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What I find deeply disturbing about this is how fast the 'cuz of Ukraine war' narrative has taken hold in the UK, even among intelligent colleagues of mine. Th
by rwnspace 4y ago
What I find deeply disturbing about this is how fast the 'cuz of Ukraine war' narrative has taken hold in the UK, even among intelligent colleagues of mine.
The UKs (complete lack of) leadership is going to send the country into an economic meltdown larger than any in living memory unless something seriously drastic is done by January.
I am already on rice and beans or porridge for every meal. If nothing is done I will literally be reading by candlelight under 5 layers this winter.
- Kiro 4y agoAll countries in Europe are experiencing the same thing. This is not an issue unique to the UK so blaming it on your leadership is giving them too much credit.
- short_sells_poo 4y agoThat other countries are also in trouble doesn't excuse the UK government one bit. I don't live in other countries in Europe. It's sad that they also have issues. However, I primarily don't want people in the UK to freeze to death because of an incompetent government.
- rwnspace 4y ago> All countries in Europe are experiencing the same thing. That's not quite true. Only a few countries are facing a 100% (or 'more') wipe-out of disposable income for the majority of the population. The UK is only really affected by Russian gas in it's impact on the global market. We can do fine without. Yet we are among the worst affected in terms of billing consumers. Other governments are doing more in terms of alleviating household spending, policy change and enforcing windfall taxes.