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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. 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. | 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. |
| 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 who said they would be very upset has risen from 4% to 10% in the past eight years. |
| 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 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. | 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 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 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. |
| 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”. |