Overview
- 86% of respondents say there is tension between immigrants and UK‑born people, up from 74% in 2023, and 84% say the country feels divided.
- Fewer than half now feel proud of the UK (46%), down from 56% five years ago, as nostalgia rises with 50% saying culture is changing too fast and 48% wanting Britain 'the way it used to be'.
- Perceptions of 'culture wars' have grown sharply, with 67% saying the nation is divided along those lines, and 48% viewing the term 'woke' as an insult, up from 24% in 2020.
- Views on transgender rights have hardened, with 39% saying they have gone too far, more than double the 17% recorded in 2020, though younger adults remain less likely to hold this view.
- The online poll of 4,027 people aged 16+ was conducted by Ipsos for KCL’s Policy Institute from August 21–27, and reactions from figures such as Dr Rakib Ehsan and Conservative chair Kevin Hollinrake urged policy responses on integration and immigration.