Life in Britain 'declining'
04/09/2006
Britain is a worse place to live now than it was 20 years ago, according to almost half of respondents to a nationwide poll.
Lack of respect and crime were given as the main reasons for the decline by the 47 per cent who felt that British life had deteriorated since 1986. Less than a quarter believed it had improved.
Almost half of those who felt the country had gone downhill cited a lack of respect and crime, while 31 per cent mentioned the cost of living. Terrorism and immigration were each blamed by 28 per cent of respondents to the poll, conducted for BBC1's Six O'Clock News.
The 24 per cent who said they believed that Britain had got better said the biggest challenges facing the country were terrorism, lack of respect and the environment.
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04/09/2006
Britain is a worse place to live now than it was 20 years ago, according to almost half of respondents to a nationwide poll.
Lack of respect and crime were given as the main reasons for the decline by the 47 per cent who felt that British life had deteriorated since 1986. Less than a quarter believed it had improved.
Almost half of those who felt the country had gone downhill cited a lack of respect and crime, while 31 per cent mentioned the cost of living. Terrorism and immigration were each blamed by 28 per cent of respondents to the poll, conducted for BBC1's Six O'Clock News.
The 24 per cent who said they believed that Britain had got better said the biggest challenges facing the country were terrorism, lack of respect and the environment.
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