
Originally Posted by
JamesWales
2010 I think I voted Lib Dem.
I've just checked..
The economy declined five quarters in a row.
Average wages fell. Not accounting for inflation. The actual average wage fell.
Unemployment was 8%. Youth unemployment 20%. Both pretty much double the last few years.
Consumer confidence hit -40.
Covid aside, 2008-10 were the worst years in recent history in many respects.
Anyone who thought that was automatically fixed by a change of government was wrong. Anyone who thinks that now is the same.
Not to say there aren't other benefits of change, but the fundamentals won't change.