Half of Britons think next year will be worse than this year while almost one-third believe Starmer will resign.
A New Year survey of over 2,400 people has revealed that only 23 per cent of Britons believe 2025 will be better than 2024.
Almost 18 per cent believe next year will be “much worse” while 27 per cent say 2025 will stay the same.
The poll showed that Labour supporters are more optimistic, with 48 per cent saying 2025 will be better and 30 saying it will be worse.
Reform UK voters pessimistic, with 65 per cent saying next year will be worse (Stock Image)
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Reform UK voters however are more pessimistic, with 65 per cent saying next year will be worse.
Tories shared a similar feeling, with 64 per cent saying the coming year will be worse.
Over two-thirds of those surveyed said they believe Sir Keir Starmer’s government will fail to reduce the number of migrants crossing the channel or reduce the number of people on NHS waiting lists in 2025.
Luke Tryl of More in Common, who carried out the survey, said the poll reflected a “pervasive sense of national gloom which has set upon us”.
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He said this was due to dissatisfaction with the government and disappointment that Labour had failed to deliver on its “Change agenda”.
“There is a double effect. Things have felt so bad for so long that people are finding it difficult to imagine them not being bad. But it also relates to the disappointment with this Government,” he said.
He added: “We thought things would get better and they haven’t. So we are now less convinced that they will get better.”
Tryl also said it was interesting how people dislike the “difficult decisions to fix the foundations’ stuff.”
He claimed this contributes to people’s pessimism since they are not being offered a good vision for the future.
Luke Tryl said the poll reflected a “pervasive sense of national gloom which has set upon us”
He said: “The narrative has to move on from the Tories left us with this incredible mess. Now it has got to be: what is it going to look like when we get past this difficult position. You have to give people hope.”
At the same time, there is also negativity surrounding issues affecting the world, with 57 per cent believing 2025 will bring record highs in temperatures and half saying AI will cause job losses.
36 per cent worry that conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine could escalate into a global war and over three in 10 believe these conflicts will continue through to 2026.
However, the public is more positive in regards to the UK securing a trade deal with the US, with a majority of 42 per cent for to 34 per cent against.
Two-thirds of Britons – 56 per cent – also believe Sir Keir is likely to still be PM by the end of 2025.
