It was reported today that the UK is experiencing a more severe split over Covid than over Brexit. There is more venom towards lockdown breakers than to EU leavers. More disdain of non-clappers than remainers. A significant proportion of the country is going above and beyond Covid regulations, is anxious about returning to work or shopping, and is angry that the government is recklessly opening things up too fast. A different significant proportion of the country admits ( anonymously ) to breaking lockdown, feels the reaction to Covid is disproportionate and is angry that the regulations are too tight. Different perceptions of risk are inevitable and there are issues of class, culture and North-South in this polarisation but it's the degree of animosity between the two groups highlighted by the Demos report that is particularly disturbing. It came out particularly at the time of the Dominic Cummings 'trial' and, anecdotally, many of us can attest to having witnessed a...
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