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Lover of finding out what people think, UK Director @Moreincommon_ 🏳️‍🌈🇺🇦
Apr 19 14 tweets 4 min read
New @Moreincommon_ MRP in @thetimes from polling of over 16,000 people finds a highly fragmented and divided electorate. It estimates Reform UK as the largest party with 180 seats, followed by Labour & the Tories on 165 seats each, but hundreds of seats on a knife edge. Image The full seat totals from the MRP are
➡️Reform UK 180 (+175)
🌹Labour 165 (-246)
🌳Conservative 165 (+44)
🟠Liberal Democrat 67 (-5)
🟡SNP 35 (+26)
⬜️Independent 10 (+4)
🟢Plaid Cymru 5 (+1)
🌎Green 4 (-)
Changes are with the 2024 General Election Image
Apr 6 9 tweets 2 min read
🧵Asking people in de/struggling industrial areas of UK if the UK should have it's own tariffs, gives you the clearest example of what I'd call 'may as well roll the dice' politics. People get they may be harmful, but the status quo feels so bad any alternative is worth the risk Pointing to stock market in freefall makes little weather because 'my community has been in freefall for decades, what has the stock market ever done for me' - or looked at another way when good jobs in industry has been replaced by amazon warehouse roles, how can it get worse?
Mar 25 17 tweets 6 min read
🆕 Ahead of the Spring Statement, new polling of public views on the economy finds that the Chancellor faces problems of trust, toughness and tiredness in the public mood. Over half of Brits now say we are returning to austerity or never left it, particularly the elderly. Image The number of people who say that they expect Labour to improve the lives of people like them has almost halved since the election. In July the public split 54%-46% in saying that Labour would improve their lives, that has now flipped to 29%-71% Image
Mar 10 15 tweets 6 min read
🆕Polling of 🇬🇧🇩🇪🇫🇷🇵🇱🇺🇸 on Ukraine finds: Clear majorities do not think Russia will stop at Ukraine, Starmer's approach popular at home & abroad, less than 50% of Brits now call the US an ally, Europeans ready to go it alone, but only in UK do majority back sending peacekeepers🧵 Image While clear majorities across the countries polled believe defending Ukraine's sovereignty is at least somewhat important the UK stands out for how relatively unpolarised our voters are on that question - even Reform voters are much more likely to say it is important than not. Image
Feb 19 24 tweets 9 min read
Today @Moreincommon_ releases a deep dive into Progressive Activists, the most liberal/left leaning segment of the public. It looks at who this highly engaged group are, what they believe but also why their approach maybe leading to backlash against progressive causes. Image Who are Progressive Activists? They make up 8-10% of the public but have an outsized impact on political and cultural debates because of their higher engagement, they're more likely to be a graduate, have a higher income and are the youngest segment (though many are over 40) Image
Feb 15 7 tweets 2 min read
Interesting shift in Reform support, while their voter base remains more male those who have shifted to support Reform since the election are more evenly split between men and women compared to those who backed the party in 2024. Image New Reform supporters are different in other ways, they are less online & their politics leans more moderate than those who backed the party in 2024. They're also less likely to hold positive views of other figures who have support on the online right such as Musk and Robinson Image
Feb 12 8 tweets 3 min read
Think Reform’s net-zero announcements may well be their first big mistake since their rise in the polls. There would definitely be scope to criticise specific climate measures, but trying to actively reverse shift to renewables lands well on wrong side of British public opinion. Image The danger for Reform has always been that they listen to their very active online base who have very different views from the pool of potential voters that would grow them into a potential party of Government. Today’s announcements risk falling into that category.
Feb 3 12 tweets 3 min read
🧵Trying to predict the next General Election is a fools game - in the last Parliament the Tories ranged as high as 55% as low as 18%, with the electorate so volatile and the parties so split it's not impossible to imagine any of Starmer, Badenoch or Farage as PM come 2029. Image Reform have momentum, but we don't know if they have a ceiling. With the exception of one pollster which has a tendency for higher Reform shares (including vs the GE) Reform haven't opened up a lead - that may change, but an open question if they can consistently poll above 25
Jan 26 5 tweets 2 min read
Mentioned in today's @TheSun - as Trump puts pressure on Russia to end the war in Ukraine, our polling finds that Brits continue to believe that it matters to the UK that Ukraine defeats Russia. 7 in 10 think it is important only 12% unimportant. Image The belief that what happens in Ukraine matters to the UK spans voters of different parties - a majority of Reform UK voters believe a Ukrainian 'win' of some form is important. That much lower Ukraine polarisation makes the UK reasonably unique among western democracies. Image
Jan 22 5 tweets 2 min read
Three way tie again in our latest voting intention with less than 1 point separating Lab/Con/Ref. Reform UK reach a new high.

🌳CON 25% (nc)
➡️ REF UK 25% (+1)
🌹LAB 24% (nc)
🔶 LIB DEM 12% ( nc)
🌍 GREEN 7% (-1)
🟡 SNP 3% (nc)

N = 2,016 Dates: 17 - 20 Jan, Change w 13 Jan Image But what is most striking is the gender gap. Reform UK now lead among men, but the Tories have a 7 point lead with women. On the left - Labour does better with men, but more women go to the Greens and the Lib Dems. Image
Jan 15 6 tweets 3 min read
Our latest @Moreincommon_ voting intention in today's Playbook finds a virtual 3 way tie with 1 point separating the Tories, Reform and Labour.
