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The Slow Collapse of Great Britain

Inequality in the UK is high compared to other developed nations. Poverty is much higher than it used to be a few decades ago. But in recent years we have seen the wealth held by the super rich increasing. It turns out that there was a massive spike in poverty since 1979. When Maragret Thatcher came to power. As she deindustrialised Britain and clamped down on the trade unions. Have you felt poorer recently? Well, it’s not that surprising. Since 2007 Real wages have remained stagnant. But at the same time house prices have been in a fairly persistent uptrend. And this is one of the main reasons British working people have got poorer and poorer. The number of people that have managed to buy a home has been falling and falling. While at the same time wealth is increasingly being centralised in the hands of the super rich. Oxfam found that the top 62 of people in the world own the same amount of wealth as the bottom 50%. But as wealth becomes more and more centralised in the hands of a few very rich people, it can be disastrous for the population. Inequality is associated with: Increased poverty. Increased crime rates. The rise of extremism. Lower wages. Lost trust in democracy. It almost seems like reducing inequality could be in the interests of everybody. Including the super rich! And there is a solution. There is a way to fix the system. I talk about it near the end of the documentary. Tracey's Street Kitchen (the people helping the homeless in Nottingham): https://tracysstreetkitchen.co.uk/ By the way, that is not an ad^, i just met them when i was out filming. Socials Documentaries on the Homeless Crisis:    / @operationandrewdocumentaries   X/Twitter: https://x.com/Operation_Andy TikTok:   / operationandy   I want to take a moment to thank these creators who's content i have transformed under fair use/fair dealings: Cost of Living: One in 20 adults ran out of food in the previous two weeks- ONS [Sky News]    • Cost of Living: One in 20 adults ran out o...   Cost of living crisis: millions face even higher energy bills in UK [Channel 4 News]    • Cost of living crisis: millions face even ...   Why Are Your Wages Falling So Fast? [Garys Economics]    • Why Are Your Wages Falling So Fast?   Inequality is driving everything [Garys Economics]    • Inequality is driving everything   Below are also the sources that I used to learn about the Inequality Crisis: Economics Observatory Brief Summary of learnings: Wages Stagnated after 2007. Workers didn't have the power to push back as real wages didn't rise after changes made in the Margaret Thatcher era. Home ownership rates have been declining over the long term. Source: https://www.economicsobservatory.com/... Resolution Foundation Brief Summary of Learnings: Older generations have an income that is increasing at a faster rate, than it is for younger generations. Source: https://www.resolutionfoundation.org/... Oxfam Brief Summary of Learnings: the super rich have been growing wealth at a faster rate over recent years. https://www.oxfam.org.uk/media/press-... ONS Brief Summary of Learnings: The wealthiest 10% have a substantial portion of the wealth. Source: https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulati... Parliament Brief summary of learnings: households with a disabled member have a lower median income than those that do not have a disabled member. The UK is more unequal than most developed nations (specifically in the OECD) source: https://post.parliament.uk/addressing... Joseph Rowntree Foundation Brief Summary of Learnings: child poverty is very high in the UK compared to other groups. Poverty rose substantially in the Margaret Thatcher era. In recent years poverty has been declining slightly, but has nowhere near recovered the increases in poverty seen during the Thatcher era. Link: https://www.jrf.org.uk/uk-poverty-202... ONS: Brief summary of learnings: House prices have been on the rise in the long term. Also when i looked into real house prices, also in a long term uptrend. Source: https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/inflat...