British Attitudes Survey: More Britons 'back Higher Taxes'

[mikey4444]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40408576

Interesting result, from a survey that I may or may not have worked on last summer ( ! )

[Hopkirk]

Probably mostly people who pay little tax are saying this.

[mikey4444]

Hoppy....my experience over the last 8 years, of being part of this annual survey, is that most people say that they would pay a little extra, if it could be used exclusively on the NHS, and other public services. Very few, if any, say that they wouldn't.

Other things I have noticed in that time are :::

Attitudes concerning racism and xenophobia have hardened...ie, more people would admit to having racist views than 8 years ago.

Attitudes to benefit claimants has also hardened.

Attitudes to gay issues have improved a lot in that time.

[anotheoldgit]

mikey4444

/// Attitudes concerning racism and xenophobia have hardened...ie, more people would admit to having racist views than 8 years ago. ///

Considering certain happenings, isn't that not surprising?

Attitudes may have hardened, but that doesn't necessarily make them racist, as you have tried to link it to.

[mikey4444]

AOG...there is a question asked about racism, and I have seen responses to that harden over the last 8 years.

My mistake perhaps for making that clear.

[douglas9401]

Tax used as Trojan horse to crowbar in race and gay chat. Again.

Read all abaht it.

[Hopkirk]

I still suspect this is mostly people happy to spend other people's money.

[mikey4444]

I see quite a spread of different people each summer, from all socio-economic groups, and the NHS seems to be universally loved and admired Hoppy !