RE: Is Britain Really In Decline, or just Adjusting...?!?

I think the current policies are driving the UK into decline - the main one is business rates which destroys local and small businesses and the fact that the central government in London reduced funding to local councils by historically high amounts so that now local services that are already paid for by taxation are agressively used as income streams by councils to get by. Thinking parking, waste services etc.

Very surprised to hear you happy with the current taxation levels, it sounded like "Im happy with my slavery"... The tax rise from £50,270 - to £50,271 is insane for example!

How to check the health of a country:

1. The quality of the money - becoming worthless
2. Birth rate - collapsed
3. Small business - being purged to advance big businesses
4. Property ownership - out of reach for Millenials/GenZ
5. Taxes - some of the highest in the world

The UK ticks all the boxes..