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Four Lessons From Nine Years of Being ‘Never Trump’

Four Lessons From Nine Years of Being ‘Never Trump’

27 October 2024

Political hatred is amply documented. According to a recent study by More in Common, a nonpartisan…

Four Lessons From Nine Years of Being ‘Never Trump’

Labour hit with a backlash over plans to axe a £2 cap on bus fares

Labour hit with a backlash over plans to axe a £2 cap on bus fares

27 October 2024

But according to polling by More in Common, 55 per cent of the public think scrapping it is 'the wrong decision', compared to just 28 per cent who think it's the right move.

There is also broad agreement between Labour and Tory voters, with 54 per cent from the former party thinking it's the wrong move and 60 per cent from the latter.

Divisions, hopes and challenges. Poland one year after 15 October

Divisions, hopes and challenges. Poland one year after 15 October

23 October 2024

A year after the change of power, Poles perceive the country as more divided than united, and they blame politicians for the conflict. Despite this, they feel safe, they look to the future with hope and believe in the possibility of reaching an agreement across divisions, and they assess the actions of the current government slightly better than the previous one.

Divisions, hopes and challenges. Poland one year after 15 October

Texan political tribes and the American Nations

Texan political tribes and the American Nations

21 October 2024

We’ll be looking at this very closely in the coming months, but for starters we…

Texan political tribes and the American Nations

Under-25s fined for minor mistakes - how rail tickets are confusing passengers

Under-25s fined for minor mistakes - how rail tickets are confusing passengers

12 October 2024

Under-25s fined for minor mistakes - how rail tickets are confusing passengers

Chris Annous, from the research organisation More in Common, says their work shows British people are frustrated with public bodies who penalise those who break rules accidentally.

“That train companies are so intensely pursuing those who make minor mistakes when navigating the complicated ticketing process, and not showing the same resolve on improving conditions for passengers, cuts to the heart of why so many feel the country simply isn’t working for ordinary people,” he says.