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Bobby Duffy, Professor of Public Policy and Director of the Policy Institute, King's College London

The UK now ranks as one of the most socially liberal countries in Europe – new research

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It’s easy to lose sight of just how accepting the UK now is as a nation. What were once pressing moral concerns have become simple facts of life for much of the public. The UK, in fact, now ranks as one of the most accepting countries internationally, as shown by new data from the World Values Survey.

This is one of the largest and most widely used social surveys in the world. It has run since 1981, capturing the views of almost 400,000 respondents in over 110 countries.

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