A country that is deeply divided and doesn’t trust its political class or its mainstream media. One that is fearful for its economic future after Brexit. And even, one that is racist and Islamophobic.

That is how many Britons see their own country, according to a wide-ranging Sky Data Poll.

The survey sheds light on the mood of the nation as the UK prepares to leave the European Union, in the biggest political shift since the end of World War II.

In the most troubling findings, more than half of the country believe the UK public is racist and Islamophobic, while nearly nine in 10 people think political leaders do not care about the public.

But surprisingly, given the uncertainty facing the country, most Britons say they are happy in their lives and have a more positive outlook about their personal future than the UK’s as a whole.

Here, Sky News delves into the results of its survey of people in England, Wales and Scotland to reveal the state of the nation. Northern Ireland was not part of this poll data.

Divided UK

Three quarters (75%) of Britons surveyed believe the UK is divided - with the percentage even higher among the country’s younger generation.

How divided is the UK? The generation gap 81% 64%

There is also a stark difference in how different regions of Britain feel about the issue.

Significantly 81% of respondents in both Scotland and Wales said they believed the British society was divided, while in London that sentiment dropped 10 points to 71%.