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What beliefs do politically intolerant people have?
Are politically tolerant people more or less concerned about political conflict than their intolerant neighbours?
We conducted survey research to address these questions.
Here's what we found.
#politics #immigration
Are politically tolerant people more or less concerned about political conflict than their intolerant neighbours?
We conducted survey research to address these questions.
Here's what we found.
#politics #immigration
#Intolerance
We asked people how irritated they'd be if a member of their most opposed political party was dating a member of their family, their neighbor, co-worker, or local elected official.
Avg answer = tolerance score. We limited this sample to most and least tolerant.
We asked people how irritated they'd be if a member of their most opposed political party was dating a member of their family, their neighbor, co-worker, or local elected official.
Avg answer = tolerance score. We limited this sample to most and least tolerant.
#ForeignAid
"The United States government should provide financial
support to people in other countries who are in need."
The most intolerant group was more likely to agree than the least intolerant.
"The United States government should provide financial
support to people in other countries who are in need."
The most intolerant group was more likely to agree than the least intolerant.
Looking forward to what should be an interesting and timely speech from @EnvAgency's Sir James Bevan on the current and present challenges faced by UK due to #ClimateChange & how to build future resilience #IfGClimate
Opening his speech @JamesBevanEA stresses that he believes that "climate change is real" and "is the biggest threat we face". However, he acknowledges that it is often described in "overly-technical language" which can make it inaccessible to the general public #IfGClimate
Bevan cites #COP27 stats showing climate-related disasters have doubled in the last 20 years globally. Notes that 🇬🇧 has seen 4,000 heat related deaths since 2018, drought threatens our water supply this year & next, & 1-in-💯 year flood events now occur annually #IfGClimate
Looking forward to hearing more about the latest research on how those in the UK that experience #PeriodPoverty have been impacted by the #Coronavirus pandemic #PeriodsInAPandemic
First @EmmaCraddock89 & @bloody_spoonie give a brief overview of the "Periods In A Pandemic" project- focusing on how women, girls & people who menstruate have managed their menstrual health during the pandemic #PeriodsInAPandemic
Williams says that the project sought not only to inform how #PeriodPoverty initiatives have adapted and could improve during the pandemic, as well as centre the voices & experiences of those affected in the policymaking debate #PeriodsInAPandemic
Tory rebels are not the only ones calling for a vote on plans to cut Britain’s international aid budget.
More than 10,000 people have signed our petition to allow MPs to vote on this move 👇
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More than 10,000 people have signed our petition to allow MPs to vote on this move 👇
opendemocracy.net/en/opendemocra…
A total of 30 Tory MPs, led by Andrew Mitchell MP, have supported an amendment to reverse the cuts.
During one of our live discussions, Mr Mitchell said the government believed reducing #ForeignAid would “go down well” with voters in the ‘Red Wall’ seats
During one of our live discussions, Mr Mitchell said the government believed reducing #ForeignAid would “go down well” with voters in the ‘Red Wall’ seats
The scale of the cuts was exclusively revealed by @PeterKGeoghegan earlier this year.
Spending in some of the poorest countries would be cut by as much as 88%
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Spending in some of the poorest countries would be cut by as much as 88%
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THREAD: With growing cross-party support to ensure that the #foreignaid budget is reinstated to 0.7% of GDP it's worth acknowledging that, particularly now, there are reasons people may oppose it, and equally important reasons for funding it. 1/
The reality is that the majority of voters support cutting foreign aid, and it's not hard to see why. The UK has one of the highest levels of income inequality out of OECD countries. About 15 million people in poverty etc. 2/
The whole "trade not aid" and "charity begin at home" arguments cut through. Of course they do. If you are struggling to buy food then why would you support the government sending money abroad to help other countries? 3/
🔴 Boris Johnson faces being defeated by a Conservative Party rebellion with 30 Tory MPs, including former PM Theresa May, having signed an amendment to reverse savage cuts to Britain’s international aid budget.
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The number of rebels doubled overnight, with May joining one-time ministers Stephen Crabb and Johnny Mercer in adding her name to a rebel Tory amendment aiming to restore British foreign aid spending to 0.7% of national income
“The rebels are pretty confident they have the votes.”
A source told us that the government could be set to reverse the foreign cuts rather than risk the prospect of a Commons defeat on Monday
A source told us that the government could be set to reverse the foreign cuts rather than risk the prospect of a Commons defeat on Monday
Excited about new report w/Natalie Geismar: We believe a thriving #rural America is possible & central to America’s future. So we took a close look @ effectiveness of federal rural policy. Lots of takeaways on ways to #DoRightByRural. Thread👇1/
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Mindset shift needed by policymakers: #rural America more #diverse demographically & economically than most think. More than 1/5 Black & brown; significant entrepreneurialism; major service economy; less than 6% employed in ag. cc @urbaninstitute 2/
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A #rural agenda is integral to a #racialequity agenda – see @gbenga_ajilore @KatrinaEBadger.
And #rural will be central to successful #ClimateChange strategies w/large investments in clean energy infrastructure & shifts in food production. 3/
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And #rural will be central to successful #ClimateChange strategies w/large investments in clean energy infrastructure & shifts in food production. 3/
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