Why more Britons are choosing not to work
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Britain is leading much of the world when it comes to people dropping out of the workforce, despite a historic squeeze on living standards.
That shortage of staff is now causing chronic problems, from travel chaos at airports to coffee chains that have to close shops temporarily as workers strike for better pay, which officials fear will only drive inflation to fresh 40-year highs.
