UK town dubbed 'most depressing' where locals told they'd be 'happier in North Korea'

The Daily Star reports a home security company's ranking that places Luton second among England's most depressing places to live, and fills much of the piece with anonymous Reddit comments. In its own voice it says many fed-up Brits claim North Koreans have a better time of it. The article itself gives a single Reddit commenter as the source of that comparison.

1. Turns one comment into many

   Minor

   “many fed-up Brits claiming citizens in North Korea have a better time of it”

   Why this matters

   The Daily Star says in its own voice that 'many fed-up Brits' claim North Koreans have a better time than people in Luton.

   The impression it gives

   A reader believes a large number of people made this comparison.

   The context

   The article's own account later gives a single Reddit commenter as the source of the North Korea comparison.

   How we know

   • Elsewhere in the article“with one brutally comparing it to Kim Jong Un's hermit kingdom”