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A clear majority of French people consider Donald Trump to be "a dictator" and say they are ready to boycott the United States to oppose him.

09 March 2025

Le Grand Continent

Le Grand Continent revisits some of the lessons learned from the study by Destin Commun and the More in Common network, "Ukraine: European support strengthened in times of adversity." While nearly 75% of French people view EU countries as allies, only 24% still consider the Americans as such—and 19% as enemies.

EXCLUSIVE. Orphaned by American support, Europeans show solidarity with Ukraine, according to a study.

08 March 2025

Ouest France

Exclusively, Ouest France published the Destin Commun investigation "Ukraine: European support strengthened in times of adversity" on the front page of its Sunday, March 9, 2025 newspaper. On the same day, the investigation, coordinated with the entire More in Common network, appeared on the front page of the German newspaper Die Welt, the Polish newspaper Rzeczpospolita, and the Sunday Times in the United Kingdom.

Six out of 10 French people in favor of the return of compulsory military service

08 March 2025

Le Temps de l'Info

LCI returns to the studio to discuss one of the lessons learned from the Destin Commun study "Ukraine: European support strengthened in times of adversity": 6 out of 10 French people say they support the return of a form of compulsory military service. The LCI teams return to this question and debate it on the studio.

Keir Starmer must reassure pragmatic liberals

08 March 2025

The New Statesman

In this opinion piece, Marc Stears and Luke Tryl discuss new research from UCL Policy Lab and More in Common, which suggests that the British public prefers pragmatic, steady change over radical disruption.

"Keir Starmer has instinctively shown a grasp of this British commitment to change by offering pragmatism, rather than populism, over Ukraine. His long-term political success will depend on him demonstrating that at home too."

Social media is too toxic and addictive, say Gen Z

06 March 2025

The Times

The young people who grew up with smartphones say it damages mental health — and that they would keep their own children offline as long as possible.

The polling of nearly 1,700 people was conducted by The New Britain Project and More In Common think tanks on behalf of the National Education Union. It found young people strongly supportive of wider controls on social media — with 62 per cent saying it does more harm than good and only 22 per cent believing the opposite.

The viewpoint spans gender, politics and education levels. Most of this age group said they would try to keep their own children off social media as long as possible.