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Political assessment 2023: who comes out the winner?

Political assessment 2023: who comes out the winner?

18 December 2023

In the show Sens Public, Laurence de Nervaux, director of Destin Commun, looks back on the significant events of the year 2023 and their impact on French opinion.

A show to be found in full here.

Stories of our Times

Stories of our Times

16 December 2023

Does Gen Z have a problem with Israel? So what sits behind this generational pivot, which is playing out not only in the US, but across the West more widely? The Sunday Times's Katie Tarrant, herself a Gen Zer, talks TikTok and campus antisemitism.

Stories of our Times

AntiSocial

AntiSocial

15 December 2023

Bristol University has dropped the national anthem from some of its graduation ceremonies, sparking a discussion about the song’s relevance...Pollsters at More in Common explain that a small group of the population that are most likely to dislike the monarchy are also the most likely to write political social media posts, giving them a disproportionate say in the debate.

AntiSocial

The Spectator

The Spectator

12 December 2023

That shutting people away in their homes for weeks on end was going to have a bad effect on mental health was clear from the start of the pandemic, even if the Covid Inquiry doesn’t seem to think it a proper subject to cover the negative consequences of lockdowns. But a poll published this week by the organisation More in Common reveals just how debilitating an effect the pandemic continues to have on a remarkably large section of the population.

The Spectator

The Guardian

The Guardian

07 December 2023

As an extensive study this week from pollsters More In Common puts it, more than any other demographic, “young people feel forced to pick a side”. Just as I didn’t really understand sanctions but would never touch Cape granny smiths, so young people overwhelmingly support Palestine. For the leaders and commentators of tomorrow, the past two months since the horrors of 7 October have been formative.

The Guardian