New poll finds one in six "more likely to vote" with push from Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce trib.al/8vAHk0q

🤖 Only one in four (25%) registered voters in the US have strong confidence in their ability to tell the difference between real and AI-generated visual content. 45% of Republican voters say they're not confident they could tell the difference. 24-27 August 2,004 US adults

I'll be in Liverpool and Birmingham later this month as party conference season is once again upon us. We've plenty lined up at Savanta UK but never too busy for a catch-up with other attendees in coffee or beer form - do reach out!

Still find it completely bizarre how out of touch Conservative leadership candidates are with their voters on the issue of Trump. Trump has a net favourability rating of -39 with Conservative voters. Six in ten say a Trump victory in November would be a "negative" outcome.

Of course there's a difference at the moment between Conservative voters and Conservative members, and the need to court the latter and less so the former. Plus Reform UK voters, who the Tories want to win back, are far more positive about Trump (+7 net favourability).

But repeated defences of Trump is out of touch with Conservative loyalist opinion (those who voted for the party in 2019 *and* 2024), so risks alienating a core base while also further putting off Con 2019 to Lab 2024 switchers.

Four in ten (38%) UK businesses are 'unprepared' for Labour's workers' rights reforms. Small businesses (43%) are much more likely to say they're unprepared for implementing the Employment Rights Bill than medium-to-large businesses (21%). 1,000 UK biz decision makers 8-28 Aug

From Chris Hopkins: Which leadership preferences will matter more to Tory members - their own, or the public's? conservativehome.com/2024/09/11/chr…

At #Lab24, we’re partnering with LabourList to share research on Labour’s electoral coalition. Chris Hopkins will be joined by Tom Baldwin, Ros Wynne-Jones & Karin Christiansen to discuss where Labour’s next majority comes from. Mon 23 Sept, 10:30am 11a, ACC labourlist.org/2024/09/labour…

Looking forward to being at #Lab24 and equally looking forward to this event - hope to see plenty of people there!

We've shared our exclusive research with Kevin Schofield at HuffPost UK Politics, which suggests that: "Lib Dem voters are pretty happy – with the direction of government, the issues they’re tackling & Starmer himself." ⬇️⬇️⬇️

🔶 Ahead of #LDConf, Lib Dem voters (+7) are the only other group aside from Labour backers (+43) to give Keir Starmer a NET positive favourability rating. 6-8 September 2,028 UK adults

🔶2024 Liberal Democrat voters are much more likely to prioritise health & social care and the environment as key issues, compared to other voters. Lib Dem voters are less likely to prioritise immigration and crime. #LDConf 6-8 August 2024 2,028 UK adults

🩺 The UK public is most likely to say that the junior doctor's pay deal is 'about right' (45%) when asked, however four in ten (41%) think the increase is 'too high'. Two thirds (66%) of 2024 Conservative voters say the deal is too high. 2-4 August 2,244 UK adults