who s asking what s going on? the government offers this explanation. it s the legacy of covid and it s, of course, what putin is doing. but are ukraine and covid the full story? i think the uk is probably poorer than most people think. the system isn t producing like it should. that is the result - of choices we ve made. this is definitely not what normal looks like. this is what failure looks like. the government rejects talk of failure or decline, and it s true, britain is one of the richest countries in the world, but if that s the case, why do so many people feel so poor? cornwall is home to more than half a million people. it s where i grew up and where my parents still live. these days, cornwall relies on fishing, farming and, most of all, tourism. it s one of the most popular destinations in the country. it s also one of the poorest in the uk. cornish workers are among the uk s lowest paid. with rising food, housing, and energy prices, life has got harder in the last