Coronavirus pandemic has ‘made communities more united as country pulls together in crisis’
THE pandemic has made communities more united as the country pulls together amid the crisis, research reveals today. Divisions, such as Brexit , which had split public opinion before Covid have faded significantly. Read our coronavirus live blog for the latest news & updates … Getty Images - Getty Nearly seven in ten people took part in the weekly Clap for Carers last year[/caption] Only 12 per cent of the public now say their main political identity is Leaver, while Remainers are just 13 per cent. And an overwhelming majority of us want to sustain or build on the tight-knit spirit after we have beaten coronavirus, findings from the Together coalition’s survey of nearly 160,000 people show. Nearly seven in ten people took part in the weekly Clap for Carers , which saw many people meet and speak to their neighbours for the first time. The research also found 12.4million people volunteered during the pandemic, 4.6million of them for the first time.