🌳 Con 25% (-1)
🌹 Lab 24% (-2)
➡️ Ref UK 24% (+2)
🔶 Lib Dem 12% (-)
🌍 Green 8% (+1)
🟡 SNP 3% (-)
N= 2102, 10-13/1 Change w 8/1 Image Keir Starmer’s personal net approval rating has sunk to -39, the lowest we have ever recorded for him. However, Leader of the Opposition: Kemi Badenoch’s approval has dropped to -18, also the lowest so far, with Farage at -17. Image
Jan 2 6 tweets 2 min read
🧵Musk & Tommy Robinson sum up the fundamental challenge Reform may have moving from a 15% party to a 30% one. In August just 11% of Brits said they had a positive view of Tommy Robinson. Embracing his cause seems likely to be an anathema to electoral success Image In the past Farage has recognised this and said of UKIP’s later embrace of Robinson “It goes against all the things I did as leader to say we will talk about immigration, we will talk about the extreme forms of Islam [and] we’ll do it as a non-racist, non-sectarian party”
Dec 28, 2024 16 tweets 4 min read
🧵 In @thetimes @cazjwheeler covers our new @Moreincommon_ MRP. It suggests the electoral fragmentation we saw in July has accelerated & that five parties could now secure over 30 seats in the Commons with FPTP struggling to cope.
thetimes.com/article/2c8413…Image This is *not* an election projection, we are likely 4 years away from any election - lots is likely to change before then (& we will revise our model) rather it gives a flavour of how sentiment has shifted since July & reveals we are now firmly in the age of multi party politics
Dec 13, 2024 10 tweets 4 min read
🧵As the Government unveils plans to boost clean power, worth noting how much public sentiment has shifted to seeing clean energy not just as good, but as a no-brainer. All voter groups (inc Reform) are more likely to think renewables will cut cost of living than raise it Image Opposition to building clean energy infrastructure is often distorted by those who are most vocal, but even more conservative segments of the electorate (highlighted in the red box) are more likely to support wind turbines in their area. Image
Nov 11, 2024 23 tweets 5 min read
🧵There's a line of thought that Trump's victory means progressive causes are doomed in the court of public opinion. I don't think that's true, but I do think it shows more thought needs to be given to what ought to be a tautology but infact often isn't - inclusive progressivism As someone who comes 'from the right' now spending a lot of time helping civil society understand/navigate public opinion, one thing has jumped out is how hard some parts (though not all) of the 'progressive ecosystem' can make it to be 'part of the club'
Oct 26, 2024 14 tweets 5 min read
🚨🧵 Failure to tackle hardship could be as damaging to Labour as the Lib Dems u-turn on tuition fees, new @Moreincommon_ research for @jrf_uk shows. Those who voted Labour in July have high expectations the Govt will tackle hardship, but many think things are going the wrong wayImage While the 2024 Labour Coalition splits on the importance of some issues such as immigration or housing, the cost of living and hardship are important for both those who voted Labour in 2019 and 2024 and those who switched from the Tories to Labour in 2024. Image
Oct 21, 2024 17 tweets 5 min read
🧵In my opening remarks talking about the state of democracy in the UK at #BattleFest this weekend I started by quoting Saruman to Gandalf - not because i'm a LoTR obsessive (though it's great). But because "the hour is later than you think". Here's why.... Firstly and most obviously too many people think democracy isn't working. Only 31% of Brits say democracy is working, with cynicism high across all voter (and non-voter) groups - but particularly those who backed non mainstream parties in July. Image
Oct 3, 2024 11 tweets 2 min read
🧵"Sincere" "Energising" "Personable" "Strong" "fresh" "Will fight for what she believes in" "not afraid" - Kemi Badenoch's conference pitch was pretty unanimously the favourite of our focus group of former Tory voters who left the party for Reform, the Lib Dems & Labour in July Across the group people liked the fact that Kemi seemed more conversational and was genuinely passionate about what she believed, but also that her backstory meant she wasn't your typical Tory and she offered something new.
Aug 27, 2024 11 tweets 4 min read
🧵Bit of bumpy polling for the Government: in today's Playbook PM @e_casalicchio covers our finding that Starmer's approval has sunk to it's lowest level this year at minus 16 - down 27 points from his post election high: a short honeymoon with voters. What might be driving it? Image Firstly the decision to means test the Winter Fuel Allowance seems to have become less popular over time with voters. 56% say they disapprove of the decision, compared to 23% who approve of it - though there is an age skew. Image
Aug 12, 2024 16 tweets 5 min read
🧵What most jumps out from our charts on public attitudes to the riots is the "Reform finger" while supporters of other parties are broadly similar in rejecting a legitimate rationale for the riots, Reform voters are more likely than average to espouse sympathy for the motivation Image The finger varies in size across specific questions, but looking across them Reform's vote splits into two camps, one slightly bigger populist group that shares mainstream democratic norms of most voters & a smaller radical right group who say the rioters speak for them Image
Aug 11, 2024 17 tweets 7 min read
🧵What do the public think about the riots and those taking part in them? A reflection of legitimate concerns Or the actions of far right thugs? I've written for @FT today on new @moreincommon_ polling and focus group research into Britain & the riots. ft.com/content/464500…
Image Firstly, most Briton's see the events as riots rather than as protests, overall 74% say they are riots 14% protests and 4% something else. Reform voters are the most likely to describe them as protests (34%). Image