THE FINAL FURLONG - WHAT DO THE PUBLIC WANT FROM THE

Like all publications of the Fabian Society, this report represents not the collective views of the society, but only the views of the individual writer. [...] We were particularly interested in the views of people in Labour’s key target voter group: those who did not vote Labour in 2019 but who are open to doing so now.7 At its simplest, we wanted to answer the question: what does the public want to happen at the next general election? This remains a relevant question, even if the possibility of a hung parliament after the next election is ever more dis. [...] Hostility both to the Conservatives and to political instability shape voters’ views towards a majority government and a hung parliament While specific issues will crop up during the next election, for many voters, the dominant consideration will be the chance to kick the Conservatives out of power, end political instability, and secure a government that gets things done. [...] There does not appear to be much of an opportunity for the Conservatives to use the prospect of a Labour government to persuade target voters to back them at the next election. [...] A Labour majority is the most preferred outcome after the next election, with a Labour-led government acceptable for many voters A larger proportion of the public wants a Labour majority government after the next election than any other outcome.