Almost half of us believe we would have a better life in Australia or New Zealand, research shows
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Damning verdict on ‘Broken Britain’ exposed as nearly half of us believe we’d have a better life in Australia or New Zealand, new research shows
- Nearly one in two believe they would be better off in Australia or New Zealand
- Three in four people fear Britain is ‘broken’ and more than half are unable to name a single Conservative Labor policy to tackle poverty, according to research.
People are so fed up with ‘broken Britain’ that nearly half of them want to emigrate for a better life, research says today.
In a dismal State of the Nation report, nearly one in two Britons believed it would be better to trade the UK for Australia or New Zealand.
The damning verdict is revealed in a new poll by the center-right think tank Center for Social Justice (CSJ).
It says three in four people fear Britain is ‘broken’, while more than half cannot name a single Conservative or Labor policy to tackle poverty.
Rishi Sunak and former Prime Minister Boris Johnson are seen as very out of touch with ordinary people: around four in five say the two politicians have little idea of what it is like to live in poverty today.
In a state of the nation report, nearly one in two Britons believed it would be better to swap the UK for Australia or New Zealand (pictured: Bondi Beach, Australia)
Many expressed pessimism about the state of modern society, along with a collapse in trust in the major political parties to turn things around.
The CSJ, founded by former Tory leader Sir Iain Duncan Smith, has established an all-party Social Justice Commission to carry out inquiries and make recommendations to improve the nation’s quality of life.
Sir Iain said: ‘It is clear Britain needs a reset.
“My hope is that the Social Justice Commission will get our country moving again.”