Given the modern capitalism's reliance of consumer demand to support the economy, one of the key reasons behind the continuing stagnation of the UK economy is the underwhelming consumer sentiment across the country.... the cost of living crisis, insecure & precarious employment and other social pressures (from health to education) all undermine capitalism's required optimism about the future....
#workers #consumers #CostOfLivingCrisis #politics
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/feb/16/uk-finances-debts-survey-consumer-confidence
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