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((Short description|2007–2010 UK Conservative political term))
((Use dmy dates|date=April 2016))
((distinguish|Potential breakup of the United Kingdom))
((More citations needed|date=April 2016))

'''Broken Britain''' is a term which was used by the UK's [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] from 2007 to 2010 to describe a perceived widespread state of [[Decadence|social decay]] in the UK under the tenure of Labour Party Prime Minister [[Gordon Brown]].<ref name="autogenerated1">((cite news| url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2010/mar/31/is-britain-broken | location=London | work=The Guardian | first=Amelia | last=Gentleman | title=Is Britain broken? | date=31 March 2010))</ref>

== Political usage ==
[[David Cameron]] had referred to "Broken Britain" during his time as leader of the Conservative Party, and pledged to "fix" Broken Britain during the campaign for the [[2010 United Kingdom general election|2010 general election]]. In September 2009, ''The Sun'' announced that it would back the Conservatives in the 2010 election, having supported [[Labour Party (UK)|the Labour Party]] in 1997, 2001, and 2005, stating that Labour had "failed on law and order". [[Iain Duncan Smith]] published two reports, "Breakdown Britain" and "Breakthrough Britain", dealing with similar themes, through the [[Centre for Social Justice]]. By contrast, ''[[The Guardian]]'' ran a series of articles in 2010 questioning this theme, under the title "Is Britain Broken?"<ref name=autogenerated1 />

The Conservatives came under criticism after publishing an inaccurate figure in a 2010 report on teenage pregnancy and crime rates.<ref>
((cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/8515798.stm | work=BBC News | title=Tory error over teen pregnancies | date=15 February 2010))</ref> After the [[2011 England riots]], Cameron alluded to many of these themes while speaking on the UK's "moral collapse". Under the banner of "Broken Society", he listed "irresponsibility, selfishness, behaving as if your choices have no consequences, children without fathers, schools without discipline, reward without effort, crime without punishment, rights without responsibilities".<ref>((cite news| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-14524834 | work=BBC News | title=England riots: Broken society is top priority - Cameron | date=15 August 2011))</ref>

A three-year study published by the [[Trussell Trust]] in 2019 found that the decade of Conservative rule had led to an increase in the usage of [[food bank]]s; 1 in 50 of all households throughout the UK had resorted to using a food bank in 2018 and 2019, with 94% of people using them classified as "destitute" (meaning they could not afford to eat regularly, be clothed, or clean).<ref name="FoodBanks">((Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/nov/05/food-bank-britain-trussell-trust-report-election|title=The Tories can't run away from the horrors of Food Bank Britain &#124; Frances Ryan|website=[[TheGuardian.com]] |date=5 November 2019))</ref> It also revealed that almost 75% of people using food banks lived in households struggling with ill health or disability, while 10% of them had a [[learning disability]].<ref name="FoodBanks" />

== In popular culture ==
A number of films released from 2006 featured the theme of Broken Britain. They include ''[[Kidulthood]]'' and its sequels, ''[[Adulthood (film)|Adulthood]]'' and ''[[Brotherhood (2016 film)|Brotherhood]]'', ''[[Ill Manors]]'', [[Harry Brown (film)|''Harry Brown'']], ''[[F (film)]]'', ''[[Eden Lake]]'', ''[[Cherry Tree Lane]]'', ''[[The Disappeared (2009 film)|The Disappeared]]'', ''[[Summer Scars]]'', ''[[Outlaw (2007 film)|Outlaw]]'', ''[[Attack the Block]]'', ''[[The Great Ecstasy of Robert Carmichael]]'' and ''[[Heartless (2009 film)|Heartless]]''.<ref>((Cite news |first=Jane |last=Graham |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2009/nov/05/british-hoodie-films |title=Hoodies strike fear in British cinema |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=5 November 2009 |accessdate=21 August 2011 |quote=They show all the hallmarks of the stereotypical youth of "Broken Britain" – the tracksuits, guns and dead eyes |location=London))</ref> The ''[[2000 AD (comics)|2000 AD]]'' story ''[[Cradlegrave]]'' also played with similar "hoodie horror" themes.<ref>((cite web |first=Michael |last=Molcher |authorlink=Michael Molcher |url=http://www.2000adonline.com/news/30-09-2011/welcome_to_cradlegrave/ |title=The ultimate hoodie horror - welcome to Cradlegrave |publisher=2000ADonline |date=30 September 2011 |accessdate=2 October 2011 |quote=The Ravenglade Estate is ‘broken Britain’ as its worse. ))</ref>

[[Noel Edmonds]]' 2008 [[Sky One|Sky1]] programme ''[[Noel's HQ]]'' (which highlighted philanthropic efforts) was billed by its host and broadcaster as being a "response to a broken Britain".<ref name=":0">((Cite web |last=West |first=Dave |date=2008-07-02 |title=Edmonds vows to battle "broken Britain" |url=http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a106666/edmonds-vows-to-battle-quotbroken-britainquot/ |access-date=2022-11-05 |website=Digital Spy |language=en-GB))</ref><ref name=":1">((cite web |title=Noels broken Britain call |url=http://latestnews.virginmedia.com/news/entertainment/2008/07/02/noels_broken_britain_call |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081227100044/http://latestnews.virginmedia.com/news/entertainment/2008/07/02/noels_broken_britain_call |archive-date=27 December 2008 |access-date=2 September 2008 |work=VirginMedia.com))</ref>

== See also ==
((portal|Journalism|United Kingdom))
* [[Social structure of the United Kingdom]]
* [[Chav]]
* [[Crime in the United Kingdom]]
* ''[[Booze Britain]]''
* [[Rip-off Britain]]

'''General:'''
* [[Criticisms of welfare]]
* [[Social cohesion]]
* [[Social disintegration]]

==References==
((reflist))

[[Category:Urban decay in Europe]]
[[Category:Criticisms of welfare]]
[[Category:Mass media theories]]
[[Category:Conservative Party (UK) terms]]
[[Category:21st century in the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Mass media in the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:2011 England riots]]
[[Category:Welfare in the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:David Cameron]]
[[Category:Political terminology in the United Kingdom]]

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