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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jabed Ahmed

Politicians are using culture war as distraction tactic, poll finds

PA Wire

More than half of the British public feel politicians are using culture wars to distract from other “important” issues, according to a survey which also found the term “woke” is increasingly seen as an insult.

Almost two thirds (62 per cent) of 3,716 people polled said politicians “invent or exaggerate” culture wars as a political tactic – up from 44 per cent three years ago, the research suggested.

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