They’re most likely looking at that data like *if this was France the protests would be a seasonal affair by now*
The key point here is just how *unsustainable* the U.K’s approach to finance and economic growth is.
The Tories are obsessed with free markets and reduced regulation, all of which favours boom and bust economics. As you saw from the budget yesterday, once again there was absolutely no attempt to change that strategy. So while some of the measures they introduced will help a little, there is still going to be a fundamental problem with our economy which means that costs and profits will continue to outstrip wages, until the whole thing collapses.
honestly, I’d love a GE this year (I know it wont happen) just to give the UK a kick up the arse.
Like them or loathe them they are right over population small country in comparison to Canada with a population of some 35m and Australian work it out
It says Britain is the 2nd most unsustainable, what was the 1st?
Probably says in the article but cookie banner/ads/signup blockers started coming up and I noped out.
It risks it, however civil unrest is still rarely seen in the UK. The last major riot was over a decade ago now. While living standards will push more people towards desperation, there will still need to be a major spark that will set people off before civil unrest begins. We still view organised protests as pointless or as more harmful to the average person, with protests by XR or Insulate Britain demonstrating that. A lax attitude towards protest means that civil unrest in the UK is still far less likely compared to France.
There is no end in sight. We are a write-off generation – like animals locked away with no sunlight, then expected to fucking function better than before.
The only thing that keeps me going is the memory of what people once meant to me – the way we would laugh, their clothes, their smells – how they made me feel. I see those lovely people when I meditate to get me through the day, as I barely acknowledge whatever inhuman form they currently possess.
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Keep in mind this is through the eyes of a Frenchmen. [Who has seen 10 significant antigovernment protests](https://carnegieendowment.org/publications/interactive/protest-tracker) in the past 5 years to the UK’s 5 and to Spain’s and Germany’s 3.
They’re most likely looking at that data like *if this was France the protests would be a seasonal affair by now*
The key point here is just how *unsustainable* the U.K’s approach to finance and economic growth is.
The Tories are obsessed with free markets and reduced regulation, all of which favours boom and bust economics. As you saw from the budget yesterday, once again there was absolutely no attempt to change that strategy. So while some of the measures they introduced will help a little, there is still going to be a fundamental problem with our economy which means that costs and profits will continue to outstrip wages, until the whole thing collapses.
honestly, I’d love a GE this year (I know it wont happen) just to give the UK a kick up the arse.
Like them or loathe them they are right over population small country in comparison to Canada with a population of some 35m and Australian work it out
It says Britain is the 2nd most unsustainable, what was the 1st?
Probably says in the article but cookie banner/ads/signup blockers started coming up and I noped out.
It risks it, however civil unrest is still rarely seen in the UK. The last major riot was over a decade ago now. While living standards will push more people towards desperation, there will still need to be a major spark that will set people off before civil unrest begins. We still view organised protests as pointless or as more harmful to the average person, with protests by XR or Insulate Britain demonstrating that. A lax attitude towards protest means that civil unrest in the UK is still far less likely compared to France.
There is no end in sight. We are a write-off generation – like animals locked away with no sunlight, then expected to fucking function better than before.
The only thing that keeps me going is the memory of what people once meant to me – the way we would laugh, their clothes, their smells – how they made me feel. I see those lovely people when I meditate to get me through the day, as I barely acknowledge whatever inhuman form they currently possess.
I want blood.