It may not have been blindingly obvious in recent weeks, but according to an Office of National Statics report published earlier this month, Brits are generally satisfied with their lot in life.
We are averagely happy and sit mid-table in the international happiness league, where we are the equivalent of West Ham, while Denmark is Liverpool and gloomy Portugal is Huddersfield. As a nation we are 6.7 out of ten happy.
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