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Arthur Ellis: Has politics ruined the first date?

Maybe the most rebellious thing two politically divided millennials can do in 2026 is sit in a pub, put their phones away and discover they both love the same terrible film. He can find out that she voted Reform later, and they can leave solving the Middle East until at least the third date.

Arthur Ellis: Has politics ruined the first date?

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Maybe the most rebellious thing two politically divided millennials can do in 2026 is sit in a pub, put their phones away and discover they both love the same terrible film.

He can find out that she voted Reform later, and they can leave solving the Middle East until at least the third date.

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Maybe the most rebellious thing two politically divided millennials can do in 2026 is sit in a pub, put their phones away and discover they both love the same terrible film. He can find out that she voted Reform later, and they can leave solving the Middle East until at least the third date.

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