Now, obviously the importance of the EU is going to increase because of the referendum. But the magnitude of the increase is striking - as is, especially, how low down the scale it was beforehand. While it had occasional, brief flares to as high as a few percent or so, most of the time it previously hovered around zero. It wasn't even remotely a major concern until we made it so. All this hoo-hah is over an issue we clearly don't actually care that much about - its total dominance of the political field is wholly artificial.
Other interesting findings :
- Whatever Michael Twerpface Gove might think, experts are by far and away the most trusted demographics : nurses, doctors, teachers, engineers, scientists and judges are all "generally trusted" by over 80% of the population, whereas journalists are at a mere 26% and politicians at a deplorable 19%.
- 49% of people think the economy will get worse in the short-term due to Brexit, but 55% believe it will improve on the longer term (5-10 years).
- 59% think leaving the EU will allow Britain to make better decisions for itself.
- Immigration is seen as more positive but still too high. 41% of those who are now less concerned about immigration are only so because they think it has fallen or will fall, while 39% do so because they now feel better informed about the benefits of immigration.
The State of the Nation 2018
Get in touch With the year nearly at an end, we have reflected on the highlights (and lowlights) of 2018 to bring together our thoughts on the current mood of the nation.
The cognitive dissonance implied by the reverse results of some charts is off the scale.
ReplyDeleteAlso I see clear signs of a persistent learning unwillingness: how come bankers still get any amount of trust in a post-2008 world?