Brits send stark WARNING to Andy Burnham as 'SHOCKING' percentage say Britain is on the wrong path

Brand new, fresh out of the box, Prime Minister Andy Burnham has taken office facing deep public pessimism. New Ipsos polling shows that a massive 83% of Britons believe the country is heading in the wrong direction. while only half of you are satisfied with your living standards. Public confidence in the NHS has also dropped significantly, with only one in four people describing healthcare as high quality. Researchers say Mr. Burnham must deliver real improvements to rebuild public trust. Given this record level of public discord, what advice would you offer the new Prime Minister to repair what many would consider a broken Britain? Niall Gardiner, let me come to you on this. The figures in this poll are genuinely shocking, but by no means unexpected—I think it's fair to say. This is one of those stories where it's like, well, stop the press—most of the country is disillusioned, but 83% is huge. Is Andy Burnham the man to turn this around? Hardly, and this is what socialism does to countries—it destroys them. I just got back from London last night, and there's no sense of optimism with Andy Burnham taking over—it's just more of the same. Far-left socialist policies, a government out of touch with reality—fact is, Burnham wasn't even elected, was he? He has no democratic mandate, and he's the new Prime Minister of Great Britain; he has no qualifications for the job. It's not surprising that the British people feel so disillusioned with the state of the country. And unless we have a general election soon, unless the socialists are frankly removed from power, we're not going to see a turnaround in the UK. This is a nation that was once the world's superpower, but today lies prostrate due to the devastation wrought by left-wing socialist rule. And Andy Burnham, his entire vision—if one can even make any sense of what he's saying—his entire vision is truly second-rate, looking backward. He's looking back to the 1970s for inspiration, even going as far as Neil Kinnock in the 1980s, whom Margaret Thatcher repeatedly defeated. And so you have a Prime Minister who is literally stuck in the socialist past. And let's not forget what Labour did to Britain in the 1970s, driving the country to the brink of bankruptcy. In fact, the UK had to go to the IMF for a loan to be bailed out. I'm now joined by the founder and CEO of Tally Money, Cameron Parry. So what is Tally Money and what does it do? So you get a regular account in your own name, you get an account number and sort code. But instead of having an account denominated in pound sterling with your bank, you have milligrams of gold which we brand as Tally. The reason we chose gold is that everyone understands gold—it is universally understood and accepted. It has been increasing at an average rate of over 11% over the past 25 years against the pound. In the past two years, it has risen 60% against the pound. So if you had £10,000 in a Tally account two years ago, it's now worth £16,000. The gold hasn't changed, but its value and your purchasing power have. So banks can't keep up with that performance. How easy is it to get a Tally Money account then? If you're a UK resident, it's really easy. Just go to your app store and download the app. You'll need photo ID; you can onboard yourself in a couple of minutes. Your passport or your driver's license? Yeah, and you're off and flying. So you know what you're getting. It's very simple, low fees. It's transparent—there are no hidden fees, and there's no impact from spread variations depending on the amount you invest. And you can simply go ahead and be productive in your daily life, rebuild your savings again because it's beneficial to do so now. I was going to say, so you don't necessarily have to worry—people watching this might think, oh, it sounds a bit scary. You can open a Tally Money account and transfer funds; is there a minimum amount you have to transfer? No. So you might think, I'm just going to play with this, I'm going to put £100 in it that I've got this month. and I'm either going to spend it and see whether I feel like I'm getting more value for money from the things I'm buying or I'll save it and see how that compares to maybe £100 in your current account. To find out more and to get an exclusive GB News offer, simply scan the QR code or click the link in the description. But what do you make of, Niall, the fact that we've only had this Labour government for two years? We had a large Conservative government for 14 years. This has been a long time in the making. Do you also blame the Tories? Yeah, they're not without blame either, actually. I do think the Conservatives failed very significantly on issues such as mass migration, and many other issues. They also supported policies such as net zero. Fortunately, the Conservatives are now moving in a much better direction. and also, of course, you have the reform movement led by Nigel Farage, whom I think, if a general election were held today, Farage would be Prime Minister, and reform would be the largest single party. But of course the socialists are far too afraid to go to the polls because they'd get thoroughly beaten. Let's bring in the rest of our panel, because I'm sure Brendan Bussworth, for one, might feel a little differently than you, Niall. But Ben, the part that stood out to me the most in this survey, I thought was the most depressing. Only a quarter of people believed that the best individuals rise to the top regardless of their starting point in life. Basically we're talking about social mobility, which I think is a major issue. For every country, it should be truly at the top of the list of priorities. In 1989, 52% believed that those who did not have the best start in life could still rise to the top. What does that tell us, Ben, about how young people in the UK must particularly feel about their