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...is one of the questions from the British Election Study Wave 19 Panel carried out in November 2019. That's November 2019CE, which I feel the need to stress due to the following finding:
Those answering "Strongly Agree" or "Agree"? 50% (n = 23,315)
As in, half. Half of the UK still supports capital punishment.
The breakdown of the answers is available from Mind the Values Gap - The social and economic values of MPs, party members and voters by Bale, Cheung, Cowley, Menon and Wager, pp 17-18. The paper is about a bunch of other things, but that's the non-partisan finding which really leapt out at me.
Isn't knowing more about your fellow citizens a wonderful way to start the week? Happy Monday, everyone!
Credit to this FP article for the link to the paper.
Those answering "Strongly Agree" or "Agree"? 50% (n = 23,315)
As in, half. Half of the UK still supports capital punishment.
The breakdown of the answers is available from Mind the Values Gap - The social and economic values of MPs, party members and voters by Bale, Cheung, Cowley, Menon and Wager, pp 17-18. The paper is about a bunch of other things, but that's the non-partisan finding which really leapt out at me.
Isn't knowing more about your fellow citizens a wonderful way to start the week? Happy Monday, everyone!
Credit to this FP article for the link to the paper.
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