Editing Culture war (section)

===United Kingdom===
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A 2021 report from [[King's College London]] argued that many people's views on cultural issues in Britain had become tied up with the side of the [[Brexit]] debate with which they identify, while the public party-political identities, although not as strong, show similar alignments and that around half the country held relatively strong views on "culture war" issues such as debates on Britain's colonial history or Black Lives Matter; however, the report concluded Britain's cultural and political divide was not as stark as the Republican–Democratic divide in the US and that a sizeable section of the public can be categorised as having either moderate views or as being disengaged from social debates. It also found that ''[[The Guardian]]'', as opposed to the centre-right newspapers, was more likely to talk about the culture wars.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Duffy |first1=Bobby |last2=Hewlett |first2=Kirstie |last3=Murkin |first3=George |last4=Benson |first4=Rebecca |last5=Hesketh |first5=Rachel |last6=Page |first6=Ben |last7=Skinner |first7=Gideon |last8=Gottfried |first8=Glenn |date=June 2021 |title='Culture wars' in the UK |url=https://www.kcl.ac.uk/policy-institute/assets/culture-wars-in-the-uk.pdf |website=The Policy Institute at King's College London |access-date=November 2, 2023 |archive-date=November 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231102135835/https://www.kcl.ac.uk/policy-institute/assets/culture-wars-in-the-uk.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>

The [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] have been described as attempting to ignite culture wars in regard to "conservative values" under the tenure of Prime Minister [[Boris Johnson]]. Others argue that it is the left who are engaging in "culture wars", particularly against liberal values, accepted words, and British institutions.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://inews.co.uk/opinion/tories-culture-war-win-back-popular-support-670637|title=The Tories are spoiling for a culture war to stand up for 'British values'|last=Balls|first=Katy|date=29 September 2020|website=inews.co.uk|accessdate=8 February 2021|archive-date=May 10, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230510021634/https://inews.co.uk/opinion/tories-culture-war-win-back-popular-support-670637|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/dec/20/tory-class-agenda-is-culture-war-stunt-that-will-leave-inequality-untouched|title=The Tory 'class agenda' is a culture war stunt that will leave inequality untouched|last=Malik|first=Kenan|date=20 December 2020|work=The Guardian|accessdate=8 February 2021|archive-date=February 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210208040554/https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/dec/20/tory-class-agenda-is-culture-war-stunt-that-will-leave-inequality-untouched|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Mason|first=Paul|date=10 February 2021|title=Boris Johnson's probe into left-wing "extremism" is a dangerous distraction from the fascist threat|url=https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk/2021/02/boris-johnson-s-probe-left-wing-extremism-dangerous-distraction-fascist-threat|access-date=2021-02-18|website=New Statesman|language=en|quote=This is, at one level, part of the pre-scripted culture war being orchestrated by those around [Boris] Johnson.|archive-date=February 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210213122508/https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk/2021/02/boris-johnson-s-probe-left-wing-extremism-dangerous-distraction-fascist-threat|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/trustees-pay-price-for-speaking-out|title=UK culture war: museum trustees are paying the price for disagreeing with government's policies|website=The Art Newspaper|date=June 7, 2021|access-date=June 7, 2021|archive-date=June 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210607112437/https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/trustees-pay-price-for-speaking-out|url-status=live}}</ref> Observers such as [[Johns Hopkins University]] professor [[Yascha Mounk]] and journalist and author [[Louise Perry]] have argued that the collapse in support for the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] during the [[2019 United Kingdom general election]] came as a result of both a media-induced public perception and a deliberate strategy of Labour of pursuing messages and policy ideas based on cultural issues that resonated with more university educated grassroots activists on the left of the party but alienated Labour's traditional working class voters.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/12/how-culture-killed-labour-party/603583/|title=How Labour Lost the Culture War|last=Mounk|first=Yascha|date=December 13, 2019|website=[[The Atlantic]]|access-date=December 8, 2021|archive-date=December 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211208213313/https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/12/how-culture-killed-labour-party/603583/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newstatesman.com/comment/2021/06/uk-immersed-class-culture-war-and-labour-incapable-winning-it|title=The UK is immersed in a class-culture war – and Labour is incapable of winning it|last=Perry|first=Louise|date=June 22, 2021|work=New Statesman|access-date=December 8, 2021|archive-date=December 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211208213317/https://www.newstatesman.com/comment/2021/06/uk-immersed-class-culture-war-and-labour-incapable-winning-it|url-status=live}}</ref>

An April 2022 survey found evidence that Britons are less divided on "culture war" issues than has often been portrayed in the media. The greatest predictor of opinion was how people voted in the UK's referendum on membership of the European Union, [[Brexit]], yet even among those who voted Leave, 75% agreed "it is important to be attentive to issues of race and social justice". Similarly, even among Remainers and those who last voted for the Labour Party, there was moderately strong support for several socially conservative positions.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/may/01/four-in-five-people-in-the-uk-believe-in-being-woke-to-race-and-social-justice |title=Four in five people in the UK believe in being 'woke' to race and social justice |work=[[The Guardian]] |first=Michael |last=Savage |date=1 May 2022 |access-date=3 May 2022 |archive-date=May 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220503201928/https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/may/01/four-in-five-people-in-the-uk-believe-in-being-woke-to-race-and-social-justice |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name ="InCommon">{{cite web |url=https://ourglobalfuture.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/GF_TheCentreHolds_Report_10.pdf |title=The Centre Holds |work=Global Future |first1=Renie |last1=Anjeh |first2=Isabel |last2=Doraisamy |date=April 2022 |access-date=3 May 2022 |archive-date=January 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129165934/https://ourglobalfuture.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/GF_TheCentreHolds_Report_10.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>