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Covid lockdown rules more divisive than Brexit, survey finds

Covid lockdown rules more divisive than Brexit, survey finds

UK study claims solidarity in early weeks of coronavirus pandemic has given way to distrust

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Mask-wearing and lockdown rules are now causing deeper social fractures than Brexit, according to a UK-wide study which suggests that the solidarityof the early weeks of the pandemic has given way to distrust.

Polling of 10,000 people found that half of mask-wearers in Britain (58%) have severely negative attitudes towards those who do not wear a mask, and the majority (68%) of people who did not break lockdown rules have strong negative views about lockdown rule-breakers.

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