Politics UK
Why the UK is Falling Behind the EU and US
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Britain seems to be in a permanent economic crisis. Last year, an analysis found that the average Slovenian household would be wealthier than its British counterpart by 2024. How does Britain compare to other countries and can it recover?
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1. https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/why-has-britain-become-so-poor-lw22lhvkh
2. https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1671860/british-households-worse-off-than-polish-in-decade-household-incomes-spt
3. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/11/20/no-growth-britain-poorer-think-not-late-change/
4. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2023/05/07/poland-europe-superpower-communism-putin-military/
5. https://news.sky.com/story/britains-economic-trajectory-will-soon-see-it-overtaken-by-poland-labour-to-warn-12821152
6. https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/labourproductivity/articles/whatistheproductivitypuzzle/2015-07-07
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1:33 Do international comparisons work?
5:51 So how poor is the UK?
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In this video we explore Burnham’s promise to implement a more representative electoral system in the UK but will he actually succeed where countless other governments have failed – and actually change the voting system?
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History of Electoral Reform
Idox Group Electoral Reform: A Never Ending Story?
https://www.idoxgroup.com/insights/electoral-reform-a-never-ending-story/
BBC News Opposing Voting Reform ‘Selfish’ and ‘Immoral’
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-41775307
UK in a Changing Europe Electoral Reform: the State of Debate and Future Prospects
https://ukandeu.ac.uk/electoral-reform-the-state-of-debate-and-future-prospects/
Make Votes Matter 2024 Was Our Least Representative Election Ever
News Articles
Electoral Reform Society Prime Minister Announces Manifesto Pledge at Labour Conference
Prime Minister announces manifesto pledge and historic National Commission at Labour Conference
The Guardian Labour MPs Will Push Burnham to back Voting Reform
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/aug/25/andy-burnham-electoral-reform-first-past-the-post
Labour List Majority of MPs Back Review of Voting System
https://labourlist.org/2026/08/majority-labour-mps-review-voting-system/
Official Resources
Parliament UK Alex Sobel Amendment
https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/4080/stages/20676/amendments/10035247
Labour Andy Burnham Conference Speech Transcript
Polling
YouGov Should We Change Our Current British Voting System
https://yougov.com/en-gb/trackers/should-we-change-our-current-british-voting-system
More in Common September MRP Poll
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Nigel Farage said Andy Burnham’s comments about potentially rejoining the EU had given him “the biggest boost in [his] career”. We look at why — even if it seems counter-intuitive — another Brexit debate could actually hurt Farage.
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Farage responds to Burnham’s decision to reopen EU debate
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/oct/01/burnhams-reopening-of-brexit-debate-is-biggest-boost-in-my-career-says-farage
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/sep/30/andy-burnham-uk-could-go-all-the-way-rejoining-eu
British public sentiment on the EU
https://yougov.com/en-gb/articles/54925-what-do-britons-think-of-brexit-10-years-since-the-referendum
https://yougov.com/en-gb/articles/54567-how-strong-is-uk-support-for-rejoining-the-european-union
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/03/half-want-to-rejoin-eu-and-backing-it-could-drive-up-labour-vote-megapoll-finds
https://www.politico.eu/article/the-politico-poll-britons-want-to-get-closer-to-the-eu-and-even-farages-voters-agree/
Economic impact of Brexit
https://ukandeu.ac.uk/brexits-impact-on-the-uk-economy/
https://www.economicsobservatory.com/how-has-brexit-affected-business-investment-in-the-uk
Reform UK crises
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckly020edl45o
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3v4zvyde15o
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Yesterday, Holborn and St. Pancras headed to the polls to select a new MP (replacing former MP Keir Starmer). With another leader on the ballot, the Green’s Zack Polanski, all eyes were on the race… one Polanski ultimately lost.
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It’s been a few days now, but the UK is still responding to the reverberations caused by Andy Burnham’s bombshell conference speech. But in this video, we’re going to focus on one of his speech’s last topics: the UK-EU relationship.
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Before the Brexit referendum, a whole bunch of MPs explained to Britain how the economy would collapse post-Brexit. While Brexit hasn’t yet happened, some did say that the destruction would take place immediately after the vote; which didn’t exactly happen as expected. So in this video, we explain what’s happened and why the economy hasn’t done too badly in the end.
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[2] – https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peoplenotinwork/unemployment/timeseries/mgsx/lms
[3] – https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/grossdomesticproductgdp/bulletins/quarterlynationalaccounts/apriltojune2019
[4] – https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/grossdomesticproductgdp/compendium/unitedkingdomnationalaccountsthebluebook/2019/nationalaccountsataglance
[5] – https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peoplenotinwork/unemployment/timeseries/mgsx/lms
[6] – https://www.economist.com/britain/2019/10/31/britains-economy-is-holding-up-well-for-now
[7] – https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/personalandhouseholdfinances/expenditure/bulletins/familyspendingintheuk/financialyearending2018#household-spending-in-fye-2018-was-the-highest-since-fye-2005
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@jeffsmith3392
December 18, 2023 at 8:31 pm
Finally Remainers realise how poor Brexiteer areas are and have been for decades. 🙄
@edwardduff4746
December 18, 2023 at 8:31 pm
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In the UK, the old political parties continue to work in lockstep together to allow perverse materials into classrooms for Relationships and Sexuality Education, permit open borders with unprecedented levels of both illegal and legal immigration, and make war on motorists with increasingly onerous restrictions on travel for ordinary citizens such as LTNs, 15-minute cities and the ULEZ.
