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A recent poll reveals that Britons are overwhelmingly pessimistic about the future, with half of respondents believing 2025 will be worse for the country than 2024. Conducted by pollsters More in Common, the survey of over 2,400 people paints a bleak picture, underscoring significant challenges for Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer as he seeks to uplift the national mood.  

 

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According to the poll, only 23 percent of the public believe the next year will bring improvements, while 18 percent predict it will be “much worse,” and 27 percent expect little change. This pervasive pessimism extends beyond party lines, although Labour voters appear more optimistic, with 48 percent anticipating a better 2025 compared to 30 percent who believe otherwise. By contrast, supporters of Reform UK and the Conservative Party are far more negative, with 65 percent and 64 percent, respectively, predicting a downturn.  

 

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Luke Tryl, executive director of More in Common, attributes the findings to a “pervasive sense of national gloom,” citing prolonged disillusionment with the current government and dissatisfaction with Labour’s perceived inability to fulfill its “Change agenda.” Tryl remarked, “Things have felt so bad for so long that people are finding it difficult to imagine them not being bad. We thought things would get better and they haven’t, so we are now less convinced that they will get better.”  

 

The public’s doubts extend to Sir Keir Starmer’s ability to address two pressing issues: reducing the number of migrants crossing the Channel and cutting NHS waiting lists. More than two-thirds of respondents believe his government will fail to deliver on these key promises by 2025, a significant hurdle for the Labour leader as he seeks to build confidence in his leadership.  

 

The poll also reflects a growing sense of global unease. A majority of Britons (57 percent) anticipate record-high global temperatures in 2025, and half expect artificial intelligence to lead to significant job losses worldwide. Additionally, 36 percent fear that ongoing conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East could escalate into a global war, with more than six in ten doubting that either conflict will be resolved by 2025.  

 

Despite the widespread pessimism, there are glimmers of optimism. A majority (42 percent to 34 percent) believe the UK will secure a trade deal with the United States by 2025, and Sir Keir can find some reassurance in public confidence regarding his tenure. By a two-to-one majority (56 percent to 29 percent), Britons expect him to remain Prime Minister through the end of 2025.  

 

However, the overall sentiment remains deeply negative, underscoring the challenges faced by both the government and opposition in addressing the public’s concerns. With the poll reflecting a nation grappling with uncertainty and disillusionment, Starmer’s ability to deliver meaningful change will be critical in shaping the country’s outlook in the coming years.

 

Based on a report by Daily Telegraph 2024-12-30

 

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On the upside, austerity is over and spending on public services is up.


This spending will deliver the improvements the public demand.

 

And it’s over four years until the next general election is due.

 

Chill, the promise of better days is based on investing in the nation, not public service cuts for the many and tax cuts for the few.

 

 

 



 

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We all  know what he is,  as a leader of the Labour party.

Keep up the good work,  I say. :thumbsup:

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1 hour ago, jippytum said:

Britain does not need the ECUR t

Obviously you didn't know how "big" your Kingdom is? Not more than a fly's <deleted> on the world's map🤣. So someone has to tell you what is right and wrong. Since when the tail wags the dog?🤗 

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2 hours ago, jippytum said:

increased illegal immigration

 

Uh - Huh

 

1 hour ago, newbee2022 said:

That's BS. Immigration decreased

 

😂😂😂

 

1500 across the Channel in the last 4 days and a 25% increase on last year overall. Suggests that it is not @jippytum's comment that is BS.

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2 hours ago, newbee2022 said:

That's BS. Immigration decreased. And good relations to EU is essential.

He inherited a disastrous country after ruled by clowns and decades of Tory mismanagement.

 

Which immigration has decreased, the legal or the illegal immigration?

 

Did it occur to you WHY the Tories were in power for 14 years?

 

Might it have been due to what the Tories inherited from the last labour government?

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3 hours ago, jippytum said:

Starmer exposed as sleazy individual with a total lack of charisma together with his efforts to realine brexit plus increased illegal immigration under his leadership is music to the ears of the Reform party. 

Bring it on Farage the country needs you. 

Farage is the country!

Repeat

Farage is the country!

The left went Red

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On 12/30/2024 at 7:49 AM, jippytum said:

Starmer exposed as sleazy individual with a total lack of charisma together with his efforts to realine brexit plus increased illegal immigration under his leadership is music to the ears of the Reform party. 

Bring it on Farage the country needs you. 

You have to ask just whose puppet Starmer is. Political appointee to the head of the CPS despite his background being in Yuuman Rights cases, not criminal law, then parachuted into a safe seat and then leader of The Labour Party.

 

Ability seems not to have come into it.

 

 

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