2016 is the 500th anniversary of Thomas More's book Utopia, in which he describes an ideal society. Do you believe we will ever achieve an ideal society?

2016 is the 500th anniversary of Thomas More's book Utopia, in which he describes an ideal society. Do you believe we will ever achieve an ideal society? Published on 19 November 2015 → Survey conducted on 19 November 2015 on 4214 GB adults

All adults

Region

Gender

Politics

Age

Yes, but it will take thousands of years

Yes, but it will take hundreds of years

Yes, and I think it's closer than a hundred years

No, but the world will keep improving a little bit at a time

42%

The UK today is about as close to ideal as we're ever likely to get

We've been closer to ideal in the past and the future will only get worse

21%

Don't know

21%

Yes, but it will take thousands of years

Yes, but it will take hundreds of years

Yes, and I think it's closer than a hundred years

No, but the world will keep improving a little bit at a time

42%

The UK today is about as close to ideal as we're ever likely to get

We've been closer to ideal in the past and the future will only get worse

21%

Don't know

21%

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