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UK Director Luke Tryl featuring on Sky News' Politics Hub with Sophy Ridge, discussing Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves' speech to the Labour Party conference

09 October 2023

UK Director Luke Tryl reacts to Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves conference speech

Op-ed from UK Director Luke Tryl: while 'Workington man' was coined in 2019 to represent life-long Labour voters who switched to the Conservatives, the first-time Tory voters in the constituency we spoke to are clearly disillusioned with the past

06 October 2023

The Guardian

Op-ed by UK Director Luke Tryl "My research group spoke to 2019’s first-time Tory voters in Cumbria, seen as embodying Boris Johnson’s realignment"

PM Rishi Sunak responds to a More in Common word cloud showing the most common responses when people were asked “What does Rishi Sunak stand for?”

01 October 2023

Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

Word cloud of what people think Rishi Sunak shown for, shown to the Prime Minister on Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

Coverage in The Times of our 'The Respect Agenda' report, highlighting how respect could be a key frame for Labour ahead of the next general election

28 September 2023

The Times

New research by More in Common for Policy Lab at University College London, run by the political philosopher and former Ed Miliband speechwriter Marc Stears, reveals Labour leads the Tories by 28 points when voters are asked which party “respects ordinary people”. And for those who voted for Boris Johnson in 2019 but are now undecided, that quality is more important than a leader who “gets things done” or has “fresh ideas”.

Report finds college students support free speech, but fear speaking up

27 September 2023

The Washington Times

A new report finds that most U.S. college students support free speech, but nearly half fear speaking up about controversial issues like affirmative action and transgender rights. Among 2,618 students surveyed by More in Common and the Constructive Dialogue Institute, 94% agreed that “we should listen to others with an open mind, including those with whom we disagree.” And most students from both sides of the ideological fence disagreed that “some ideas are too harmful to be discussed in a college setting.”