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Does climate change raise concerns among Polish people?

Does climate change raise concerns among Polish people?

04 September 2024

Patryk Strzałkowski writes about how Poles perceive climate change, based on, among others, More in Common research.

Does climate change raise concerns among Poles?

Voters beginning to think Conservatives are ‘weird’, research suggests

Voters beginning to think Conservatives are ‘weird’, research suggests

02 September 2024

Multiple focus groups of former Tory voters suggested that those who had switched their vote at the last election were not inclined to back to the Conservatives any time soon.

The research by More in Common said the party struggled with relatability, particularly in Lib Dem areas, by focusing on topics “which excite the base, or the highly politically engaged” but were distant from ordinary people’s lives.

In a similar vein to the attack that Democrats have levelled against Republicans, especially the vice-presidential candidate JD Vance, the research found “there is a danger that the Conservatives have started to become seen as ‘weird’”.

Voters beginning to think Conservatives are ‘weird’, research suggests

Joy Can Do More Than Beat Trump

Joy Can Do More Than Beat Trump

30 August 2024

Partisans aren’t really shifting their mood, but the exhausted majority of Americans is, and right now the…

The New York Times

Starmer’s ratings hit record low as cronyism row continues

Starmer’s ratings hit record low as cronyism row continues

29 August 2024

Pollsters More In Common revealed this week that Sir Keir’s approval rating has plummeted by 27 points, falling from a post-election peak of +11 to a rather dismal -16. More than that, almost two-thirds of Brits believe the new Labour government is more ‘interested in helping themselves and their allies’ than the general public – while a majority of those surveyed consider Labour to be ‘somewhat’ or ‘very corrupt’.

Starmer’s ratings hit record low as cronyism row continues

Keir Starmer has a chance to dominate the common ground

Keir Starmer has a chance to dominate the common ground

14 August 2024

“Having an entirely consistent worldview is a very elite thing, most people have a value base and they apply that to individual policy issues,” notes Luke Tryl, the Executive Director of More In Common.

Keir Starmer has a chance to dominate the common ground