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4th December 2011, 17:12
Almost two-thirds of people believe the current generation of children will have a lower standard of living than their parents, as concern about the economic crisis hardens into long-term pessimism, a new poll shows.
The Ipsos Mori survey for the Observer (http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2011/dec/03/pessimism-britons-things-worse) suggests that the traditional postwar assumption that living standards always tend to rise in the medium to long term is being eroded as austerity bites and real incomes stagnate or even fall. The study, conducted before chancellor George Osborne's grim autumn statement on Tuesday, represents a marked turnaround since 2003, when those who were optimistic about the next generation's prospects outnumbered the pessimists by almost four to one.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2011/dec/03/britons-children-lives-parents-poll
The Ipsos Mori survey for the Observer (http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2011/dec/03/pessimism-britons-things-worse) suggests that the traditional postwar assumption that living standards always tend to rise in the medium to long term is being eroded as austerity bites and real incomes stagnate or even fall. The study, conducted before chancellor George Osborne's grim autumn statement on Tuesday, represents a marked turnaround since 2003, when those who were optimistic about the next generation's prospects outnumbered the pessimists by almost four to one.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2011/dec/03/britons-children-lives-parents-poll