Yes, but I wouldn't consider France and the UK necessarily fiscally conservative overall. Moreso than the US - think QE2 and QE3 vs the UK's "age of austerity"

Yes, but I wouldn't consider France and the UK necessarily fiscally conservative overall. Moreso than the US - think QE2 and QE3 vs the UK's "age of austerity" under David Cameron through 2015, well after the start of the Great Recession.