Who is to blame for Britain's poor economy? The British economy is going through difficult times. At the same time, citizens began to blame internal mistakes less and less and more often on the outside world. In November 2025, the Labor government's decisions were cited as one of the main reasons by 64% of such people, which was the most common answer. Now there are 44%. Among those who voted Labor in 2024, the rate of blaming the government dropped from 47% to 22%. Almost as many people now blame Labor as the Conservatives: 40% (6% less than a year ago). The share of external causes has increased. The war between the US and Iran is mentioned most often today (56%). The crisis in Ukraine is already mentioned by 42% (from 23%), the influence of international markets by 22% (from 16%), the US tariffs by 21% (from 15%). Brexit (44%) and the poor performance of British companies (26%) are rated at about the same level as a year ago. External reasons are convenient for any government: they cannot be influenced by voting. Labor will present a budget tomorrow, and this will be the first economic decision of the new cabinet. Therefore, it will be interesting to see how British opinion changes about who is to blame for the economic problems.

Who is to blame for Britain's poor economy? The British economy is going through difficult times. At the same time, citizens began to blame internal mistakes less and less and more often on the outside world. In November 2025, the Labor government's decisions were cited as one of the main reasons by 64% of such people, which was the most common answer. Now there are 44%. Among those who voted Labor in 2024, the rate of blaming the government dropped from 47% to 22%. Almost as many people now blame Labor as the Conservatives: 40% (6% less than a year ago). The share of external causes has increased. The war between the US and Iran is mentioned most often today (56%). The crisis in Ukraine is already mentioned by 42% (from 23%), the influence of international markets by 22% (from 16%), the US tariffs by 21% (from 15%). Brexit (44%) and the poor performance of British companies (26%) are rated at about the same level as a year ago. External reasons are convenient for any government: they cannot be influenced by voting. Labor will present a budget tomorrow, and this will be the first economic decision of the new cabinet. Therefore, it will be interesting to see how British opinion changes about who is to blame for the economic problems.