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Well I think he's done well to get his life together over the last two decades. OK, he's put on 20 stone and been convicted as a predatory sex offender, but as far as I'm aware he hasn't played for Chelsea once.
The answer appears to be that healthcare and pensions spending have been continuing to rise faster than the population growth, as have interest repayments and, in the last three years or so, transport. Other areas have stood pat while others again have been reduced e.g. "protection", welfare, education and community development.
In other words we're not sufficiently growing the working population to match the ageing of the country; and several areas which tend to particularly affect disadvantaged groups have seen spending reduced.
In addition, the loss of sterling value means that more of all spending leaves the country, whether private or public.
Also, the lack of productivity growth (it has risen since 2008 but far more slowly than before that) reinforces the impression of stagnation; and it seems feasible that the progressive decoupling of the high- and low-productivity economies is reflected in spending priorities (e.g. on Crossrail rather than northern regional rail).
Not at all. My roots, family, friends, citizenship, language, culture etc etc are British. Why would I want the country to struggle? If this government comes up with an honest and coherent strategy and shows it can implement it I will be delighted.
The most pertinent comment on this thread is its title.
Without denying the democratic mandate for Brexit, the fact remains that it creates the greatest political challenge to the country since WW2 at least, facing the least-well-equpped government in living memory.
The meagre 4% certainty bounce in sterling reflects that. I'm no expert, but I'll be getting my money out (when I've done the important stuff like posting here ;) ).
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