A new report from the National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) revealed that people with qualifications below A-level have more than double the likelihood of supporting the Conservatives or Reform UK compared to those with higher levels of education. It found that education divides attitudes on immigration and diversity more sharply in the UK than in the US, with “much wider gaps between graduates and non-graduates”. Some 40% of Americans aged 18–29 said other countries are better than the US, compared to 9% of over-65s. In the UK, roughly half of both the youngest (51%) and oldest (46%) generations agreed that there are other countries better than the UK. “In Britain, education stands out as the most important dividing line, particularly on immigration and diversity.
