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Re:One million cancel broadband as living costs rise (UK) by scott_w on Friday May 19, 2023 @01:10AM (#35998011)
The NHS is struggling because the Tory government is deliberately running it down. You didn’t see the many crises it faces under Labour.
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Re:One million cancel broadband as living costs rise (UK) by ohgodplsno on Friday May 19, 2023 @01:35AM (#35998162)
Also yes, starving the beast is their favourite activity.
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Re:One million cancel broadband as living costs rise (UK) by ztrww on Friday May 19, 2023 @03:49AM (#35998960)
I think

https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.PCAP.CD?location...

combined with ever increasing inequality offers a much better explanation. Inequality is high in the US too but at least they have a lot of growth which means that the bottom 80% or so are at least not getting poorer.

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Re:One million cancel broadband as living costs rise (UK) by scott_w on Friday May 19, 2023 @07:27AM (#36000376)
And who's been in power since 2010 in the UK, overseeing all of the growing issues?
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Re:One million cancel broadband as living costs rise (UK) by ztrww on Tuesday May 23, 2023 @02:35AM (#36040681)
This has been the case throughout most Europe. UK seems to be below average though, then again nobody forced them to vote for Brexit…
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