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Every country in Europe is feeling the effects of the war in Ukraine but the UK seems to be dealing with it the worst. There's clearly an extra layer going on there.

> the UK seems to be dealing with it the worst

How do you figure? From the numbers posted by others in these comments it seems UK inflation is pretty much mid-table compared with the rest of Europe: https://i.redd.it/8hbhiqhowjpa1.png

It's not only the inflation, it's also things like food shortages on shelves, a shrinking economy, decreased labour force etc.

I'm figuring this from the reporting of the BBC, Guardian etc

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-63596773

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/jul/02/dashboard-o...

Fair enough, I was only thinking about inflation resulting from the war. You are right about the other things, and Brexit is undoubtedly a factor there.

You should strongly reconsider how you choose to interact with people on the Internet. You'll be happier for it.

Naw. Stupid people are only happy until they face the consequences of their stupidity. I'll take being right and derive my happiness elsewhere because internet validation is a chump's game.

> Have we tried blaming climate change yet?

You would be surprised, but German press is full of such stories.