Almost every facet of life in the UK – courts to cost of living, transport to healthcare, environment to asylum system – is at breaking point
In mid-November Rishi Sunak was asked in a Channel 4 interview to name one public service that “was working, adequately, working properly”.
The prime minister didn’t give a direct answer. But the exchange feeds into an ever-more-common discourse: that the UK is facing “polycrisis” in almost every facet of life in Britain. From courts to the cost of living, transport to healthcare, environment to the asylum system – everywhere appears to be affected.
Continue reading…Almost every facet of life in the UK – courts to cost of living, transport to healthcare, environment to asylum system – is at breaking pointIn mid-November Rishi Sunak was asked in a Channel 4 interview to name one public service that “was working, adequately, working properly”.The prime minister didn’t give a direct answer. But the exchange feeds into an ever-more-common discourse: that the UK is facing “polycrisis” in almost every facet of life in Britain. From courts to the cost of living, transport to healthcare, environment to the asylum system – everywhere appears to be affected. Continue reading…