This survey asked for perspectives on several recent news items including Scotland’s Hate Crime and Public Order Act, the Cass Review, guidance around gender identity in schools, and the perennial hot topic of ‘woke’.

Headline findings include:

• Four in five UK adults (79%) believe gender reassignment surgery should never be offered to under-18s

• 43% consider Scotland’s recent legislation a ‘complete waste of police resources’

• 46% support JK Rowling’s recent comments surrounding Scotland’s Hate Crime Act, vs 30% who believe she has been too vocal or is transphobic

• One in five (19%) consider themselves ‘woke’, while one in four see it as a virtue

The survey also polled attitudes towards the family in Britain today:

• Three in four (75%) believe family breakdown drives poor mental health

• Six in ten (61%) are concerned at current levels of family breakdown

• Four in five agree it is the responsibility of parents to teach children core values, over and above schools or the local community

• Three in four agree parents who want to look after children at home should be financially supported

• 78% of adults are concerned about children’s smartphone usage

• Nine in ten agree social media creates enormous anxiety amongst young people