Alan Tucker, right, gestures as he speaks at the weekly lunch meeting of some 20 retired men at the Tredegar community centre in Bow, in east London, Thursday, May 16, 2024. Passing around plates of cheese and crackers and slices of crème cake, they drank steaming coffee and tea. What they wanted was a chance to vent about the problems facing Britain and the fact that no one is listening to them as the country prepares for an election later this year. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)