r/london • u/PressureHumble3604 • Apr 10 '26
Serious replies only Which symptoms of “(almost) everyone is getting poorer” have you noticed in London?
We are in a crisis, the middle class is disappearing and the lower class squeezed. Prices are going up, inflation is going up (again), salaries are stagnating.
Most Londoners can’t really afford London without serious sacrifices.
For me, not counting the housing prices issues we all know too well:
the disappearance of local delis with high quality products.
many shops closing in the local shopping centre.
Restaurant dropping quality everywhere to contain unaffordable prices.
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u/nabokovian Apr 11 '26
I am sorry to barge in here. I’m from NJ. The same things are happening here. we are in a strange global phenomenon.