles in contest to become next first minister

21 February 2024

Conleth Burns, associate director of More In Common, said: 'As Labour members cast their votes in the first minister leadership election, our polling shows Vaughan Gething and Jeremy Miles neck and neck in the polling.

'However, the in-tray facing the new first minister is stark. Three in five Welsh people think that the Welsh Government has done a bad job on the economy and the NHS

'And what they want to see from the next first minister is a strong vision for the future rather than the next first minister running on their record in government.'

Major embarrassment for Welsh Labour as nearly two-thirds of country's voters back 'don't know' over Vaughan Gething or Jeremy Miles in contest to become next first minister

For UK Labour, Gaza is the crisis that just won’t go away

For UK Labour, Gaza is the crisis that just won’t go away

21 February 2024

Luke Tryl of the More in Common initiative, who regularly tests public opinion through focus groups and polling, agrees.

The electoral geography, he says, is such that “progressive activist voters” — those who are most dismayed by Labour’s position on Gaza — tend to be in safe Labour urban seats.

“Muslim voters themselves rank economy, cost of living and NHS higher,” he says.

For UK Labour, Gaza is the crisis that just won’t go away

The Express

The Express

18 February 2024

Reform UK would cost the Tories 39 seats if it wins 10 percent of the vote at a general election, according to new analysis.

The research by the More in Common think tank suggests Labour would gain 32 constituencies while the Lib Dems would take five.

The Express

Europe, this Ikea piece of furniture

Europe, this Ikea piece of furniture

15 February 2024

In Europe, “we all use it but it is difficult to build and the instructions are not always understandable”. If Europe were a brand, it could be Ikea, say participants in a panel interviewed before the European elections. Their responses to Common Destiny, which carried out this study, reveal a “great fog” on European questions: lack of incarnation, lack of information, but great expectations.

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As Presidents Day nears, survey finds more than 7 in 10 voters failing Civics 101

As Presidents Day nears, survey finds more than 7 in 10 voters failing Civics 101

13 February 2024

The nation celebrates George Washington’s birthday on Monday, but a new survey finds more than 7 in 10 voters would fail a basic quiz about the government he helped found.

As Presidents Day nears, survey finds more than 7 in 10 voters failing Civics 101