2022 has been a tough year, in which the UK has often been hit harder than its peer countries in the G7 – the club of the world’s wealthiest democracies.
Russia’s bloody attack on Ukraine led to dramatic spikes in energy costs.
A global cost of living crisis has been driven by soaring inflation and interest rates.
In the UK, hard-pressed workers across the public sector are striking.
Unprecedented political instability in the governing Conservative Party means there have been three different prime ministers in the same year.
Meanwhile, billions of us are grappling with digital technology and connectivity. Some fear social media is rendering traditional representative democracy impossible while handing power to autocrats and unaccountable corporations. Online communication has certainly made us angrier and less tolerant of others.
The world’s population passed eight billion people this year, further increasing the existential pressure humanity is placing on the planet. Extreme weather events attributed to global warming are more frequent than ever.
Globally, the COVID…