The Heritage Party is the only UK-wide party that will end the climate emergency hoax and lift all restrictions on carbon dioxide emissions. We will ensure that people can continue to buy and use petrol and diesel cars and keep gas boilers in their homes. We will repeal regulations that require homes to have SMART meters and meet impossible new building emissions criteria, designed to force the abandonment of older buildings that are a precious part of our heritage.
We will introduce a Child Protection Bill to protect children from propaganda that attempts to confuse them with gender ideology or groom them into early sexual activity. We will also control our borders by pushing illegal boats back across the Channel and introducing strict caps on student and work visas while ensuring we train enough young British people to do the jobs that need to be done in this country. I Edwars say that if anyone votes Lib/Lab/ Con or any other left wing parties they need their head examined. Heritage could, with your help make Britain great again. I Edward say that if anyonr votes labour or tory or any other left wing part they need their head exam ined
@Liz-sc3np
December 18, 2023 at 8:31 pm
Because they keep voting for Tories/conservatives
@airblowmaniac5834
December 18, 2023 at 8:31 pm
UK the poorest country in Western Europe.
@prideofdurham4776
December 18, 2023 at 8:31 pm
Hold on.Sunak said today he is giving BILLIONS to successful areas because our economy is on the UP. Oh , silly me Sunak…of course …his mates.
@juliad368
December 18, 2023 at 8:31 pm
Oh no this is going to hurt some little englanders egos
@Dwina5892
December 18, 2023 at 8:31 pm
BECAUSE WE'VE HAD A BUNCH OF LYING DISHONEST TORY BASTARDS FOR 32 YRS OUT OF 43YRS
ENGLAND ELECTS THEM NOT SCOTLAND
@ShamileII
December 18, 2023 at 8:31 pm
Simple, England can no longer rape and pillage resources from other countries and deserves what it's become.
1776!
@danielcoutts8000
December 18, 2023 at 8:31 pm
why is the uks energy system broken? Surely it would be more unfair for Poland relying on Russian gas imports?
@sotirisgeorgiou
December 18, 2023 at 8:31 pm
Yes brother but the fact that uk is not a very equal society or that housing is super expensive doesn't contradict the point that most Poland households are essentially wealthier than most uk ones. You don't disprove the point, you just explain its causes.
@BobbyFlay14
December 18, 2023 at 8:31 pm
Poor leadership. As well as people who run the country who have no interest in the English
@joannelewis3390
December 18, 2023 at 8:31 pm
BREXIT
@johneisen6341
December 18, 2023 at 8:31 pm
Bailing out the banks didn't help back in 2008.
@pnpn3477
December 18, 2023 at 8:31 pm
So we poor working class should WORK longer and harder for wealth rich bastards? WHAT AN EXCELLENT IDEA!!
@porcupineinapettingzoo
December 18, 2023 at 8:31 pm
I remember listening to an economist talking about how Argentina went from one of the world's strongest economies to having naval vessels repossessed by other nations and it boiled down to 100 years of taking the wrong economic option everytime, when was the last time the UK took the right option?
@jonathanmills116
December 18, 2023 at 8:31 pm
I suspect that it due to vast economic and population differences between USA, EU and UK. Then there are the differences regarding natural resources available domestically. Brexit is in comparison a minor element.
@billybunter5575
December 18, 2023 at 8:31 pm
its a shame really even solders that are homeless are left to die in the uk the torie government have had 15 years to kick start the economy and what have they done nowt but look after there own what we need is a labour government to nationalise every thing in this country and take away the riches from the private sector for to long they have been robbing the poor with there illigel scams for promising a better future while taking away the rights of the working class to have a decent life.
@albertchu7926
December 18, 2023 at 8:31 pm
When you have incompetent, racist, colonial mentality, arrogance and no backbone leadership that prefer to be dogs to its master US, what kind of achievement can they get ? They prefer to do their master dirty work than taking care of their citizens and economy. Even its master economy are going into drainage and collapsing so it’s will bring its dogs together with them. 😂
@sammni
December 18, 2023 at 8:31 pm
Oh boy this didn't age well 😂
@geraldbrookes3666
December 18, 2023 at 8:31 pm
Sunak has got to go,he's destroying this once great country
@asupercreativeusername2015
December 18, 2023 at 8:31 pm
Alabama caught a weird stray in this video. I'm a Brit who lives not all that far from Alabama these days and yeah, pretty sure it's wealthier and it's not really a surprise to anyone who has been to both. It's wealthier by about every metric apart from household wealth and that is largely a result of how high real estate prices are in the UK and how Americans consider their retirement funds.
A gdp per capita of $56,897 vs the UK's $46,371.
A median household income of $53,913 vs the UK's $39,396 (£32,300), note data for Alabama is a couple of years old and has since increased with the different being made more stark when you consider that Alabama has a cost of living around 9% lower than the UK meaning your average family in Alabama has around 50% higher spending power than your average Brit.