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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Ben Quinn Political Correspondent

‘Restless, angry’ voters vulnerable to far-right extremism, warns Hope Not Hate

A sign reading 'stop the invasion' at an anti-immigration protest
A sign at an anti-immigration protest in Rotherham in February 2023. Photograph: Gary Calton/The Observer

British voters are restless, angry and demoralised and more than half of them are pessimistic about the future, according to polling that a counter-extremism organisation has said shows warning signs of future unrest.

More than one in four respondents (43%) described the UK as “declining”, just 6% agreed that the political system was working well and 79% said politicians “don’t listen to people like me”.

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