The entire United Kingdom has been in an economic slowdown for the last 13 years but the last couple of years have felt like a rapid acceleration in that downwa

The entire United Kingdom has been in an economic slowdown for the last 13 years but the last couple of years have felt like a rapid acceleration in that downward direction. Crippling costs paired with crumbling public services have decimated people's prospects and savings, the ridiculously overinflated housing market is making it ever harder for people to stand on their own feet, high streets are ghost towns and the job market is flatlining because salaries are so dire. There are plenty of anecdotes of people here being forced to choose between heating and eating but there’s a significant part of the population that can't really afford to do either.