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Public support for the imposition of tougher sanctions on Russia in Britain is dwindling rapidly. Tighter sanctions soon after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was supported by a large majority of British public opinion, but the popularity of sanctions has started to decline due to rapid inflation in Britain and Europe due to sanctions. This has come to light from a recent survey report by British think tank Redfield & Wilton Strategies.
This organization did this survey for the British newspaper The Sunday Telegraph last week. His report was published on Sunday. According to this, the number of such people is now reduced to only 36 percent, who are ready to pay the high price of fuel to harm Russia. In March this number was 50 percent. A third said they were unwilling to pay high prices for food and other supplies to help Ukraine resist Russian aggression.
The survey report has exposed the declining standard of living of the people in the UK. During the latest survey, 54 percent of the people said that their financial condition has deteriorated in the last year. In a survey conducted two months ago, the number of people who said so was only 42 percent. In the latest survey, 62 percent of the people expressed the opinion that the future will be bleaker. Two-thirds of the people said that there was no increase in their wages despite the continuous increase in their daily expenses. Among those who told about the increase in income, there were also a large number of people who said that their income has not increased in proportion to the increase in inflation.
In its remarks based on this report, The Telegraph said that personal financial difficulties in the minds of the British public are now overshadowed by concerns about Ukraine. Crude oil prices remain at their highest level since 2008 since the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February. The same is the case with natural gas. The cost of transportation has also increased due to the cost of fuel. Its effect is also being seen in the price of groceries and other things.
Simon Williams, the fuel spokesman for British automotive service company RAC, has said – that March 2022 will be recorded as the worst month in history as far as the price of petrol is concerned. He said that the prospects ahead are also not bright in the eyes of the drivers.
According to data released last week in Britain, the inflation rate in March was seven percent higher than the year before. Such inflation was not seen in the country after 1992. British government officials have admitted that when imposing sanctions on Russia they anticipated that it would have a bad effect on Britain as well. But Foreign Minister Liz Truss has argued that if Russia succeeds in occupying Ukraine, it will face even higher inflation.
