Oppose gay marriage? You can’t work in government says half the public. Is our politics becoming too narrow?
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Danny Webster2023-02-27T16:03:00
Polling from Theos think tank has found half of Brits would not support someone opposed to same–sex marriage being allowed to have a top political job. Danny Webster worries the news is part of a wider trend which opposes diversity and damages democracy
We clearly have a problem navigating difference in public life.
We’ve known this for a while, Brexit broke open the charade of managerial political disagreement and exposed the fissures that run through contemporary society.
We deeply disagree about significant matters and we don’t know what to do with that disagreement.
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