There is, goodness knows enough bad news at the moment so a study by Kings College London and IPSOS which shows Britain is becoming socially more liberal is very welcome.
The study looks at the same questions asked in 1989 and 2019 which makes it much easier to track the differences – and what differences they are!
In 1989 40% of British adults thought that homosexuality was morally wrong – in 2019 that was down to 13% while people thinking that homosexuals should be treated ‘just like other people’ has increased from 23% to 64%
On drug use the % thinking soft drugs such as cannabis are morally wrong has gone from 60% to 29% – there has also been a drop in people thinking the same of hard drugs such as heroin – but at 67% ( down from 89%) it is still high
On abortion the % thinking it is immoral has halved from 35% to 18% – and interestingly there is little difference in the views of men and women (nor was there is 1989)
Some areas haven’t changed much – the % thinking that having a sexual relationship with someone who is married to someone else is morally wrong has actually increased from 55% to 62% – because men are now more likely to think this is wrong – and are now aligned with the views of women.
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