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The half-mile cliff walk puts the crowds off, and there are no facilities at all. Yet you have a mile of broad sweeping sand dotted with towering rocks that stand in large low-tide pools flickering with tiny fish and shrimps. The firm, flat sand is perfect for beach games or galloping horses Snow White and the Huntsman was filmed there in The south-facing aspect bodes well in summer, but check the tides and wind. East and North Yorkshire have some tremendous coves and beaches, but Runswick, near Whitby, gives a concentrated dose of all that is on offer: Look out for fossils and jet, the two treasures of these parts, but if venturing beyond the beach under the cliffs, check the tide times.

The Cleveland Way coastal path passes along the beach. Up a little cul-de-sac road from the A coastal road, this delightful sheltered sandy beach has great views across Gruinard Bay. There are other beaches to explore nearby, plus the renowned Inverewe Gardens, but the real pleasure is just to play on the beach or fish from the rocks either side.

Northumberland has several gorgeous expanses of sand backed by wonderful play areas, also known as dunes, but Bamburgh is the pick of the lot. Nearby are the Farne Islands, accessible via boat trips from Seahouses, a three-mile walk south, mostly along the sands. Surfers love the place, as do dog walkers, horse riders, anglers and kite fliers. There is so much space that one thing you will never find is crowds.

The far west of Cornwall is a land of stone circles and tiny coves. Superb tidal sands reach from Logan Rock to Porthcurno and form a vast sand bar that traps and warms seawater in shallow lagoons. There are rocks to dive from and you can wade or swim to several smaller coves. The beach is semi-naturist, and a tricky final descent over rocks keeps it wild and special. There is a tiny cafe in Treen village serving breakfast and local breads. On wet evenings you can hole up in the ancient Logan Rock Inn. Mile after mile of gorgeous beach can be found up and down the island, some good for surfing, others for lounging and one or two for hiking.

The beaches are clean and the snorkelling top class, with gear available from hostels and shops just back from the shore. In the evenings, barbecues and low-key parties break out along the beach. El Nido in the north gets thousands of visitors through the year, but further south the wilder, emptier Sabang is the definition of a tropical beach.

Partisanship and Political Animosity in 2016

Towards the village, colourful and noisy banca boats take tourists to the handful of resorts, but head round the peninsula to the north and a pristine shore awaits. When you think of Kyoto you understandably think of a busy city, shrines and temples, but the name applies to the entire prefecture that has borders that stretch all the way to the Japan Sea.

This two-mile-long sandbar is covered in pine trees and has been revered for centuries. You could almost pick any beach off the ocean side of Vancouver Island, but Chesterman has the edge. With a bit of luck, and keen eyesight, you might spot orcas out beyond the breakers. Easier to find is the Carving Shed, where local craftsmen turn out exquisite sculptures and traditional canoes. At low tide a sandspit, the Tombolo, gets you out to Frank Island, with great views back to the beach. You might roam the globe for years and never find better beaches than those of the Scottish western isles, and none of them would ever be crowded.

Gigha has its fans, Harris too, but real lovers of solitude should try this one on the island of Ceann Ear in the small group known as the Monachs, eight miles off the coast of North Uist.

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The soulful songs of the seal colony will haunt your trek across the white sands — that is assuming you can get there: A boat is first requirement. Fortunately Hebridean Cruises does take in the Monachs on several of its voyages, spending a night offshore and ferrying guests ashore to wander around the beaches and explore crofts that were finally abandoned in the s.

It is an astonishing journey, taking in fine beaches, sunken second world war planes and pristine reefs. But Nemto is the big treat: The reason this island is untouched lies with local superstitions about strange beasts that inhabit the interior. And if that sounds like King Kong and it means nobody comes near the place, all the better. A single-file tunnel through the mountain takes you to Jagodna Bay, a different world from the swankier east side of Hvar, where those rare migrants, billionaires with good taste, hang out.

Near Kamp Lili, a tightly packed but friendly campsite, a footpath leads to a beach barely bigger than a tennis court. It is, however, a jewel: Above the beach, in the pines, there is a small restaurant-bar. The power of negative feeling toward the opposition is reflected in the reasons people give for identifying with their own party. Other reasons for identifying with a party, such as having a lot in common with its members or having long-standing ties with a party, are cited far less frequently as major factors for choosing to identify with a party.

For independents, by contrast, negative motives are cited most frequently among the reasons for leaning toward a party.

Having a friend from the other party matters, especially for Republicans. This is especially the case for Republicans: Most Republicans and Democrats want compromise on their terms. Partisans with colder feelings toward the other party are even more likely to say their own side should get more of what it wants. Four-in-ten Republicans give Michelle Obama a zero. About Pew Research Center Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping the world.

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This rich dataset, coupled with trends and insights from two decades of Pew Research Center polling, reveals a complex picture of partisan polarization and how it manifests itself in political behaviors, policy debates, election dynamics and everyday life. To chart the progression of ideological thinking, responses to 10 political values questions asked on multiple Pew Research surveys since have been combined to create a measure of ideological consistency.

Meanwhile, the center has shrunk: And this shift represents both Democrats moving to the left and Republicans moving to the right, with less and less overlap between the parties. Beyond the rise in ideological consistency, another major element in polarization has been the growing contempt that many Republicans and Democrats have for the opposing party. To be sure, disliking the other party is nothing new in politics. But today, these sentiments are broader and deeper than in the recent past. Since then, highly negative views have more than doubled: Even these numbers tell only part of the story.

Those who have a very unfavorable impression of each party were asked: Liberals and conservatives share a passion for politics. They are far more likely than those with more mixed ideological views to discuss politics on a weekly or daily basis.

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But for many, particularly on the right, those conversations may not include much in the way of opposing opinions. To be sure, there are areas of consensus. Most Americans, regardless of their ideological preferences, value communities in which they would live close to extended family and high-quality schools.

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And the differences between right and left go beyond disagreements over politics, friends and neighbors. When they look at a political system in which little seems to get done, most Americans in the center of the electorate think that Obama and Republican leaders should simply meet each other halfway in addressing the issues facing the nation.

Yet an equitable deal is in the eye of the beholder, as both liberals and conservatives define the optimal political outcome as one in which their side gets more of what it wants. Consistent liberals take the opposite view: The signs of political polarization are evident on both ends of the political spectrum, though the trajectory, nature and extent differ from left to right.

Political Polarization in the American Public

With Barack Obama in the White House, partisan antipathy is more pronounced among Republicans, especially consistently conservative Republicans. Conservatives also exhibit more partisan behavior in their personal lives; they are the most likely to have friends and prefer communities of like-minded people. However, there is as much ideological uniformity on the left as the right.