rice spikes: A whopping 90 percent of those polled say they expect the cost Now only 39 percent of living to go up in the next three years and 88 percent think taxes will rise. Despite Brexit, more also think immigration will rise (46 percent) than fall (12 percent.) On rising energy prices, the government is being blamed: Forty percent say it’s their fault, while 24 percent blame energy companies.
The economic outlook is not encouraging either
In May, 28 percent of Brits said they expected their own economic situation to improve in the next three months, with only 14 percent saying it would be weaker. This has now shifted, with just 21 percent saying special database they expect it to improve, and 23 percent saying they expect it to worsen. In terms of the economy as a whole, in May 53 percent said they expected it to be stronger. There’s bad news for Boris Johnson on his personal ratings too: he’s now on -18 percent, his lowest rating for pandemic performance since December 2020.
If you look at the rising case, hospitalization and death stats as chronicled by Playbook on a daily basis, you may think there is a creeping problem coming, especially given the U.K.’s data compared to elsewhere in Europe. In which case, it is well worth reading the FT’s John Burn-Murdoch’s thread on where things are. Here are the top lines …
England/Scotland: Now only 39 percent
The U.K’s case, hospital admission and death rates are higher compared to other countries in Western Europe — leading to some takes that suggest the abandoned mask mandate in England is responsible. However, England’s figures on those measurements are actually slightly better than those in Scotland, where mask mandates still remain. Burn-Murdoch points to indoor mixing, rather than simply masks alone, as being a key driver of the. COVID surge across the U.K.
Vaccine rollout:
Which means something else may be responsible for the worsening COVID time in the. U.K., with Burn-Murdoch singling out the U.K.’s speedy vaccine rollout. As data has. Become available, it has become how and where to build templates and examples clear that after five months there has been some waning of protection against. Severe disease among the vaccinated — particularly those with the AstraZeneca jab. Thanks to the U.K.’s speedy rollout, this means Brits (along with Israelis) have been. Left more global seo work vulnerable to COVID at this stage compared to others in Europe. Added to a lack of mask-wearing in England and the U.K.’s particularly. Poor sick pay, this leaves the U.K. in an arguably more dangerous COVID situation than the rest of Europe.
