How they broke Britain

Britain didn't break by accident and nor did it break in a day. It was the result of specific policy choices made between 2010 and 2024. These are the numbers behind the 14 years that defined a generation.

AUSTERITY

Austerity was a choice to prioritize spending cuts over community survival. It led to the closure of nearly 800 libraries and the removal of the social safety net.

40%

Real-terms cut to Council Funding

NHS Waiting Lists

Up from 2.5m in 2010

7.6m

The Wage Gap

Annual Loss vs Pre-2008 Trends

-£11k

GOVERNMENT INSTABILITY

5 Prime Ministers in 8 Years

The 2022 "Mini-Budget" under the Truss ministry caused mortgage rates to spike and the pound to crash hitting working families nationwide.

CAMERON

MAY

JOHNSON

TRUSS

SUNAK

2010

2024

A GENERATION OF RENTRERS

Average house prices reached 8.3x the average salary.

Home ownership is now practically impossible for an entire generation.

FOOD BANKS

3.1 Million food parcels were distributed in 2024.

In 2010, food banks were rare. Nowadays, they're unavoidable.