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The Opinion Brief

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About the show

The essential weekly update on what the British public thinks and why. Brought to you by More in Common UK and Luke Tryl. Episodes published every Thursday in time for the morning commute. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Latest episodes

  • Live from Conservative Conference: Can Badenoch turn the party around?

    October 6, 2026 · 1 hr 23 min

    Welcome to a special live recording of a More in Common panel from the 2026 Conservative Party Conference. Can Kemi Badenoch turn around the Conservatives' fortunes in time for the next general election? In this live recording of The…

  • Special: State of the Conservative Party

    October 5, 2026 · 34 min

    Welcome to a special episode of The Opinion Brief from the More in Common team who are in Birmingham as the Conservative Party Conference 2026 gets underway. Luke Tryl is joined by Louis O'Geran and Julie Kirkbride to break down how the…

  • Has Burnham got it right?

    October 1, 2026 · 56 min

    Welcome to Episode 29 of The Opinion Brief. Luke Tryl is joined by Sophie Stowers and Louis O'Geran to analyse Andy Burnham's first conference speech as Prime Minister and break down how each key policy announcement aligns with the…

  • Live from Labour Conference: Will Burnham rebuild Labour’s coalition?

    September 29, 2026 · 1 hr 17 min

    Welcome to a special live recording of a More in Common panel from the 2026 Labour Party Conference. Can Andy Burnham reunite Labour’s split voter coalition and win the next general election? In this live recording of The Opinion Brief…

  • Special: Would Labour win a snap election?

    September 27, 2026 · 37 min

    In this special edition, the More In Common team are in Liverpool as Labour Party Conference 2026 gets underway. We share insights from our brand new MRP, asking what a snap election today would look like. We also look at one of the Labour…

  • Is Britain Broken? - with Anoosh Chakelian

    September 24, 2026 · 49 min

    Welcome to Episode 26 of The Opinion Brief podcast. In this episode, Luke Tryl breaks down the latest UK political polling ahead of the Labour Party Conference. We also analyse whether the "Burnham Bounce" is holding up, where Labour is…

  • Who and what are the Liberal Democrats for?

    September 17, 2026 · 49 min

    In this week's episode of The Opinion Brief, Luke Tryl is joined by More in Common's Chris Annous to dive into where the Liberal Democrats stand ahead of this weekend's party conference, and we also take a look into tactical voting. In…

  • From North London to East Germany

    September 10, 2026 · 1 hr 7 min

    With Britain set for it's sixth by-election of 2026 in Holborn and St Pancras, we take a deep dive into the constituency, ask what the race means for Labour and the Greens, and share some initial findings from our first focus group in the…