Two thirds of the British public fear that the U.K.
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another recession, a survey showed today. The news came as
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Britain has been rated
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in Europe to live in.
And while 85 percent of people say that
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has endangered the U. K. economy, a new report suggests that Britain"s
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predated the recent turmoil.
More than half
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of Britons are cutting back on spending in anticipation of
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, according to a ComRes poll.
Almost three quarters said they were
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that another recession would have a severe impact on them and their family, while just
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said they would not expect to be affected.
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—18 percent—believe Britain should contribute more money to help solve the eurozone"s financial crisis, if it would
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another recession.
The survey of more than
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showed that 77 percent believe the crisis proved the U.K. was right to
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the eurozone, and about the same number think the eurozone debt crisis
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by Europe"s political leaders.
Another study, a report by think-tank Demos entitled "Good Growth", suggests that Britain is one of the worst places to
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.
Judging by factors such as health, housing and the job market, the report said that only Spain was
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than the U.K.. The best places to live are Norway, Germany and the Netherlands, said the study.
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will be reinforced by findings from the OECD, a respected think-tank, which say that the U.K. economy has been slowing for at least seven months.
Britain is not the only country facing
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, as all of the other G7 industrial nations are suffering from a similar slowdown.
But the fact that the U.K."s economy has been
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since before Greece started heading for default
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the Government"s argument that Britain"s poor performance is the fault of the eurozone.