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🔊 “we've seen a big increase to 67% of people saying that [the UK is divided by culture wars, compared to 54% in 2023]... that 13% increase is really quite large" @bobbyduffy.bsky.social at last week's event on the perceptions, drivers & consequences of the UK's culture wars 🧵⬇️ Full video below
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