Electoral Dysfunction Why are prisoners being released by mistake?
Nov 7, 2025
In this engaging discussion, Luke Tryl, a pollster and executive director at More in Common, sheds light on the troubling issue of prisoners being mistakenly released, raising questions about systemic failures. The focus group reveals strong voter sentiments on the cost of living, with generational divides surfacing over financial worries. The conversation delves into the political implications of breaking manifesto promises and the rise of non-mainstream leaders like Nigel Farage, showcasing the shifting landscape of voter trust and engagement.
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Cost Of Living Dominates Voter Concerns
- Women across generations cite cost of living as their top daily worry, not immigration or abstract economic debates.
- Younger women stress rent and jobs while older women focus on supermarket prices and shrinking budgets.
Budget Framing Must Satisfy Markets And MPs
- Rachel Reeves' pre-budget speech sought to prepare voters for hard choices while protecting markets and parliamentary support.
- Maintaining bond market trust and party unity constrains fiscal options and shapes messaging before the budget.
Breaking Pledges Has Narrow Political Paths
- Breaking manifesto pledges on taxes risks deepening public distrust because the election centred on those promises.
- Acceptable trade-offs require clear gains for public services or measures that hit the wealthy instead.