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UK healthcare strikes

This episode looks at the precarious economic situation in the UK, hit by inflation and the cost of living crisis, while in grip of mass protests that will continue to further disrupt the economy.

Britain is facing yet another strike: this is the largest ever healthcare strike due to pay disputes. Health workers are demanding a pay rise that reflects the worst inflation in Britain in four decades.

The government says that it would be unaffordable and will not be able to meet this demand.

In this edition of the Spotlight, we will look at the UK’s precarious economic predicament, one affected by inflation and a cost of living crisis, while plagued with massive protests which will continue to disrupt the economy even further.