Britain is much more liberal-minded than is was 40 years ago, study finds

From views on gay sex to women's role in the home, British social attitudes survey reveals a near revolution'

From attitudes to gay sex and single parenting to views on abortion and the role of women in the home, Britain has evolved into a dramatically more liberal-minded country over the past four decades, a leading study has found.

The transformation in public opinion on many social and moral issues - described by one of the study's researchers as a near revolution" - is captured in the latest British social attitudes (BSA) survey, which is marking its 40th year of mapping Britain's cultural and political landscape.