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There is a new international comparison available:
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It is interesting (at least for some) where the UK comes out best (broadly speaking money and business) and where worst (safety, freedom, social capital, health, education, environment - and what they call living conditions, yep, money openness, efficiency and quality). This is a UK based study and Conservative headed at that but no doubt the usual parties will dismiss the bad news as fake news because it does not look relentlessly great for the UK putting it at the top. I find it revealing that countries occupying the top five to ten positions are not much of a surprise.
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It is interesting (at least for some) where the UK comes out best (broadly speaking money and business) and where worst (safety, freedom, social capital, health, education, environment - and what they call living conditions, yep, money openness, efficiency and quality). This is a UK based study and Conservative headed at that but no doubt the usual parties will dismiss the bad news as fake news because it does not look relentlessly great for the UK putting it at the top. I find it revealing that countries occupying the top five to ten positions are not much of a surprise.
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To move the UK up the tables we need to pay a lot more tax but any party that seeks to put up taxes for 'the average working person' (rather than for 'the rich' or for 'big businesses') simply won't get the votes to get them into power (or to keep them there if they announce tax rises after getting into power).
'Mr/Ms Average', earning the equivalent of £28k in Belgium, France, Italy or Germany pays over a hundred pounds a week more in income tax than his/her UK counterpart does
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so it's hardly surprising that those countries are better able to fund their health services, social housing, childcare, etc far more easily than any UK Government (of whatever political colour) can. The gap is even bigger when you examine the taxation rates of the Nordic countries.
It seems like everybody wants to moan about the failings of publicly-funded services in this country but very few of those moaners are prepared to hand over thousands of pounds extra per year to improve matters.
'Mr/Ms Average', earning the equivalent of £28k in Belgium, France, Italy or Germany pays over a hundred pounds a week more in income tax than his/her UK counterpart does
https:/
so it's hardly surprising that those countries are better able to fund their health services, social housing, childcare, etc far more easily than any UK Government (of whatever political colour) can. The gap is even bigger when you examine the taxation rates of the Nordic countries.
It seems like everybody wants to moan about the failings of publicly-funded services in this country but very few of those moaners are prepared to hand over thousands of pounds extra per year to improve matters.
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