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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Alexandra Topping Political correspondent

Hard work or humour? Take the British values quiz

Union Jack flags fly from balconies at a brick housing estate in Bermondsey, South London, before a platinum jubilee party.
Three-quarters of the 6,000 adults surveyed believed British people shared a common set of values. Photograph: Jill Mead/The Guardian

You may think it’s a commitment to buying a round, the ability to chat at length about the weather, or making a proper cup of tea. But when it comes down to what makes people proud to be British, there is a consensus across all ages, demographics and political groups – and tea, pints and the weather don’t get a look-in.

Hard work, fair play and community are the values that voters – no matter which political party, age group, social class or region they come from – instinctively believe capture what it means to be British, according to a large-scale study of British values by Public First.

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