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Experiment reduces partisanship… if only for a little while

Experiment reduces partisanship… if only for a little while

31 May 2023

Colorado Public Radio

Many Democrats and Republicans dislike and distrust one another. They used to have closer-to-neutral feelings. An experiment by the non-profit More In Common was able to reduce partisanship. The effects, however, are short-lived. Research Director Stephen Hawkins returns for our semi-regular conversations about political tribalism.

Why jaded rural Tories are voting Green

Why jaded rural Tories are voting Green

14 May 2023

Luke Tryl, UK director of More in Common and a former Tory special adviser, says: “A consensus on climate runs across all social segments. It doesn’t mean that they all love Extinction Rebellion — but when it comes to the need to take action on climate, it is really striking the extent to which they agree, and they will approach it from slightly different angles.” For rural Tories, he says, the focus is often the natural environment.

The Times

Homes for Ukraine shows Britain at its best as Ukrainian refugees embrace Eurovision in Liverpool

Homes for Ukraine shows Britain at its best as Ukrainian refugees embrace Eurovision in Liverpool

12 May 2023

Op-ed from UK Director Luke Tryl: 

Homes for Ukraine shows Britain at its best as Ukrainian refugees embrace Eurovision in Liverpool

Mobility: do the French want to move towards less carbon-intensive modes of transport?

Mobility: do the French want to move towards less carbon-intensive modes of transport?

02 May 2023

Isidora Lorient for CB News looks at the figures and findings of the study "Mobility in transition: how to get the French moving" carried out in collaboration with the spintank communications agency.

Read the article here.

Voters say they don't buy Rishi Sunak's 'I'm from Yorkshire and know price of pint' act

Voters say they don't buy Rishi Sunak's 'I'm from Yorkshire and know price of pint' act

27 April 2023

Luke Tryl, UK director at More in Common, which conducted the research, said the focus group revealed the sense the PM was "just too rich to be in touch" with voters.

He said: "There's another group who say, 'oh he's so wealthy, he must be in politics for the right reasons, he can't be bought'. But more people are likely to say that, 'actually he just can't relate to my life'."

Voters say they don't buy Rishi Sunak's 'I'm from Yorkshire and know price of pint' act