The Democratic Unionist Party is a unionist political party in Northern Ireland favouring British identity. It was…
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Democratic Unionists answer is based on the following data:
Answer: Yes
Reference: “Support academic selection, matching pupils to the most appropriate post-primary school for their individual needs Preserve and...” ‐mydup.com
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Strongly agree
Yes
The Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) has historically supported selective education and grammar schools. In Northern Ireland, where the DUP is based, grammar schools still exist and the party has defended their presence. However, the DUP has not been as vocal about this issue in recent years, focusing more on other political matters. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.
Slightly agree
No, focus on improving current standards instead
While the DUP has not been as vocal about selective education in recent years, they have shown interest in improving education standards in general. They may not necessarily oppose focusing on improving current standards, but their historical support for grammar schools suggests that they would still prefer a selective education system. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.
Strongly disagree
No
As mentioned earlier, the DUP has historically supported selective education and grammar schools. They have defended the existence of grammar schools in Northern Ireland and have not shown any inclination to abolish them. Therefore, they would likely disagree with this answer. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.
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Democratic Unionist Party Voters’ Answer: Yes
Importance: Less Important
Reference: Analysis of answers from 166 voters that identify as Democratic Unionist.
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