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Dining across the divide: ‘When he mentioned the economic benefits of the EU, my response was: for whom?’

They are both on the left, but could they agree on Brexit, Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership qualities or whether Keir Starmer is an eel?

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Dining across the divide: ‘He is a straight man of a certain age; he can dismantle his motorbike’

One is a refugee who identifies as non-binary, the other labels himself ‘extreme right’. Could they find any common ground?

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Dining across the divide: ‘He made me realise I’m woke – I thought it was a negative thing’

A Tory and a Labour voter share a love of mid-century furniture, but will they agree on the government’s levelling up fund?

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Dining across the divide: ‘I just left thinking, why on earth are you a Conservative?’

One can’t stand the term feminism, the other thinks women are more powerful as a collective. Can they find any common ground?

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Dining across the divide: ‘She made me see working mothers from a different perspective’

One feels women are under pressure to return to work after having children, the other was keen to go back. Can they find common ground?

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Dining across the divide: ‘She thinks there shouldn’t be private schools - but banning them would be authoritarian’

He is in favour of private schools, she sees education as the biggest social divider. Will they be friends by home time?

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Dining across the divide: ‘She is a big conspiracy theorist – I came out thinking, what was that?’

One thinks Covid is a hoax or a bioweapon, the other … disagrees. Can they find any common ground?

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Dining across the divide: ‘It’s so nice to meet someone who has an opinion, and isn’t going to shout at you’

One’s a lifelong Labour voter, the other a Tory, and they disagree on women’s rights around trans issues – but can they agree on immigration?

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Dining across the divide: ‘I don’t agree with his overblown fears about what Brexit would unleash’

They both think Brexit has been economically bad – but can they agree on the problems faced by young people?

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Dining across the divide: ‘He thinks everyone gets more conservative as they get older’

A sales director and a demand planner, at different stages of their respective careers, compare views on how they should be taxed

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Dining across the divide: ‘Some of her generation view everything through a catastrophic lens’

Could a leftwing economics student find common ground with a business owner ‘from the blue side of town’ over colonial reparations, climate and the monarchy?

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Dining across the divide: ‘I came out thinking, who am I to question his traditions?’

They are, as one says, both from ‘backgrounds that are the opposite of diverse’, but does that mean they agree about anything?

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Dining across the divide US special: ‘We were on the brink of an uncomfortable conversation’

They are both Democrats, but what subjects – from Ukraine to defunding the police – would leave them at odds?

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Dining across the divide US special: ‘I got the impression he felt all Democrats were horrible. He made us sound like Bond villains’

One votes Democrat and the other wants Donald Trump to win in 2024. Where does that leave them on immigration, abortion or Ukraine?

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Dining across the divide US special: ‘She tried to educate me on why AR-15s aren’t really military-style weapons’

One is anti-abortion and pro-guns. The other is pro-choice and thinks ‘war tools’ shouldn’t be in the hands of the public. Could they agree to disagree?

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Dining across the divide: ‘In almost every context, her solutions were that more money should be spent’

One wants to do away with the charitable status of private schools, one doesn’t. Did they agree that taxes should be increased on second homes?

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Dining across the divide: ‘I told her she was very cunning – in a nice way’

Feminism, the EU and even sex differences in chimps – can these strangers agree on anything?

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Dining across the divide: ‘He’s picked up a lot of misconceptions from the rightwing press’

They might agree that the current government’s a mess – but will they see eye to eye on cancel culture?

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Dining across the divide: ‘He thinks politicians will act on the climate – I think it’s straight out of Dr Strangelove’

Their voting records differ but their views on Brexit are aligned. Which political leader can they simply not agree on?

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Dining across the divide: ‘Being two blokes in middle age, we did talk a bit about military history’

An IT worker and a barrister are both interested in policing. But where do they stand on Brexit?

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Dining across the divide: ‘I’d love to see her again. I’ve got her in my phone as Lefty Lucy’

She’s a Labour supporter; he’s politically aligned with Boris Johnson. Can they find common ground on trans rights and tax?

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Dining across the divide: ‘I’m almost chronically anxious about the environment – he thinks everything will work out in the end’

Green issues, tax, the pandemic: is there anything these two strangers agree on?

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Dining across the divide: ‘To be out-niced, as a Canadian, is very upsetting’

An archaeologist and an environmental engineer disagree on lockdown and borders. Can they find common ground over the climate crisis?

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Dining across the divide: ‘When I got home, I Googled “bromance”’

Two Labour voters with an equal loathing of the Tories lock horns over retirement age and religion

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Dining across the divide: ‘She thinks we should have cycle lanes everywhere – even in the countryside’

He’s a City worker who sees benefits to Brexit; she’s a student nurse who thinks it was an excuse to rip up protections. Can they agree on cycling?

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