Services in England are now worse than Cold-War era East Berlin today
The former Soviet satellite state would outperform England in everything from health, education and cinemas to train stations and parks
I don't see any links to the referenced study and it looks like they are comparing current parts of England to current parts of Germany that were once part of the Soviet East Berlin as opposed to comparing current day England to occupied Germany.
And in 2020, German areas also had twice as many railway stations per 100,000 people as matching English areas.
Another comment from @SatanicNotMessianic@lemmy.ml had the link:
The Article is a bit misrepresenting. It compares former Eastern Germany regions today to England today. Thank you very much @SatanicNotMessianic@lemmy.ml for posting the University Press Release
What a misleading title! England slightly behind Germany.
England slightly behind worst regions of Germany would be more apt but yeah the title is severely misleading.
When you know the current status of such services in Germany, this isn't reassuring in the slightest!
That's... Something else.
To be fair East Berlin was among the best places under Communism, due to being the capital, the GDR being rich compared to other Soviet satellites and the competition with West Berlin.
So, good for them (England), I guess?
Cold war era East Berlin wasn't particularly bad when it came to public services to be fair.
Here’s a link to the university press release on the study, which contains the actual study.
Thank you very much 👍
Though at least they have the Data Grab Bill which promises to bring the police’s surveillance capabilities closer to Stasi level.
That's what happens when you win a world war
The wrong Germany lost 😔