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Does government policy tend to favour pensioners or working people? Pensioners: 23% Working people: 25% Both equally: 19% 18-24 year olds Pensioners 34% / Workers 14% 65+ year olds Pensioners 7% / Workers 41%
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Do you think pensioners whose sole income is the state pension should or should not have to pay income tax on their state pension? Should: 7% Should not: 79%
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With Sylvester Stallone saying "you’re not a good parent if you haven’t performed a little nepotism" the British public are split on the rich and famous getting jobs for their children -As parents they *should* do this, they'd be bad parents if they didn't: 41% -They shouldn't do this, but don't blame them: 37% -They're harming society and being bad people for doing so: 5%
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Most young people now watch TV with the subtitles on 18-24yr olds: 53% 25-34yr olds: 46% 35-44yr olds: 35% 45-54yr olds: 24% 55-64yr olds: 20% 65-74yr olds: 22% 75+yr olds: 31%
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Most young people now watch TV with the subtitles on 18-24yr olds: 53% 25-34yr olds: 46% 35-44yr olds: 35% 45-54yr olds: 24% 55-64yr olds: 20% 65-74yr olds: 22% 75+yr olds: 31%
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Why do so many people now watch TV/movies with the subtitles on? Reasons most often cited include finding it hard to hear (including sound mixing issues), not wanting to miss anything, force of habit, accents, and background noise yougov.com/en-gb/articles/55…
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78% of Britons think it's acceptable for museums to display ancient human remains, as a museum in Glasgow removes an Egyptian mummy from display as a 'mark of respect' Acceptable: 78% Unacceptable: 12%
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While Kemi Badenoch has criticised Andy Burnham for appearing on a charity episode of Gogglebox, Britons tend to say it was acceptable by 48% to 30% Acceptable: 48% Unacceptable: 30%
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As the government issues new guidance on being prepared for emergencies, most Britons say their household is poorly or not at all prepared for a crisis that disrupted essential supply chains Very prepared: 5% Fairly prepared: 33% Not very prepared: 41% Not at all prepared: 17%
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What is the UK's national dish? Fish and chips: 49% Roast dinner: 24% Chicken tikka masala: 3% Curry (non-specific/other): 2% Full English: 2% Bangers and mash: 1% Cottage/shepherd's pie: 1%
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What do different generations say the UK's national dish is? Fish and chips is the top choice by some margin among all age groups (45-50%) 18-24 year olds are more likely than other age groups to say chicken tikka masala (11% vs 0-2%), while 14-29% say roast dinners yougov.com/en-gb/articles/55…
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While Brits are most likely to name fish and chips the UK's national dish, only 35% eat it at least once a month - compared to 52% for roast dinners While only 21% eat a chicken tikka masala at least once a month, this rises to 52% for all forms of curry yougov.com/en-gb/articles/55…
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With Caribbean delegates expected to raise the issue of slave trade reparations at a forthcoming Commonwealth meeting, only 24% of the public are in favour All adults: 24% support / 60% oppose White adults: 19% / 66% Ethnic minority adults: 50% / 32% Black adults: 71% / 15%
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Support for slave trade reparations, by 2024 vote Green: 53% support / 35% oppose Labour: 34% / 48% Lib Dem: 28% / 57% Con: 7% / 82% Reform: 4% / 90% yougov.com/en-gb/articles/54…
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