We are happier, more satisfied with life and more likely feel that what we do is worthwhile since the vote to leave the EU — but also a little anxious Rex FeaturesThis “happy breed of men”, as Shakespeare wrote of this “sceptr’d isle”, has got that bit more cheerful. Since voting to leave the EU, it turns out that we have become happier rather than more despondent. Those who have preached doom and gloom about Brexit may have to re-think their script. We are not merely happier; we are more satisfied with life and more likely to feel that what we do is worthwhile. The only blip in the data is in measures of anxiety, which have crept up.

Source: The Times November 07, 2017 17:03 UTC