James puts a container of bolognese sauce made earlier during a large batch cooking session into the fridge of his shared kitchen in west London on June 2, 2024. Political analysts predict July 4 voting could be the most fractured on record, as Britons abandon traditional party loyalties -- or opt not to vote at all. When James Rossi left Britain's armed forces in 2010 -- the same year the Conservatives came to power -- he had high hopes, including of getting on the property ladder. Fourteen years on and the military veteran is a recently bankrupt divorced father-of-two renting a room in a shared house, despite working full-time throughout that period. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP) (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)