Verdicts · Culture
Culture referendums: how members voted
Settled referendums
20
since Jun 2026
Votes cast
19,042
all time, on culture
Last week
6,094
votes · 3 referendums settled
Written opinions
708
all time, left by voters
Best of each side last week
Most respected on culture in the last 7 days
- Devon_Pedro15 respects
- Tylbi12 respects
- HarryEdwards7 respects
- AarontheHumanist6 respects
How culture results lean
This week—Last week—All timeC. RightWhere every side agreed last week
Left, Centre and Right voters all came down the same way.
Most active regions last week
Voters
Votes each week
6,094 last week
All-time culture highlights
Biggest landslide
NO 88%
Should film-makers prioritise diverse casting even if it breaks historical or cultural accuracy?
88% of 185 votes went the same way.
Closest result
YES 50%
Is Super AI (ASI) a next step in the evolution?
Decided by 1 vote.
Most debated
NO 56%
Should ethnic heritage be a factor in deciding if someone is ethnically English?
112 written opinions.
Last week
3 settled · 6,094 votes
majority
% voting yes, by leaning
Should November be made an official month to honour the UK’s armed forces veterans?
The verdict
A veterans month fell narrowly, and the sharpest Yes lines were about fairness: “LGBTQ get a month, black people get a month”, yet veterans get a day. No voters answered that more months only mean more tokenism.
majority
% voting yes, by leaning
Should any single owner be barred from buying up multiple major UK newspapers?
The verdict
Yes voters wanted a bar on press empires, arguing that “one person could dictate the narrative”, while the No side's best-rated lines were a shrug at a medium it called dead and a plea to enforce existing law.
majority
% voting yes, by leaning
Should the national anthem be changed from God Save the King?
The verdict
Even No voters called it dull: the most-respected No case came from an atheist who finds the anthem “a bit daft” yet “wouldn't change it just for the sake of changing it”. Keeping God Save the King won comfortably.
Every culture verdict
- Should November be made an official month to honour the UK’s armed forces veterans?NO 54%2,075 votes · 2 Nov
- Should any single owner be barred from buying up multiple major UK newspapers?YES 81%2,107 votes · 2 Nov
- Should the national anthem be changed from God Save the King?NO 55%1,912 votes · 31 Oct
- Should a TV licence be needed to watch streaming services like Netflix and YouTube?NO 84%1,984 votes · 26 Oct
- Is it right for a sitting Prime Minister to appear on Gogglebox?YES 51%1,894 votes · 24 Oct
- Should the BBC’s Royal Charter be made permanent instead of renewed every ten years?NO 66%1,632 votes · 17 Oct
- Should foreign states be banned from owning Premier League clubs?YES 62%1,604 votes · 16 Oct
- Should UK banknotes keep historical figures rather than switching to wildlife?YES 54%1,591 votes · 13 Oct
- Should ethnic heritage be a factor in deciding if someone is ethnically English?NO 56%1,342 votes · 4 Oct
- Should the BBC television licence fee be replaced with a compulsory £11-a-month charge on household internet bills?NO 83%1,230 votes · 27 Sept
- Should the BBC licence fee be revoked?YES 73%603 votes · 6 Sept
- Should England get its own national anthem such as Rose of England or There'll Always Be an England?YES 55%287 votes · 22 Aug
- Is Super AI (ASI) a next step in the evolution?YES 50%169 votes · 11 Aug
- Should breakfast TV be abandoned as an utter waste of time as you start the day?YES 55%130 votes · 1 Aug
- Are there too many sex scenes on programmes?NO 68%100 votes · 25 Jul
- Should film-makers prioritise diverse casting even if it breaks historical or cultural accuracy?NO 88%185 votes · 21 Jul
- Has accepting US and Middle Eastern money into UK football ruined a working-class pass-time?YES 84%88 votes · 12 Jul
- Does the Department for Culture, Media and Sport provide adequate leadership to England's national museums?NO 57%28 votes · 1 Jul
- Is Game Pass by Xbox like communism?NO 53%57 votes · 29 Jun
- Should Ireland create a national panel to evaluate claims for Nazi-era and colonial loot?TIED24 votes · 27 Jun