Gareth Southgate’s tactics in dealing with sensitive culture war issues should be followed by politicians, a leading US pollster has argued as he warned Britain faces a potential descent into American-style polarisation.
Britons are increasingly fearful of expressing controversial views and most young people have cut someone out because of their political opinions, according to a study.Just over half of adults under 30 said they had stopped talking to someone in person or online because of something political they said.
The Conservatives won the 2019 general election with a promise to “get Brexit done and level up the country”. Voters in those parts of the country which could do with being levelled up have shown considerable patience since then.