What happens when a nation leaves a solid economic block, attempts to fend for itself, falls drastically down the economic ladder because of that decision, and then… get hit by one of the worst global pandemics in recent history that delivers the sucker punch? Well that is the current story of the UK, which has very much now accepted the term of Broken Britain.
The number of people claiming benefits in the UK has hit a 24 year high, rising by some 860,000 to nearly three million people. The figures are a 69% increase from March.