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Crépol: the lessons of political recovery

Crépol: the lessons of political recovery

27 November 2023

“The far right imposes an interpretative framework in 4 stages: setting the scene, interpreting before knowing the facts, broadening and generalizing a particular case, and finally supporting its statement with important iconography.” On the set of Sens Public, Laurence de Nervaux analyzes the content of the public debate following the Crépol tragedy and the polarization of society that it tends to generate.

A show to be found in full here.

BBC Radio 4 PM

BBC Radio 4 PM

23 November 2023

UK Director Luke Tryl speaks on the PM programme, discussing public attitudes to immigration.

BBC Radio 4 PM

BBC News

BBC News

19 November 2023

By Laura Kuenssberg "Research carried out by the polling group, More in Common, helps explore the real world reaction. And a flavour of voters' views from focus groups about Mrs Braverman suggests there is real division - the most common words chosen to describe her include, "brave" and "outspoken", but "racist" features there too"

BBC News

The Times

The Times

14 November 2023

Polling by the More in Common think tank found that the government’s failure to tackle illegal migration and Channel crossings is the main reason why 2019 Conservative voters will not vote for the party again at the next general election.

The Times

UnHerd

UnHerd

13 November 2023

For a start, it’s doubtful that voters are ready to focus on immigration right now. Recent polling from More in Common shows that the cost of living is their top issue by a wide margin, followed by the NHS and then climate change. “Asylum seekers crossing the Channel” is only the fourth-placed issue. What’s more, the Sunak government, with its bizarrely random policy agenda — e.g. compulsory maths, scrapping HS2 and cracking down on pedicabs — has not laid the groundwork for a single-issue snap election.

UnHerd