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May 28, 2021 · The public are more likely to agree than disagree that the UK is divided by culture wars (46% vs 8%) – but not hugely more likely than they are to not have a position at all on the issue (37%).
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Jun 18, 2021 · UK's culture war divisions exaggerated but real, say public – as shown by views on equal rights, cultural change and class, and online bubbles. Politicians and the media tend to get the blame for fuelling divides. 26 May 2021.
May 12, 2022 · More generally, most people now agree that the UK is divided by culture wars, up from our last study in 2020. This increase cuts across demographics and political identities, but it’s...
May 12, 2022 · The UK public increasingly feel the country is divided by “culture wars”, with a majority of 54% now agreeing this is the case – up from 46% in 2020, a new study reveals.
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Jul 15, 2022 · Arguments over history, race, gender and symbols have boiled over. The number of UK newspaper articles referring to a “culture war” rose from 21 in 2015 to 534 in 2020.
Duffy B, Hewlett K, Murkin G, Benson R, Hesketh R, Page B et al. Culture wars in the UK: division and connection. 2021. doi: 10.18742/pub01-050 Powered by Pure , Scopus & Elsevier Fingerprint Engine™
The British empire and slavery were the issues most commonly linked to culture wars by the UK media in 2020. 2020 saw a number of topics that received extensive coverage as culture war issues, with the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement and Covid restrictions as important triggering events.
