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James Crouch

@mrjcrouch.bsky.social
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Pollster and policy & public affairs lead at Opinium.

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Opinium @opiniumresearch.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
In our latest Substack @mrjcrouch.bsky.social looks at Keir Starmer's rock-bottom approval ratings, and how the die was cast within his first couple of months in office. Link below 👇
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Opinium @opiniumresearch.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
🚨Latest Opinium Observer poll 🚨 For almost his entire time time in Downing Street, Keir Starmer has been less popular than Rishi Sunak and Boris Johnson were at the same point in their premierships.
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Opinium @opiniumresearch.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
🚨 New Opinium Observer polling 🚨 Labour’s leader is deep in the red, with Keir Starmer stuck at -41% approval now several weeks in a row. Fewer than 1 in 5 voters approve of the job he’s doing, while while 60% disapprove.
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Opinium @opiniumresearch.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
Opinium and @curiauk.bsky.social polling shows that while protections for bats and newts might annoy roughly 1 in 7, a majority of the public currently support these environmental protections. In the same polling we found 30% even think these same protections do not go far enough.
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Opinium @opiniumresearch.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
New Opinium Observer poll: 29% say nature of offence & age should be released at arrest. For names, 40% say wait until guilty verdict. On nationality (21% at arrest) & ethnicity (19% at arrest), opinion is split, but pluralities favour info release after a guilty verdict.
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James Crouch @mrjcrouch.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
One of the biggest dangers in politics? Selling a dream, then delivering a disappointment. Labour owns the narrative on housebuilding, but if it fails to deliver, it could burn through trust like wildfire. Polling with @opiniumresearch.bsky.social and Curia open.substack.com/pub/opinium/...
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Labour can’t afford to be a party of broken promises on housebuilding
Labour has a clearly communicated signature pledge on housing, but they must not end up like the Conservatives did on immigration, writes James Crouch
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James Crouch @mrjcrouch.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
The #SpringStatement was a key opportunity for Rachel Reeves to reset the economic narrative - but instead @opiniumresearch.bsky.social shows that it was the worst received fiscal event since the mini-budget. conservativehome.com/2025/03/31/j...
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James Crouch: The worst-received fiscal event since the Mini-Budget has squandered Labour's chance to reset | Conservative Home
For both No10 and No11 Downing Street, last week was a reminder that failing to communicate effectively can be just as damaging as failing to govern competently.
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James Crouch @mrjcrouch.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
NEW: Read my latest in ConHome on Kemi Badenoch’s Net Zero stance and what it means for the Conservatives. A quick thread: 🧵 conservativehome.com/2025/03/27/j...
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James Crouch: If the Tories are to capitalise on the 2050 net zero target, the rhetoric will need to change | Conservative Home
By focusing on the negative economic consequences of the current target, it becomes challenging to present an easily explainable alternative.
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Calum Weir @cwp-weir.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
We are incredibly excited to be launching our 'Global Entrepreneurship Index' later on today in the House of Commons. Thanks to @chriscurtis94.bsky.social and Danielle Dunfield-Prayero - And congrats to @mrjcrouch.bsky.social for his stellar work! Have a nosey!: www.opinium.com/global-entre...
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Global Entrepreneurship Index 2025 - Opinium
The Opinium Global Entrepreneurship Index is a annual report into the world’s most attractive markets for starting and growing a business. Covering 137 countries over a 15-year period, our index provi...
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James Crouch @mrjcrouch.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
Labour's welfare reform pitch is in trouble. 🧵 Polling from @opiniumresearch.bsky.social (and some great analysis last month from my colleague @priyaminhas.bsky.social) shows the public is unlikely to buy their message. Here’s why Labour needs to rethink its approach & what might work better.
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Opinium @opiniumresearch.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
As the Government unveils it's plans to employment reform, @adamdrummond.bsky.social looks at the public's surprisingly nuanced views on welfare. Read on Substack: open.substack.com/pub/opinium/... Or on our website:
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Is public opinion ready for a change in approach on welfare?
Adam Drummond looks at the public's surprisingly nuanced views on welfare, reflecting a balancing act between moral arguments and practical trade-offs
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Opinium @opiniumresearch.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Kemi Badenoch’s first days as Conservative leader have been a mixed bag. Lukewarm approval ratings, diverted media attention, and what it’ll take for her to look like a PM in waiting. @mrjcrouch.bsky.social breaks it down. opinium.substack.com/p/kemi-baden...
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