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Is your family at war over the EU referendum? Is your family at war over the EU referendum?
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Polling cards have started to arrive in households across the UK, as the EU referendum heads into view. With a month to go, one criticism of the referendum debate has been that it has been dominated by rowing members of the Conservative party, making the whole thing seem more like an internal family matter rather than a cool-headed assessment of what’s best for the future of the country. With just over a week to go, we’ve been hearing from readers about how the EU referendum debate is affecting their own familial relationships - with siblings, partners, parents, and grandparents.
We wouldn’t for a moment wish to suggest any similarities between your clan and the Tories, but we would like to know whether the referendum has had any impact on your family relationships. Do you disagree with your nearest and dearest on this crucial issue? Perhaps you’re no longer on speaking terms with your parents because of their pro (or anti) Brexit stance. Maybe family meals are strained, awkward affairs* because your son is vocally opposed to Britain remaining in Europe and your daughter can barely hide her contempt. Or perhaps you’re all getting on fine, because politics isn’t something you readily discuss in the open, like most things.
Do you disagree with your nearest and dearest on this crucial issue? Perhaps you’re no longer on speaking terms with your parents because of their pro-Brexit stance. Maybe family meals are strained, awkward affairs* because your son is vocally opposed to Britain remaining in Europe and your daughter can barely hide her contempt. Or perhaps you’re all getting on fine, because politics isn’t something you readily discuss in the open, like most things. If you’re happy telling the Guardian how the referendum has affected your relationship with your family, we want to hear from you. You can share your views in the form below - we’ll put together an article of the most interesting stories.
If you’re happy telling the Guardian how the referendum has affected your relationship with your partner, sibling, offspring or parent, we want to hear from you. You can share your views in the form below - we’ll put together an article of the most interesting stories.
*more than usual, we mean*more than usual, we mean