I know this is true of where I live. I talk to so many angry people who wonder why there aren't riots about the cost of living. The last time the grumbles and discontent were at this level was just before the riots in 2011.
I have no optimism that things will turn round in a decent timescale. Does anybody seen signs that indicate differently? Any signs of genuine levelling-up?
Last summer, we spent two weekends talking to people in Greater Manchester and Birmingham about how these great cities could have a more prosperous future. The economics of jobs, transport and housing came up. But what also came through was that living with crumbling public services had undermined their trust in the state’s capabilities to effect change for the better. This isn’t a small problem. Change requires citizens to imagine a better future, so they can embrace the disruption involved in getting there.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/mar/17/austerity-damages-public-services-and-peoples-faith-in-the-future
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Austerity damages people's faith in the future
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2024Hackathon · 17/03/2024 13:24
Austerity doesn’t just damage public services, it destroys people’s faith in the future | Torsten Bell
Britain can’t afford the tax cuts announced in the budget
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/mar/17/austerity-damages-public-services-and-peoples-faith-in-the-future
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