ITV News Anchor's Scathing Summary Of The UK's Economy Wins Over The Internet

"His takedowns are something else," one person wrote.
Tom Bradby slammed the UK when presenting the findings from the Resolution Foundation
Tom Bradby slammed the UK when presenting the findings from the Resolution Foundation
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ITV News anchor Tom Bradby has been widely praised for his brutal assessment of the UK which he shared while presenting the News at 10 on Monday night.

Summarising a new report from the Resolution Foundation which sent shockwaves around the country yesterday, Bradby was not afraid to hammer home the think tankโ€™s central message.

He said: โ€œPicture a country going backwards, where workers havenโ€™t had a decent pay rise in 15 years, public services are on the verge of collapse and the gap between rich and poor grows year on year.

โ€œThat is how Britain was described today in a bleak and damning asset.โ€

The think tankโ€™s report suggested the cost of living crisis in the UK would last until 2027, pointed out that UK average wages at ยฃ10,700 lower than they were expected to be back in 2008, and thereโ€™s currently a ยฃ8,300 gap in living standards between the UK and the rest of Europe.

The report pointed out that the UKโ€™s productivity gap with France, Germany and the US has doubled since 2008 to 18%.

That works out to ยฃ3,400 in lost output per person.

He pointed out that the UK is now lagging behind countries which used to be seen as equals, and said the discrepancy with our allies was โ€œstaggeringโ€.

He added: โ€œWeโ€™d be here all night if we listed the failings identified in the 290 page report.

โ€œBut, put simply, in almost every sector, the UK is just not productive enough.

โ€œAnd if thereโ€™s any hope of turning this ship around, the authors say radical reform is needed.โ€

He pointed out that people would probably be โ€œreally shockedโ€ by the figures, just as he was, and asked: โ€œWhat are Germany and France doing right that weโ€™re not?โ€

Bradbyโ€™s description came shortly after chancellor Jeremy Hunt played down the findings, saying the UK was โ€œone of the worldโ€™s best and most brilliant countries at beating ourselves upโ€.

Speaking at the Resolution Foundationโ€™s conference in Westminster, Hunt claimed the UK could be the โ€œmost prosperousโ€ economy this century because of its โ€œuntapped potentialโ€.

However, it was Bradbyโ€™s take on the report which built up more than half a million views in less than 12 hours on X (formerly Twitter).

Tom Bradbury, "Picture a country going backwards, where workers haven't had a decent pay rise in 15 years, public services are on the verge of collapse, and the gap between rich and poor grows year on year"

"That is how Britain was described today in a bleak and dammingโ€ฆ pic.twitter.com/kk8GnWVMnY

โ€” Farrukh (@implausibleblog) December 5, 2023

Other accounts were quick to respond to Bradbyโ€™s monologue and praise him for his searing take on the report.

This puts @BBCNews to shame. Bravo @itvnews bravo. https://t.co/F5OecOC0Oa

โ€” Nicky Horne, Esq. (@NickyHorne) December 5, 2023

Blistering attack on the state of Britain Tom Bradby ITV News pic.twitter.com/efwtlu5kQz

โ€” MichelleF ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น (@MichelleFattoru) December 4, 2023

Well done Tom Bradby https://t.co/rxcck1bLkr

โ€” Fr Ian Maher SCP๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿด๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ#RejoinEU (@IanMaher7) December 5, 2023

More of this please @tombradby ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ https://t.co/kc2p8gznMp

โ€” David Harpham (@DavidHarpham77) December 5, 2023

I love it when @tombradby is on at 10, his take downs are something else. I appreciate the bluntness and accountability. He's on par with my favourite anchor @krishgm https://t.co/9WLb6JiOO6

โ€” Charlotte (@MBiberauer_) December 4, 2023
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