The new UK tribes: are you a rooted patriot or Waterstones dad?
While geographic identities like 'red wall' and 'blue wall' were used to explain the post-Brexit political landscape, the research by More in Common suggests cultural values have become a bigger dividing line than geography. Since the pandemic, British people have increasingly split along their views on multiculturalism, free speech and whether Britain should reform key institutions or 'burn the system down'.
While they remain trusting of their neighbours, 87 per cent have little or no trust in politicians. Some 36 per cent say the Covid pandemic was exaggerated to control people.
The report, based on polling of 20,000 people and dozens of focus groups around the country, alongside consultations with top Labour and Tory aides, suggests we remain deeply divided on how to fix Britain's problems.
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