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Brexit is only the last few years, whereas this has been an ongoing situation for decades. Brexit probably hasn't helped but didn't cause it either. I can't view the video, but honestly I think characterising millions of Brits as "broke" is probably misleading. I grew up (and still know many people) in this part of our society. Broke in the UK doesn't mean the same thing as broke in the USA or most of the world. Brok…
you're talking about a mentality among people, and I'm not in a position to dispute that. But if you do watch the doc you will hear the stats they site about poverty. It's pretty damning. Brexit has certainly made things worse. And broke is becoming more and more accurate.
Well, sure. But this has existed for a long time. The last documentary was about 'generational poverty', 10 years back or so, pointing out what the GP said: families who haven't had a job in 4-5 generations. That this large group exists hasn't been news for a very long time.
