英国社会态度与热点议题：分歧与共识

Abstract:Except on the issue of EU and immigration，surveys show that Britain’s public attitudes to many issues are actually moving towards more consensus. These include an inclination for the government to raise tax and spend more on public services（a reaction to the long-term austerity）；high rate of support for government’s tough measures to tackle crime and terrorist attack；increased support rate for liberalism on issues of personal freedom such as same-sex relationship，pre-marital sex and abortion. These trends might have affected the Conservative Government’s policy on austerity which might be loosened and its willingness to conduct other social reforms. On social issues，pay inequality between male and female employees，Windrush Scandal involving racial discrimination and infringing personal freedom and rights，the negative impact of the implementation of “universal credit”，and the widening division between the degree holders and the degree-less people have caught the public attention.

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