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Hopeless and downbeat, Britain is the new France

21 December 2022

10:28 PM

21 December 2022

10:28 PM

‘Tis the season to be jolly, unless you live in Britain. An Ipsos poll last week suggested there is widespread pessimism in the UK about the year ahead. Six out of ten Brits expect food shortages in 2023, 57 per cent believe it unlikely their personal finances will improve, and two-thirds fear a general strike.

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