I am very well familiar with the stupidity that has engulfed the UK. It one of the worst shitholes to live in today primarily to everything that you've listed (and a few other things, CCTV anyone?). Imagine that, a western highly-developed country = complete shithole. That's a discussion for P&S section, but that one has a roach called TECSHARE. It's best to discuss these things off-forum.

Speaking from experience are we?
Though I currently reside in USA, I have lived for a number of years in the UK (dual citizen)
Though the plumbing maybe antiquated (among other slight annoying inconveniences) it is
certainly not a shithole ...quite the contrary imo. They dont have a moron president or a retarded gun culture and you dont go bankrupt for getting ill.
But like you said thats a discussion for P+S section and the mighty tecshare and all.
Then again I suppose making blatantly subjective posts like that will no doubt gain you lots of
friends in here (and maybe a couple of enemies , idk). Its the WO after all....
Your prime minister was literally run out of office for being incompetent. And the mayor of your biggest city is a muslim. People are being arrested over tweets and facebooks. Shithole doesn't begin to cover it, more like banana republic.