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Dining across the divide: ‘There’s nothing more irritating than being told you’re an idiot by a teenager’

Two film producers discuss second homes, the use of the word ‘woke’, and the importance of the BBC. Could they find any common ground?

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Dining across the divide: ‘I said Trump’s a bit of a despot and shouldn’t have had a state visit to the UK’

One’s a Keir Starmer believer, the other a reluctant Labour voter. Could this GP and teacher agree on public sector pay rises and Andy Burnham?

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Dining across the divide: ‘He was shocked when I told him that schools weaponise anxiety’

They both dabble in knitting and disagree about the school system, but could they see eye-to-eye on AI?

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Dining across the divide: ‘The one thing we bonded over was despising Reform’

A medical charity worker and an oncologist delved into the NHS, obesity and assisted dying. But could they agree on hiring doctors from abroad?

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Dining across the divide: ‘I was really hardline about immigration – but her struggles softened me a bit’

Illegal immigration and the climate crisis were hotly debated by the novelist and the former tram driver. But did they end up on the same track?

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Dining across the divide: ‘I expected to be portrayed as an old gammon and paired up with some radical with coloured hair’

A software worker and a retired photographer locked horns on criminal justice and illegal immigration. Could they agree on another controversial topic?

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Dining across the divide: ‘Wait a minute, you vote Reform and you read the Guardian?’

Their green energy conversation went nuclear, but could the engineering manager and the retired maths teacher agree on Brexit?

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Dining across the divide: ‘She felt people had become hypersexualised – I don’t think the solution is to go completely the other way’

A teacher in London and a student in Margate had differing views on feminism and intimacy outside of marriage – could they find some common ground over sex workers?

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Dining across the divide: ‘I said, I’m slightly to the right of Genghis Khan. She said she was to the left of Karl Marx’

They had different views on asylum seekers and income tax, but could they agree about what makes a bad landlord?

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Dining across the divide: ‘I don’t think I broadened his perspective’

They bonded over their backgrounds and both feel let down by Labour, but did the subject of NHS funding nip their blossoming friendship in the bud?

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Dining across the divide: ‘He was quite apologetic about some of his past voting choices’

Can a jaded lifelong Tory agree with a Green voter on immigration, second homes and Brexit?

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Dining across the divide: ‘I was expecting her to shout me down’

They disagreed on freedom of movement and the UK leaving the ECHR – could they bond over AI?

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Dining across the divide: ‘We both feel the word woke has been overused’

They agreed the word ‘woke’ was overused, had different views on second homes … would they concur on whether there should be a Black Bond?

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Dining across the divide: ‘I’m not saying Israel is without its flaws, but if we’re talking about the current conflict, you need to talk about Hamas’

They have different views on Israel, Zionism and antisemitism – could they find common ground?

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Dining across the divide: ‘She objected to people coming to the UK who haven’t been invited’

They disagreed on immigration and the climate crisis – would they be more aligned on sentencing and the death penalty?

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Dining across the divide: ‘He uses his phone to pay for everything. I prefer to use cash to protect my privacy’

They had different views on ways of making payments and also the European convention on human rights, but did they agree on the return of Donald Trump?

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Dining across the divide: ‘He’s keen on punishing people for their crimes. It’s not something I believe in’

Can a former police officer and a medical student come to any agreement on prisons?

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Dining across the divide: ‘I tried to push him on reparations, but I didn’t get very far’

They chewed over slavery and the climate crisis, then moved on to gender issues – did they leave on good terms?

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Dining across the divide: ‘He is very anti-Trump. I think he’s a deal-maker with a business mindset’

One is Labour, the other right of centre, and they disagree on the president-elect. Were they any more aligned on privatisation or freedom of speech?

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Dining across the divide: ‘He wants to ban all cars. I’m uncomfortable with that’

They had different takes on transport policy – would they agree on immigration?

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Dining across the divide: ‘There wasn’t much substance to her argument for why she disliked Trump’

They disagree on the climate crisis, Farage and the president-elect – so how did they have such a nice time?

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Dining across the divide: ‘He did give me pause for thought about whether my position might be too extreme’

They are both gaming enthusiasts, but disagreed on the possible dangers. Would they be aligned on political donations or the Middle East?

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Dining across the divide: ‘I’m not 100% sure I would be against corporal punishment in schools’

One is a children’s charity worker, the other a teacher. Can they come to an agreement on the behaviour crisis in education?

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Dining across the divide: ‘You can’t impose your western outlook down the barrel of a gun’

They disagreed about Britain’s involvement in Afghanistan, Brexit and asylum seekers. So did the meal end on a sour note?

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Dining across the divide: ‘I think the EU should be divided into two, east and west’

With opposing views on Brexit, inheritance tax and gender, will the two find common ground and embrace the cultural differences?

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