Leftwing activists less likely to work with political rivals than other UK groups, study finds
by Kiran Stacey Political correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#6VCHH)
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Leftwing activists in Britain are less likely to work with their political opponents than other groups and more likely to think those holding different views have been misled, a study has found.
The study by the polling group More in Common finds that 8-10% of the population, whom they classify under the heading progressive activists", hold strikingly different views on a range of issues than the rest of Britain.
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