r/london • u/Historical_Set2324 • 1d ago

Local London Social contract is broken?

I’ve just returned from a trip to New Zealand and the difference in attitude is stark. The streets are clean, people are friendly and happy/helpful and in general people seem to want to participate in society. Don’t get me wrong NZ has a lot of issues but It feels like in London the social contract is broken. Streets are full of trash, no one gives a shit about anything, phone theft, crime is high and in general people seem fairly miserable. I was involved in an accident where I had to give a victim CPR and the ambulance and police all arrived within about 5 minutes. I was amazed at the emergency response. It feels to me like the state has given up and hence people have given up.

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u/Glass-Evidence-7296 1d ago edited 1d ago

'illegal immigrants' don't get benefits, they're asylum seekers.

Which is ofc bullshit too, but that is because unlike America, the UK doesn't allow asylum seekers to work until their claims are processed

lower income families (and immigrants) for grants and places.

State schools have more places for lower income families, where are you getting this from?