One aspect of the coronavirus crisis that has puzzled many on the left is the enduringly high poll ratings of the Conservative party. One of the reasons behind the ratings might lie in the determination of the British people to see positives in a crisis.
More than six in ten people (61.1 per cent) think Britain will be a united place after it recovers from the pandemic, an ongoing Official for National Statistics survey has found. Before the crisis, only one in five people (21.4 per cent) said the country was united.
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