mc_squared Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 We are living in broken Britain - and almost half of us want to emigrate, says poll Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1249531/We-living-broken-Britain-Most-voters-pessimistic-state-country.html#ixzz0f3Yxvp0z (Richard Pohle/The Times) A closed down shop on a high street in south London: voters are increasingly pessimistic about the state of modern Britain Add to My Stories Most voters believe we are living in broken Britain, according to a poll. Nearly three fifths say they hardly recognise the country they are living in and are deeply pessimistic about the state of Britain today. The survey shows that 70 per cent believe that society is now broken and 68 per cent believe people who play by the rules get a raw deal. Grim picture: A street of closed down shops reflects the pessimism of the times Many say they are worried by the pace of social change and 42 per cent admit they would like to emigrate, the Populus poll for the Times found. Women, working-class people and Tory voters were more likely to say that they hardly recognise their own country. Overall, 64 per cent think that Britain is going in the wrong direction and just 31 per cent believe it is on the right track. This is a widely used measure of mood in the U.S., where 57 per cent of people think America is going wrong and 37 per cent believe it is on the right track. It is not all gloom. Three fifths (60 per cent) of those polled say they look to the future with optimism, against 38 per cent who are looking forward with anxiety. While 45 per cent say Britain’s best years are behind us, 50 per cent say that they are still to come. More than half the public (55 per cent) say that their children’s lives will be better than their own, while 37 per cent say that they will be worse. Voters’ main fire is directed at political institutions: 73 per cent say politics is broken in Britain and 77 per cent say there are far fewer people in public life that they admire than there used to be. The poll suggests anger at MPs who have had to repay expenses. A third say that they will vote against their local MP if he or she had been required to repay money. David Cameron claimed yesterday that his generation of Tories were better placed than the Government to ‘fix broken politics’, and unveiled new rules that would bar former ministers in the private sector from lobbying government for two years. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1249531/We-living-broken-Britain-Most-voters-pessimistic-state-country.html#ixzz0f3YemWOA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reilly Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 Haven't they heard of a percentage symbol? All those '33 per cent' were annoying to read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mc_squared Posted February 9, 2010 Author Share Posted February 9, 2010 Haven't they heard of a percentage symbol? All those '33 per cent' were annoying to read. Thanks for your two (per) cents...................... :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pickle Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 I wanna move to Britain. :wacko: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mc_squared Posted February 9, 2010 Author Share Posted February 9, 2010 I wanna move to Britain. :wacko: Why? You want to try to "fix" it?:P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pickle Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 I could. :pleased: Britain would be sooo much more fun if I ruled it. :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 I wanna move to Britain. :wacko:Same here :wacko: And before you ask WHY, Mark, just because I like it there, and why do I like it there? I don't bloody know LOL. :awesome: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 I could. :pleased: Britain would be sooo much more fun if I ruled it. :P It would be all :awesome: and :wacky: there! And everybody would have toeat pickles :stunned: :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pickle Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 And everyone would wear dinosaur costumes. :blush: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 coooooooooooool! And would you rename Great Britain to Great Pickle, too? :blush: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pickle Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 Sure. :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 Nice :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HorrificAttack Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 Oh shut up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mc_squared Posted February 9, 2010 Author Share Posted February 9, 2010 :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pickle Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 :snobby: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a_face_of_light Posted February 10, 2010 Share Posted February 10, 2010 I would 28 Days Later it, just for laughs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck kottke Posted February 10, 2010 Share Posted February 10, 2010 ?? Emigrate, but to where? Here??:stunned: This country's got it's own set of problems - plenty of them as well! And the U.S. had nothing to do with the financial meltdown, plus our politicians would never take any goodies like those MP's did - oh no, not here!:laugh3: And playing by the rules gets you so much farther in the U.S. - just ask any candidate for office. It's the weather - soon as spring hits, everyone will be feeling more optimistic. Things will pick up, and then the second bubble will burst. But on the bright side, at least if your bubble bursts, you've still got lots of other suds to choose from.:P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobalt Posted February 10, 2010 Share Posted February 10, 2010 DON'T COME HERE our politicians are pussies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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