EXPLAINED: 3 - The Real Truth

Dining across the divide: ‘I thought we’d have a couple of Peronis – he launched into the Grey Goose’

They disagreed about university tuition fees and the monarchy – but did they reach an adequate point of refreshment to put aside their differences?

The Guardian - UK · May 23, 2024

Dining across the divide: ‘He said I should consider becoming an MP’

They disagree on the monarchy and whether boomers had it easy, but can they understand each other’s reasons for voting leave and remain?

The Guardian - UK · Apr 4, 2024

Dining across the divide: ‘There’s a lot of po-faced finger-wagging on the progressive left’

They differed on how to bring an end to the crisis in the Middle East, but could they find a meeting of minds over the rise of populism – and nudity?

The Guardian - UK · Mar 21, 2024

Dining across the divide goes to Spain: ‘I wasn’t aware of that enduring sense of sexism until she told me about it’

Can a leftwing teacher and a conservative managing director agree about immigration, Spanish civil war monuments or the Luis Rubiales kiss?

The Guardian - UK · Feb 8, 2024

Dining across the divide: ‘We have to get over the public school obsession that Britain is something great’

One is happy the UK left the EU, the other thinks Brexit only empowered the wealthy elite. Guess which one reckons the climate crisis is solvable?

The Guardian - UK · Feb 1, 2024

Dining across the divide: ‘Our views are so conflicting. We had a frank conversation’

They agree that public transport should be improved, but could they find common ground over Ulez, the climate or statues of slave traders?

The Guardian - UK · Jan 25, 2024

Dining across the divide: ‘He came with a list, papers, diagrams. I think he’s confused’

One believes illegal immigrants and prisoners should be deported. The other favours free movement. Will they make it through the meal?

The Guardian - UK · Jan 18, 2024

Dining across the divide: ‘He said he’d be worried if Greta Thunberg was in charge. I’d probably be happy’

He’s a net zero sceptic while she’s convinced of the dangers of climate change. Did tensions boil over?

The Guardian - UK · Jan 11, 2024

Dining across the divide: ‘She pointed out that VAT on school fees is not going to affect Jacob Rees-Mogg or Boris Johnson’

Private school elites, pronouns and the right to strike – will a therapist and a business development manager find anything to agree on?

The Guardian - UK · Dec 28, 2023

Dining across the divide: ‘He thinks Wales should be independent – but we have more to gain by staying together’

They disagree on Welsh independence, but the damaging impact of second homes gives two Cardiff-dwellers common cause

The Guardian - UK · Dec 21, 2023