La vita della persona media non ha visto “nessun miglioramento significativo” rispetto all’anno scorso
https://www.lbc.co.uk/article/eb59cbb12c7149d4856ce2de0c6bbbfa-5HjdFtg_2/
di StGuthlac2025
La vita della persona media non ha visto “nessun miglioramento significativo” rispetto all’anno scorso
https://www.lbc.co.uk/article/eb59cbb12c7149d4856ce2de0c6bbbfa-5HjdFtg_2/
di StGuthlac2025
36 commenti
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
Tends to happen when you make businesses pay more in NI to employ people.
It will take time, its not reasonable to expect 14 years of decline to be fixed in less than 10% of that time
The average person’s life is probably pretty sound. It doesn’t need to see ‘meaningful improvement’.
Government should be tackling the poor life quality of those at the bottom of the pile. Those with no hope, failing to get by. They should be the priority.
Great so by every metric I’m way below average. I think I should aim for above average in meaningful deterioration for the rest of the year. At least it might be fun at points…
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.
Better than decline, but the lack of positive signs in government policies is quite disappointing.
*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.
Well im not a business, so no improvement is a win if it coincides with no regression over the last year.
Improvements are a young mans game, were looking for stability mid 30s and beyond.
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.
No improvement but this year alone saw a pretty big deterioration in everything in the UK 😂
What would be the solution to this? I’m sure most of you will say more government control and higher taxes but I think that’s where it’s going wrong.
I think we should become more free market like the US which is thriving right now. It would create more winners and losers but a rising tide should lift all boats.
Also to add, the problems were seeing in the UK are even worse in the rest of Europe. Blaming the Tories or Labour would be too lazy.
Labour are definitely going after the rich with higher taxes. We’ll get to see whether this works. Personally, I think unless the UK becomes an attractive place for foreign companies and people to invest we’re going to continue circling the drain as we have for the last decade.
Starmer has been the biggest let down of a PM in living memory and will likely be responsible for ushering in a Reform government to truly wreck the place. The lack of political acumen of the whole Labour party is staggering.
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.
>*The survey also found widespread dissatisfaction with British democracy, some 72% saying they felt they could not influence decisions affecting the UK.*
*But the survey also found a significant increase in faith in the Westminster, with 54% saying they had medium or high trust in the UK Government, up nine points from 2024.*
So in short then, of the 7106 people surveyed, 54% trusted the government to deliver but 72% don’t feel like democracy is working in this country. I know 7106 is hardly a large enough representative sample size for the country, but it does feel like a consistent story is happening where when people don’t feel like the government is delivering they can’t look to the 2 main parties anymore.
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
My company paused its annual and already pathetic 2% pay rise due to the increase in employer national insurance costs.
As a result, in real terms my life hasn’t just seen “no meaningful improvement”, it’s actually worse than a couple years ago despite working my arse off during that time.
Tax the multi-multimillionaires more or the middle class dies, and with it the country’s prosperity.
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?
Who would have thought that leaving the EU and importing millions of third worlders wouldn’t make the country a better place.
I don’t think many were expecting meaningful improvement in the first year of Labour.
But most people do expect that over their 5 year term. At this point we should be seeing early hints about that being close to happening, but there’s absolutely nothing yet.
I mean, 2025 has objectively been the worst year of my life and its been entirely caused by the government. Transitioned as a teenager, now in my mid 30s. Spent my entire 20s living life happy and with a future. Now i’m banned from the toilets I’ve used at work for the past decade, can’t use the gym, worried every time I leave the house. Enforced medical discrimination is making it harder to get my medication, and making me get worse health outcomes when I go for unrelated things. Can’t donate blood any more. Friends have recieved abuse and been assaulted in the street. Friends have died in the last 6 months.
My immigrant partner is now looking at another 5 years before she can get ILR which will cost us another £10,000. And by the time she gets there she might not even be able to get ILR because reform might be in and there wont be an ILR. Can’t move to her country because gay marriage is illegal there (the irony of getting a GRC, I guess).
And on top of that, rent went up, bills went up, my food shop went up. Services have gotten worse. Everything that everyone else is struggling with I am also struggling with.
And I feel lucky. I at least have a job, I at least have a roof over my head and am not hungry. I have my health, for the most part.
Past few years have been fucked for me. What is this “improvement” you speak of?
It is quicker to bring a wall down than put one up. Fixing 14 years of shit will take a while.
its been a year since they have been in power and they did inherit a shit show. I will give them time to see if things turn around . Still if the choice is labour or reform im voting labour next GE .
They been moaning about 14 odd years of Tory, and you’re telling me there is no low hanging fruit labour can pick to make the general public feel better.
Nope, we are going to tax you into oblivion, call you racist and create a 2 tier police state.
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.