UK a ‘powder keg’ of social tensions a year on from summer riots, report warns

<p>Research finds a third of people rarely meet anyone from a different background</p><p>The UK is a “powder keg” of social tensions, with a third of people rarely meeting anyone from different backgrounds, research has found.</p><p>A report from the thinktank British Future and the social cohesion group Belong Network found that a year on from last summer’s riots, there was a risk of unrest being reignited unless urgent action was taken to address issues of polarisation and division.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/jul/15/social-tensions-british-people-polarisation-research">Continue reading...</a>