Average person’s life saw ‘no meaningful improvement’ over past year
https://www.lbc.co.uk/article/eb59cbb12c7149d4856ce2de0c6bbbfa-5HjdFtg_2/
Posted by StGuthlac2025
Average person’s life saw ‘no meaningful improvement’ over past year
https://www.lbc.co.uk/article/eb59cbb12c7149d4856ce2de0c6bbbfa-5HjdFtg_2/
Posted by StGuthlac2025
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The other way to look at this is that:
1. It didn’t see decline, which is probably better than things in previous years
2. It did see improvement in some areas the measure just doesn’t define it as meaningful.
One can hope this is a turning point, time will tell.
Not everyone. All the racists can now be completely open about it.
Past year? It has seen ‘very meaningful deterioration’ in the last several years.
Im 38. Id say in general that there has been no meaningful improvement in pretty much the entire of my Adult life. That’s why we are disillusioned and mad
It will take time, its not reasonable to expect 14 years of decline to be fixed in less than 10% of that time
Are we seriously expecting our lives all to have a meaningful improvement every year?
No wonder we are all miserable and disappointed.
A better question is “is your life better since the UK has left the EU?”.
Answer on a postcard if you can afford the stamp.
Well first of all we at least stopped having to deal with the constant load of shit the tory party is.
The renters reform is a step forward.
Living in Cambridge, I am also glad the government stopped anglian water from pushing ahead with the relocation of the sewage works (would have cost £700M+ of public money).
Also, capital gains tax made it so that I could force the seller of my current house to lower their price from way over inflated to fair so she could sell quickly and avoid being taxed 👌
Let’s see what the budget brings. But I am pretty happy so far!
Yeah no shit it’s only been one year. You expect Labour to turn the country around in 12 months? Please
Yet it’s surely better than if Kemi or Nigel were at the helm over the past year.
*It’s easier to smash something to bits than to fix it again*
— Someone
The Tories spent 14 years dismantling this country and Brexit made, and continues to make us poorer. I think Labour would need two terms, it’s a shame instead we might have a bunch of ex Tories and Brexiters in to continue their work smashing instead.
Quite frankly anyone expecting to see a complete turnaround and improvements in a single year needs a reality check.
Economies are like huge ships. they don’t turn on a penny. Even improvements that are set up now won’t necessarily filter through to people lives for years.
Apparently, Labour’s strategy is to hope the millions of people who are not only dissatisfied with their actions, but enraged by their actions, will suddenly change their minds and vote for them in a few years time. It’s beyond delusional.
Labour are a toxic brand. Thankfully, there are left-leaning alternative parties we can rally behind to defeat Reform.
Just give me reliable and affordable public transport so I can get rid of my car. This will be a win for me and the planet.
This has been largely true since 2008, possibly earlier. The decline started before the financial crash and was then accelerated by it. For example, graduate wages have barely shifted in 15 years, yet costs have massively increased.
Reddit probably isn’t ready to hear this, but a major reason comes down to energy costs. We have some of the most expensive electricity in the world, and it’s crushing industries while adding to everyone’s bills.
Politicians are lying when they say renewables are cheaper. It’s policy costs, not gas costs, that are driving bills higher. The CCS (Carbon Capture and Storage) scheme is a prime example.
I write this as someone who is a big fan of solar and believes it will be the future of energy. However, we need to live in the real world… transitioning will cost us, and we failed to invest in nuclear power. Given that we have some of the worst sunlight hours in the world, we won’t be able to benefit from solar as much as other countries. We need consistent baseload power (nuclear or gas) alongside renewables.
Mines been deteriorating since Covid and the following RTO. Everything is getting more expensive, I’m expected to work harder and longer, and the traffic gets worse on a daily basis – meanwhile I’ve had a 20% pay cut. I’m searching for a way out
I work in primary care (non clinical) and I can state entirely objectively and without any political bias that the average persons quality of life has DRASTICALLY suffered in the last year. A great many people are struggling with what we used to consider “basics”. Eating nutritious food, being sufficiently hydrated and warm, accessing healthcare, getting favourable outcomes once they have accessed healthcare. Finding and retaining affordable housing etc. Too many people I work with are malnourished, chronically ill and routinely evicted so the landlord can increase the rent.
Some commentators have likened what is happening to a Dickensian Social De-evolution. I’m seeing it.
I am not going to point the finger at any one political party as they are all culpable but nothing I have seen since the general election has hinted at improvement.
I’m pretty sure nobody wants to live in a 50/50 society. I know I don’t. Maybe I’m just going to have to accept that the bleak deprived world I grew up in (60’s and 70’s post industrial hellholes) are making a comeback. Maybe the last 30 years were just a “blip” in the otherwise awful social and economic history of these isles..
Why can’t labour sort the legacy of 14 years of Tory rule overnight?
Once you cut our public services it takes years to get back to where we we were. Life has only got worse for many since those ideological austerity measures started from 2010 onwards.
Ngl, life is looking pretty good for me at the moment ^(touches wood). My pay has gone up, my work hours have gone down, I’ve been able to get abroad more than usual and have loads of plans lined up for the next year.
Hopefully I don’t get absolutely fucking annihilated by the new budget.
All of this is because of one bald headed Russian dude by the way
Can’t protestors just march from London to Moscow and throw him out?
If anything I’ve only noticed things getting worse over the last 10 years.
When I first moved out into my own place, I was able to afford to go out for food or drinks whenever I wanted. I had money in the bank and very few financial worries.
Now I earn more money, and live with my partner who also earns, and yet I am watching my bank balance toward the end of every month. I don’t go out for dinner, I never go out for drinks. I don’t really DO much at at all that requires spending money.
As silly as this sounds, a meaningful improvement for me would be for my daily commute to not be so expensive, unreliable and uncomfortable. I spend at least 15 hours of my week in and around trains or train stations and its nothing but misery.
I would argue no meaningful improvement since 2008