The Pew Research Center’s 2013 Global Attitudes survey asked 40,117 respondents in 40 countries what they thought about eight topics often discussed as moral issues.

The question was framed as follows: “Do you personally believe that ____________ is morally acceptable, morally unacceptable, or is it not a moral issue?”

The contrast between the global response and the British response is striking.  First, the global response:-

Compare with the British response:-

Much could be said about this, and I refer the interested reader to the link I have given at the top of the page.  But, for the moment, I’ll leave it there.