A report warns the UK is experiencing significant societal divisions, creating a potential for unrest similar to last year's events. The country is seen as a 'powder keg' due to a lack of social contact and escalating tensions regarding immigration and the cost-of-living crisis. Trust in politicians is low, and online extremism poses a growing risk. Public dissatisfaction with living standards and government actions adds to the unrest, particularly as media coverage amplifies divisions in society.
We are facing a long, hot summer, with a powder keg of tensions left largely unaddressed from last year that could easily ignite once again.
These forces are converging into something altogether more dangerous - leaving the UK sitting on a tinderbox of disconnection and division.
Public concerns about immigration and asylum can also be a flashpoint, exacerbated when people have little contact with new arrivals.
The visible lack of control in the Channel, along with tensions around accommodation sites and a highly polarised political debate, has contributed to more negative views on asylum.
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