Not everything is a story of polarization. Headlines are often senselessly negative just because that attracts more clicks: when both 63% of Rs and 89% of Ds admire him, surely the main story is that respect for the Pope largely *transcends* partisanship. religionnews.com/2024/04/12/u-s…

Chuffed to hear the massively popular UK podcast #TheRestisEntertainment discussing More in Common's research, which – through the lens of entertainment – shows a significantly less polarised population in the UK than US.

Great piece from Simon Kuper citing our @moreincommon_ UCL Policy Lab University of Oxford work on EDI & Brits nuanced views: recognition that discrimination exists, strong desire to tackle it, but aversion to 'us vs them' frames which can minimise other challenges ft.com/content/4b58cc…

Our latest More in Common UK report with University of Oxford and UCL Policy Lab makes a strong case that workplace diversity can be tackled constructively in ways that transcend culture wars dynamics. Great to work with Marc Stears and Tim Soutphommasane on this.

In our focus groups we increasingly see the growing news aversion Simon Kuper describes so well: 'The mass-media age is ending. We’re returning to a time when most people get almost no news. Growing numbers of citizens are oblivious to current affairs.' on.ft.com/3TweeJL

Casual talk about how someone in public life “should be shot” goes beyond a line that should never be crossed. This should surely be obvious to anyone in a position of leadership.

I'm often asked, 'where does that figure come from?' when saying the US will spend more than $10 billion on this year's election. The answer: AdImpact Politics tracks political spending and anticipates spending will be up 13% from $9 billion in the 2020 race: adimpact.com/2024-political…

Honoured to join such a stellar group on International Budget Partnership IBP Advisory Council. IBP's mission is powerful and effective: so much can be done to improve the lives of billions of the world's poorest with more open budgets, more accountable governments and more active citizens.

Most Britons continue not to take a side or to sympathise with one side more than another in the Israel-Palestine conflict, overall 61% say they sympathise with both sides, neither side or aren’t sure. Meanwhile 17% sympathise more with Israel, 22% with Palestine.

Although abuse comes from a very small part of the community, so often I hear people who would make a great contribution to public life holding back because they don't want themselves and their families exposed to it. Valuable work from The Jo Cox Foundation on some ways forward.

In 2016, the tragic murder of Jo Cox by an extremist sparked a movement. Tim Dixon , co-founder of More in Common , reflects on this pivotal moment and its role in addressing societal polarization.

Really appreciated the opportunity to discuss More in Common’s work with the Stand Together team, and how we aim to make our work more effective by constantly sharing our learnings across the five countries where we have teams: standtogether.org/news/solutions…

Very much looking forward to welcoming Jim Blagden to the growing UK More in Common team in the new year.

6 months from crucial European Parliament elections and with a far-right surge looming, our team conducted a series of focus groups all over France to discuss the cost of living crisis, what the EU means to them, Ukraine, climate and more. Report (in🇫🇷) destincommun.fr/que-faisons-no…

Valuable new findings from More in Common’s new report mapping UK public attitudes to the conflict in the Middle East: a challenge to many of the overblown claims in recent weeks, with just one in three Brits identifying with just one side, and only 6% identifying with Hamas.

Peta Murphy was a reminder that there’s many people in politics who work incredibly hard and embody the spirit of democracy and public service. Peta kept working to her very last days. Love to Rod and Peta’s family at this sad time.

We're now looking for the next leader of More in Common US, someone with a special mix of leadership skills: a strong strategic mindset, an enterprising and creative spirit, a true collaborator for our many partners & a passion to transcend polarization. diversifiedsearchgroup.com/search/20476-m…

The past 48 hours show how powerful human stories are bigger than the us-versus-them story of immigrants as a violent criminal “them” threatening “us”. The real story from Dublin is not about enraged rioters, but the humble heroism of Caio who arrived in Ireland just a year ago.

A great cause! More in Common US has tested the impact of listening even to just short bursts of StoryCorps conversations between Americans from across divides. People start feeling more hopeful about the future, and almost 50% more want to join a similar conversation.

Today’s The Guardian editorial cites More in Common’s latest findings on how the British public still wants action on levelling up - and don’t believe it’s being delivered: theguardian.com/commentisfree/…