24 May 2022
“In an op-ed article, More in Common UK Director Luke Tryl brings together the findings from our recent polling and focus groups, emphasising the importance of the rising cost of living, and how it has together with partygate reinforced in the minds of the public the notion that the political class is out of touch and doesn’t understand their concerns”
Partygate and the cost of living are turning voters off the Tories
23 May 2022
11 April 2022
"...the dart guns of social media give more power and voice to the political extremes while reducing the power and voice of the moderate majority. The “Hidden Tribes” study, by the pro-democracy group More in Common, surveyed 8,000 Americans in 2017 and 2018 and identified seven groups that shared beliefs and behaviors. The one furthest to the right, known as the “devoted conservatives,” comprised 6 percent of the U.S. population. The group furthest to the left, the “progressive activists,” comprised 8 percent of the population."
Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid
01 March 2022
"In a recent survey by More in Common, a group dedicated to strengthening societies against social division, fewer than 20% of Democrats agreed that most police officers are bad people, but Republicans thought that more than half of them would agree. False polarization makes people expect that discussing a contentious topic with someone holding a different view will be highly unpleasant and largely pointless."
01 March 2022
In her column "In all subjectivity", Cécile Duflot, former minister and current Director General of Oxfam France, returns to the study "Navigating in troubled waters" to understand the state of mind and the collective psychology of France, a few weeks before the presidential election. One question brings them together: concern about climate change (82%) and expectations in this regard, particularly from the government.