future? Yeah, I mean, I wouldn't be surprised if part of this is actually due to the fact that the media is far more ruthless today. and social media than it was decades ago. So there's a bit more cynicism about the people at the top and their backgrounds. because we know more about how they got there and some of their rather obvious flaws. But I think it continues to be a major issue, and I believe one of the things that people under 40 if we can use that definition of young people, is their ability to rise from a modest background, Turning even a poor one into comfort has become much more difficult. There has been a generational shift in the cost of basics. People's salaries are increasingly distant from the cost of living. Houses in London, for example, cost 12 times the average income. Outside of London, it is eight times the average income, which is many times higher than it was 20 years ago. And then you have the situation that if you're a new graduate right now, and I truly empathize with people who are currently entering the job market, because we are experiencing a revolution in the job market, partly due to AI And many skilled jobs are disappearing in the short term. And so I think the ability to reach the top has become much harder. And people are not faring better than their parents for the first time in 100 years. Brian, I just want a quick word from both of you before we bring in our guest. But Brian, just briefly on this, what do you make of this when you look across the pond? and you hear that so many Brits are demoralized, disillusioned, Just don't know how to pull themselves up by their own bootstraps. It's kind of, you know, here in America, is it fair to say there is still a sense that the American dream is achievable, that you can still, you know, aim high and do well? Well, now it's been over the past year and a half that we've had this golden age thrust upon us because of President Trump. The reality is that the challenge that Great Britain has It is the same challenge that all of Europe faces and all of Western civilization. And indeed, the United States has been grappling with the same challenges over the past 20, 30 years. Look, fundamentally, there are two types of people in the world. There are the creators and the receivers, or as some would say, the creators and the destroyers. When there are too many takers and not enough makers to provide the goods and services, To create innovation and pay taxes, you end up with an economy that's upside down. And right now, according to the latest figures from Great Britain, 52% of the working population is receiving some form of support from the federal government. In the United States, that number is also extremely high, but not over 50%. When you have the people who get up every morning, go to work, support their families, and pay taxes, They look across the street and see 52% of the population not working. taking food, shelter, healthcare, and everything else from all the other people who are creating it. That's extremely demoralizing for the people who actually work hard. I think the 52% figure does not necessarily refer to people who are not working. It could be that 50% of people who are even working are claiming some form of state benefit. I think that's the point Brian is making. And there is a sense that we are a country of makers and takers. And that, I believe, is fostering the resentment we're seeing reported in this survey. Yes, it's an excellent point made by Brian. There is a problem, and there is a big problem, because people on benefits are also people working. A large portion of that 52% are contributing, but are also drawing from the state. Now, I have a theory about this, and Niall will enjoy it—I know he will. because we have been able to, within our institutions over the past 20 or 30 years, truly embed the principles of socialism at a majority level, while the business world and those who continue to make the money and also employ many people who tell you that socialism is the way forward, Being kind, the trans flag, and so on are being operated within capitalism. So they're charging ahead, while the majority of society sits there waiting to be looked after. because they've been told that they will be looked after by people who will never, ever look after them. A trap has been set, likely since Blair, but certainly after Thatcher. Rest in peace, hey Niall. But definitely after Thatcher, and since Blair, there has been this overwhelming entrenchment of socialism. within all of our institutions, to the extent that it fosters a society that is dependent on being cared for. Victoria, I just want to say that when Tony Blair became Prime Minister, The number of people who were unemployed reached record lows. And actually one of the successes of the British economy is that it has had very low unemployment. compared to similar economies over the past 25 years. The idea that we have an unusually high number of people not working at all is false. And I don't know the evidence behind the figure, 52%, but clearly anyone who has a child in Britain and earns less than £80,000, I think it is, will receive child benefit. That will be a huge number of people. And I think the idea of telling someone who is receiving a small amount of child benefit because they have become parents, something we desperately need more of, The idea that that means they're taking and being unreasonable toward the rest of us is ridiculous. OK, right, let me bring in our guest for this, Senior Analyst and Head of Campaigns at Onward, Joanna Marchong is joining me now. Joanna, this survey paints a very bleak picture. Good to see you. And what do you think of it? What stands out to you about this? And does it just confirm what you already felt—that maybe you already knew about the UK? I think the wording in every survey and every poll is always so specific, and that's to gain a genuine understanding of what