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Follow #BSA38 for what John Curtice is sharing about post-Covid and longterm attitudes. Broad concern about inequality, slight uptick. Modest impact on support for redistribution 
There is a big rise in thinking paid work is *very* important for health and mental health
There is a broadening consensus that employers should be flexible & supportive in helping people return to work after illness. (A pre-existing BSA measure that may illuminate some nuanced, gradual shifts during pandemic)
#BSA38 released by @natcen today. Worth remembering that the data are from summer 2020 so still quite early on in the pandemic. Overall there doesn't seem to be radical shifts in values but given how early it is there are hints that things might change. 1/
This chart on redistribution shows a marked increase between 2019 and 2020 in % agreeing we'll need more data points to know if it is noise in the data (which does occur year to year) or part of trend 2/
This table is especially interesting as it suggests the early pandemic had an effect on the economic values of young people in particular.This would fit with ideas about events having greater impact in early adulthood and may add further to age polarisation in terms of voting 3/
BSA on immigration. John Curtice reports that citizen deliberation somewhat depolarised views. Participants became warmer about economic and cultural impacts (Leavers shifted more) while those who voted Remain became more open to post-FoM controls
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Summary of changes
Good for the economy went from 61% to 70%, good for culture went from 64% to 69% after citizen deliberation.
