FORMER Labour politician Simon Danczuk has warned civil unrest is likely as the people of the UK grow increasingly desperate at the rise of inflation.
Speaking to GB News, Mr Danczuk said: “I think we are heading towards civil unrest due to high inflation problems with the economy. People are very upset about the situation, and people are desperate. And I think in the next 12 months, we might well see riots in some of our cities.”
Danzcuk’s comments come in the wake of a poll by GB News that revealed most people think violent crime is out of control in Britain.
It found that 61% of people in the UK completely or somewhat agree that violent crime is out of control in the UK, while 15% disagreed.
Regionally, 64% of people in northern England agreed, while the figure was 63% in London, 62% in the Midlands and Wales, 59% in Scotland, and 56% in southern England.
The poll also revealed that a third of the population would consider refusing to pay household energy bills to protest against price rises. The poll found that a majority of 33% of people would back a campaign of non-payment of bills to protest at high energy prices, with 29% opposed and 20% neutral on the issue.
Support was strongest in London with 40% of people prepared to stop paying bills, with scores of 39% for Scotland, 34% for northern England, 32% for southern England, and 29% for the Midlands and Wales.
The poll also found that the Labour Party has extended its lead over the Conservative Party to 17 points, when people were asked which party they would vote for if there was a general election tomorrow.
Labour polled 42% (+2), the Conservatives 25% (-1), Lib Dem 10% (-1), Green 7% (+1), SNP 6% (-1), Reform UK 4% (-1), Plaid Cymru 2% (+1).
Asked what word comes to mind when thinking about Labour leader Keir Starmer, the poll found that “useless” was the most common description used. The poll revealed that the top five words used about Sir Keir were: “Labour”, “useless”, “weak”, “idiot”, and “boring”.
The findings are based on a sample of 1,203 adults with fieldwork carried out by People Polling on 30 August.
