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The proportion of parents who would be upset if their offspring married someone of a different political persuasion has more than doubled in eight years according to a national opinion poll. The proportion of parents who would be upset if their offspring married someone of a different political persuasion has more than doubled in eight years, according to a national opinion poll. In a possible sign of increasing political polarisation, respondents were more likely than they were in 2008 to say they would disapprove of a son- or daughter-in-law who did not share their political leanings.
In a possible sign of increasing political polarisation, respondents were more likely than they were in 2008 to say they would disapprove of a son- or daughter-in-law who did not share their political leanings. Among Labour supporters, 28% said they would be unhappy if their son or daughter married a Conservative, with a further 12% saying they were unsure, the poll by YouGov found. And the number who said they would be very upset has risen from 4% to 10% in the past eight years.
Among Labour supporters, 28% said they would be unhappy if their son or daughter married a Conservative, with a further 12% saying they were unsure, the poll by YouGov found. And the number of who said they would be very upset rose from 4% to 10% in the past eight years.
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Similarly, 19% of Tories would be unhappy if their offspring married someone who was a Labour supporter, and a further 8% were unsure. The number of Tories who said they would be very upset has risen from 2% to 6% since 2008.Similarly, 19% of Tories would be unhappy if their offspring married someone who was a Labour supporter, and a further 8% were unsure. The number of Tories who said they would be very upset has risen from 2% to 6% since 2008.
In September, Cardiff band Los Campesinos! reprinted their “Never Kissed a Tory” T-shirts following allegations about David Cameron and a pig. The shirts, which featured a picture of the prime minister kissing a decapitated pig’s head, were rereleased after original proceeds raised £6,000 for charity. In September, Cardiff band Los Campesinos! reprinted their “Never Kiss a Tory” T-shirts following allegations about David Cameron and a pig. The shirts, which featured a picture of the prime minister kissing a decapitated pig’s head, were rereleased after original proceeds raised £6,000 for charity.
“I am the least sectarian of people but if my daughter came home with a Tory I’d disown her,” Labour MP Stephen Pound told the Times (paywall). “I am the least sectarian of people, but if my daughter came home with a Tory, I’d disown her,” Labour MP Stephen Pound told the Times (paywall).
Tory MP Jacob Rees-Mogg was less partisan, maintaining that he would be fine if his eldest daughter grew up to marry a socialist. “Of course during dinner discussions it is very unlikely they would ever be right, but you might convert them – and there is more joy in heaven over the one sinner who repents than the 99 that do not,” he said. Tory MP Jacob Rees-Mogg was less partisan, maintaining that he would be fine if his eldest daughter grew up to marry a socialist. “Of course, during dinner discussions, it is very unlikely they would ever be right, but you might convert them – and there is more joy in heaven over the one sinner who repents than the 99 that do not,” he said.
The YouGov poll, which surveyed 1,736 adults in January, mirrors sentiments across the Atlantic. A 2010 study by Stanford University found the percentage of Democrats and Republicans who would be unhappy if their child married someone of a different political persuasion had risen since the 1960s: from 4% to 33% among Democrats, and from 5% to 49% among Republicans. The poll, which surveyed 1,736 adults in January, mirrors sentiments across the Atlantic. A 2010 study by Stanford University found that the percentage of Democrats and Republicans who would be unhappy if their child married someone of a different political persuasion had risen since the 1960s, from 4% to 33% among Democrats, and from 5% to 49% among Republicans. The biggest jump was between 2008-2010 – the first two years of Barack Obama’s presidency – when numbers leaped by 13 percentage points for Democrats and 22 percentage points for Republicans.
The biggest jump was between 2008-2010 – the first two years of Barack Obama’s presidency – where numbers leaped by 13 percentage points for Democrats and 22 percentage points for Republicans.
A survey conducted by US pollster Pew in 2014 also found that 27% of Democrats and 36% of Republicans believed their rivals were “so misguided that they threatened the wellbeing of the nation”.A survey conducted by US pollster Pew in 2014 also found that 27% of Democrats and 36% of Republicans believed their rivals were “so misguided that they threatened the wellbeing of the nation”.