Poll: 73% of the public in the UK concerned about the rise of the far-right

The "Divided Britain" poll, conducted by the research company Ipsos between August 9-12 with 1,100 participants aged 16-75, revealed that concerns are high on many issues in the country.

According to the poll, 85% of participants stated that there is a division in the country, while 84% expressed that public services in the country and 83% stated that the UK economy are at a worrying level.

Following the far-right violent incidents that began at the end of July and lasted for about 1 week, 73% of those who participated in the poll noted that the rise of the far-right is worrying.

While the number of those stating they are concerned about the rise of the far-right has increased by 11 points since March, the rate of those concerned about the rise of the far-left increased by 7 points to 59%.

84% of the participants also emphasized that they are concerned about the safety of the public in the regions where far-right violent incidents took place.

SOCIAL MEDIA FAILED IN THE FACE OF FAR-RIGHT VIOLENT INCIDENTS

While 57% of the public found the police successful in handling far-right incidents, the rate of those who found Prime Minister Keir Starmer successful was 39%, the rate of those who found Home Secretary Yvette Cooper successful was 30%, and the rate of those who found politicians successful was 21%.

The rate of those who stated that the leader of the main opposition Conservative Party, Rishi Sunak, "did a good job" in handling the far-right violent incidents was 13%, while the rate of those who found the leader of the far-right Reform UK Party, Nigel Farage, successful on the same issue was 21%.

Social media companies, which were the target of criticism by Starmer during the period when the incidents occurred, were also not seen as successful by the public in handling the events.

The rate of those who found social media companies successful was 12%, while the rate of those who found them unsuccessful was 60%.

HALF OF THE PUBLIC THINKS POLITICAL DIFFERENCES ARE DIVISIVE

While the rate of those who stated that crime and antisocial behavior are a major problem in the UK was 86%, 55% of women and 42% of men reported that they are concerned about becoming a victim of a crime.

In December 2018, 31% of the public believed that differences in people's political views were divisive enough to be dangerous for society, while this rate was reflected as 51% in the "Divided Britain" poll.

73% of the poll participants expressed that they are concerned about the state of democracy in the country, and 74% about religious extremism.