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The irony is that the damage is almost exclusively done by Conservative governments who are traditionally view as more fiscally responsible and more competent a
by cycomanic 4y ago
The irony is that the damage is almost exclusively done by Conservative governments who are traditionally view as more fiscally responsible and more competent at economics, while the left side of politics are often viewed as more ideologically driven.
A similar reversal of roles can be seen in Germany, where the greens economics minister surprised the business community with effective solution oriented "realpolitik" and the free Liberal (a pro business/free market party) finance minister is blocking decisions for purely ideological reasons often against the recommendations of large portions of the business community.
- klyrs 4y agoRick Perlstein goes into some depth on this in direct response to Liz Truss. And yet, after her brief reign, I wonder if he misunderstands why he's her favorite author. Perhaps she didn't misunderstand any of it, she merely said the quiet part loud. https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/liz-truss-hasn-t-understood-a-word-i-wrote-says-pm-s-favourite-author/ https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/liz-truss-hasn-t-underst...
- duxup 4y agoGood read, TY.
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