In the United Kingdom, thousands of people mourn the death of Elizabeth II. The monarch, at the head of her kingdom for decades, died at the age of 96 in early September and she will be buried this Monday. But in some areas of London, such as Tower Hamlets, one of the poorest in the city, news from the royal family is not the priority.
Because the death of Elizabeth II comes at a bad time: the United Kingdom is experiencing its worst economic crisis in 40 years. During the period of mourning, the country goes into slow motion… while many Britons want quick economic solutions.
“I feel sorry for the royal family, but there are people who are still going through an economic crisis. They do not! They have money, we don’t,” Linda, the owner of a Brick Lane bakery, launches into the BFMTV microphone. .
“How are people supposed to live, pay for electricity, for food?” she asks.
“The Queen’s death has no impact on my life”
On the other side of the Canal, the inflation rate has reached 9% and it is estimated that two million households are in a situation of extreme poverty. The concerns of precarious Londoners are thus far removed from the pageantry of protocol surrounding the monarch’s death.
“The queen’s death has no impact on my life,” explains Maya. “I am more afraid of the arrival of winter, with the increase in electricity and gas prices.”
“What is the royal family doing for us? That’s what I think everyone should be asking,” said another resident.
In the United Kingdom, it is the Prime Minister who can decide on measures relating to the economic life of the country. Just before the Queen died, Liz Truss laid out her massive plan to help her in the face of rising energy costs. But with the ten days of mourning proclaimed, the project is now on hold. A sense of priorities that makes you tremble.
“On the one hand there are people who are in an economic situation that means that the queen’s death does not affect them more than that, and on the other hand those who are devastated, this fracture is more striking than ever,” Marcus summarizes. .
And the fracture is expected to worsen on Monday, when the Queen’s funeral takes place. The event, disproportionate, should cost several million euros.
Source: BFM TV
