UCL Policy Lab

“With Andy Burnham it seems that Labour has another chance, but expectations are muted, and there is not a lot of patience left. The first 100 days will matter more than ever.” @mds49 speaking to The Times on our latest anylsis with @Moreincommon_. thetimes.com/uk/politics/ar…

🧵In the Sunday Times. @lara_spirit covers our deep dive with @UCLPolicyLab into what people want from Burnham's premiership. We find the new PM is likely to have a limited honeymoon, that public desire for radical change has grown since July 24 and cost of living is the key test

How do you set up a government to actually deliver? Sharp guest piece for HopeWorks from @BrunoDent_ @FutureGovForum thisishopeworks.substack.com/p/how-whitehal…

Last night, we welcomed guests from politics, civil society, philanthropy and the arts to the new V&A East Museum for an evening exploring how storytelling can connect rather than divide us, and build a stronger sense of shared belonging.

Labour voters want a revolution or the party’s over. @patrickkmaguire reports on our latest UCL Policy Lab national focus group anylsis with Stan Greenberg. thetimes.com/comment/column…

"The big question now is not just how to win power, but how to wield it in a way that restores trust, dignity, and agency to communities long left behind. That means rebuilding a politics of community – rooted in collective power, mutual care, and democratic renewal." First published in 2025, @AndyBurnhamGM reflects on place-based governing. ucl.ac.uk/policy-lab/new…

On Manchesterism, the real defence trade-off, and the Makerfield by-election. Read the latest in HopeWorks: A Progressive Reader. open.substack.com/pub/thisishope…

🆕 @Moreincommon_ /@UCLPolicyLab poll for @thetimes finds @AndyBurnhamGM leading the race in the Makerfield by-election but over 1 in 10 still undecided about their vote and Restore Britain currently saving their deposit. Andy Burnham on track for Makerfield win — thanks to Restore Britain thetimes.com/article/5e8bd4…

Exclusive from @patrickkmaguire Restore Britain is set to hand Andy Burnham the victory in Makerfield, according to a poll of the constituency that will electrify the final days of the by-election campaign. The mayor of Greater Manchester is five points ahead of Reform UK in a race that remains too close for comfort with less than a week until ballots are cast, a survey by More in Common and the UCL Policy Lab suggests. It shows Labour’s lead over Nigel Farage’s candidate, Robert Kenyon — 45 per cent to 40 per cent — is smaller than the 8 per cent share for Restore Britain, the hard-right party led by Rupert Lowe, with more than one in ten voters yet to decide how to vote. thetimes.com/uk/politics/ar…

In what is likely the most important by-election in British political history, we find Andy Burnham leads Reform by 5 points in Makerfield. Our latest poll with @Moreincommon_ as reported by @patrickkmaguire.

Andy Burnham leads reform by 5 points in Makerfield. Latest poll from UCL Policy Lab and @Moreincommon_. With less than a week from one of the most important by-elections in British political history we find the Manchester mayor ahead. thetimes.com/article/5e8bd4…

How is AI reshaping graduate labour markets? How should disciplines, universities, and sector bodies respond? The Stone Centre & @UCLPolicyLab will bring together two expert panels to discuss. 📍UCL Main Campus 🗓️Fri 3 July 10am-5pm 🎟️luma.com/nrjukkx7 #HigherEducation #AI

How do we secure change? You helped us find out. The latest from HopeWorks thisishopeworks.substack.com/p/securing-cha…

New report calls for politics to recognise and mobilise the power of communities As the contest for Makerfield ramps up, we can see how voters are demanding a genuinely authentic politics rooted in place. @demos ucl.ac.uk/policy-lab/new…

Ahead of tomorrow's Ecosystem event, read the latest from HopeWorks. Featuring writing and work from @AmandaTatts @hahriehan @glgerstle and many more thisishopeworks.substack.com/p/how-do-we-un…

What does it take to build a politics that brings people together across difference? Ahead of our annual Ecosystem Conference, @AmandaTatts spoke with democracy scholar @hahriehan about where hope is emerging at the local scale - and the spaces that make connection possible. Listen on ChangeMakers: changemakerspodcast.org/hahrie-han-cha…