people are thinking. When they say wrong direction, we're not talking about mere irrational pessimism. We're talking about a rational interpretation of what people have experienced over the past perhaps two decades. And that covers two different governments. We've had seven prime ministers in the past ten years. one that has come in with very little scrutiny. And now we're seeing day one policies that he's rolling out. almost seem to be echoing the same thing across the board. Governments in the UK, we've had this awful kind of tradition almost of Instead of fixing the problem, we're fixing the mechanisms of a problem. Cover it up, make people feel good. That's why you see increased employment support. But why aren't we discussing why people aren't getting employed? Why aren't we talking about businesses being cut off and the bottleneck surrounding jobs? Reducing student loan repayments. Okay, but why isn't the student loan working? Why aren't people earning enough to begin with to repay the loan? Reducing energy bills. Why aren't we figuring out what's wrong with our national grid? What is preventing us from creating more energy reserves? whether that be in wind, solar, or nuclear? What are those problems there? And I think everyone can now see year after year of stagnant real wages, the worst productivity growth we've seen in a very long time Perhaps since the Industrial Revolution. And then all the costs are rising, yet we're getting less value for our money anyway. And it's just the real concern today, where we think we've had Labour government, we've had a Tory government. We're now listening very closely. We're becoming increasingly political as time goes on across four different parties. And we're not really seeing much of a difference between any of them. And what about the idea that Burnham might be the one to breathe some life into it? into the economy, particularly in relation to small businesses? He has spoken about business rates and what he might do, particularly for the hospitality sector. Are we going to look at a world in which the high street begins to be revived? Under Andy Burnham, perhaps getting some of those younger people off benefits because those are the specific demographic that I believe causes the greatest concern if you've already reached out to the state and you're a young person And those jobs you would traditionally do have disappeared. That's a very bleak economic situation we're heading into, Joanna. Do you think Burnham can fix that? Will he? Well, I mean, the problem is twofold. It's not as simple as just opening up the easy jobs and then everything will be fixed. Young people get jobs, and we live in a land of honey and milk. I mean, that's not what's happening. Young people have been squeezed out of jobs because of minimum wage equalization. and it being raised or the proposed equalization, but it did rise. So they're too expensive for such limited skills and experience. We also have employers' national insurance contributions skyrocketing. Of course, businesses, every employee is worth more now. And then the Employment Rights Act that came in, which makes it even riskier to hire and fire. So that all dumps on a young person in particular, but on the employment type of labor market as a whole. I mean, for Burnham to say he's going to fix people who are unemployed and on benefits, especially young people, graduates. We had 60,000 young graduates on universal income. That was the universal credit, sorry. That was the statistic a few months ago. It's probably higher now. But there are more factors involved. That's why businesses aren't hiring young workers. It's AI. It's a whole range of issues. But for him to simply say, OK, well, we're going to support them and help them. I want to see a fully developed plan. This is one major sector of the UK economy that requires serious attention. And it's not something you can just throw money at. It's not something where you fix one aspect and then leave the rest to figure itself out. You have to fix it completely and sincerely before... One of the biggest issues—and I don't think I've heard Andy Burnham talk about this a huge amount so far— It is about the NHS. And this survey tells us that in 1986, 70% of Britons believed Britain's healthcare was of good quality. And in 2026, it will be about a quarter of the population in the UK. It has dropped from 70% to approximately 25%. I think we're receiving good service from the NHS. What happened there? Is it that the service is that much worse, or do people simply have higher expectations? It's whether Labour actually listened. Because if you looked back a few months ago when the leadership bids were getting underway and Starmer holding on to his job, It kept referring to the fact that waiting lists and waiting times had decreased in the NHS. Well, that's not necessarily true because, as was shown, People weren't supposed to be on the waiting list; people were dying. So they removed them; it was an administrative error. And that is what led to the data itself. I think with the NHS in particular, we're seeing a twofold problem where we've had COVID. Appointments were scheduled online. The online technology and their systems are not suitable for use in the capacity in which they need to be. But they're pushing it too. And then, you know, I wrote about this a few months ago. Young people, I mean, there were surveys indicating that young people would obtain their diagnosis privately. and then go to the NHS for treatment. Obviously, private healthcare systems in the facilities in the UK are incredibly small. and they are so constrained that they can no longer actually provide you with different services. So you're forced to go to the NHS as well, which would be fine if the NHS were working. And they have to acknowledge there's a problem in the first place in order to fix it. OK. All right. Thank you so much. Joanna Marchong, there from Onward.