31 May 2023
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.
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.
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
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
19 April 2023
Op-ed by UK Director Luke Tryl: Poor taste,’ said Julie, ‘Really desperate,’ added Shawn. Mark thought it was ‘A low blow’ and Becky was simply ‘gobsmacked’. That was the verdict of our focus group participants in Erewash in Derbyshire last week when they were shown Labour’s controversial advert suggesting Rishi Sunak did not believe that those convicted of sexually assaulting children should go to prison.