Scarlett Maguire
@Scarlett__Mag
🇬🇧🇺🇸🌎politics + polls 📝📺🎤 | Founder + Director, Merlin Strategy | @StrategyMerlin [email protected]
An update on what I've been up to in this morning's Politico playbook... merlinstrategy.com
Today's @StrategyMerlin newsletter features exclusive polling and analysis on generational divides and votes at 16, as well as a look at brand new US public opinion 6 months into Trump's second term... Sign up here: merlinstrategy.com/#:~:text=Subsc…
Incredibly useful tool from @LabourList mapping the different tribes of the PLP. Would definitely recommend! labourlist.org/2025/07/labour…
Merlin's @StrategyMerlin Head of Research @JulianGallie doing a brilliant job at last night's @ukonward panel on young people and their politics
Great to be on @ukonward panel last night speaking about young people’s views on democracy and their disillusionment with politics. All part of Onward’s work on the social contract. With @SirSimonClarke @PMArslanagic @Katie_Lam_MP
Great to be on @ukonward panel last night speaking about young people’s views on democracy and their disillusionment with politics. All part of Onward’s work on the social contract. With @SirSimonClarke @PMArslanagic @Katie_Lam_MP
We are ready to rumble here at Onward HQ! Generation Extreme with @Katie_Lam_MP @SirSimonClarke @PMArslanagic @JulianGallie
Today at @ukonward we published Generation Extreme, a new briefing based on @StrategyMerlin polling. It reveals striking support among young people for authoritarian ideologies and modes of governance, from net positive views of communism to backing military rule. 🧵/
New @StrategyMerlin polling launched with @ukonward @SirSimonClarke looks at young people's attitudes towards politics and democracy
Do young people have any faith left in democracy? Are they turning to communism? Maybe even fascism? Today, @ukonward launch Generation Extreme with @StrategyMerlin 👇
I spoke to @BBCNews about our latest @StrategyMerlin polling of 16-17 year-olds
Labour have just given 16-17s the vote Our @StrategyMerlin @itvnews excl. polling shows that whilst Lab ahead, it's unlikely to make much difference at a GE VI: - Lab 33% - Ref 20% - Grn 18% - LD 12% - Con 10% Just *18%* say they'd definitely vote...
NEW @StrategyMerlin @itvnews 16-17 yr-old polling 💥VI: Lab 1st on 33%, Ref 2nd on 20% 💥Economy, health, immigration top 3 issues, Israel/Gaza ahead of climate 💥Corbyn most popular politician 💥49% don't think they should be able to vote 💥Only 18% say they'd definitely vote
I really enjoyed speaking to @CamillaTominey and @timothy_stanley on The Daily T about @StrategyMerlin poll of 16-17 year olds Listen here: telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/07/1…
Great to see the @StrategyMerlin x @itvnews poll of 16/17 year olds covered across so much of the media
Fewer than one in five (!) under 18s say they would definitely vote at a general election
Labour have just given 16-17s the vote Our @StrategyMerlin @itvnews excl. polling shows that whilst Lab ahead, it's unlikely to make much difference at a GE VI: - Lab 33% - Ref 20% - Grn 18% - LD 12% - Con 10% Just *18%* say they'd definitely vote...
NEW @StrategyMerlin @itvnews 16-17 yr-old polling 💥VI: Lab 1st on 33%, Ref 2nd on 20% 💥Economy, health, immigration top 3 issues, Israel/Gaza ahead of climate 💥Corbyn most popular politician 💥49% don't think they should be able to vote 💥Only 18% say they'd definitely vote
EXCL: Half of 16 and 17 year olds don’t want the vote, despite government announcing they’ll lower voting age to 16 by the next election 🗳️ Poll by Merlin Strategy for ITV News shows - 49% think they shouldn’t be able to vote - voting intention: 33% Labour, 20% Reform, 18% Green
Link to @MayaBowles6 article and clips of 16-17 year-olds here : itv.com/news/2025-07-1…