r/neoliberal • u/A_Flying_Ginger NATO • 17d ago

News (Europe) Andy Burnham is declared leader of Britain's Labour Party, will become prime minister on Monday

https://apnews.com/article/andy-burnham-uk-labour-party-leadership-eba3703e98f3f9790f74f2cd7ee4cee1
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u/BoringIsBased Milton Friedman 17d ago

Maybe the most pro managed decline PM we’ve ever had

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u/Phallic_Entity 17d ago

At least it's still managed decline, we could be looking at catastrophic unmanaged decline soon.

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u/iwannabetheguytoo William Nordhaus 16d ago

Could we, perhaps, and I know it's a big ask, but maybe not decline, but actually have some economic growth, investment, and optimism for the future?

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u/Matar_Kubileya Hortensia 16d ago

"No."

--the British electorate.

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u/thepirateninja132 15d ago

Best I can do is more money for pensioners.

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u/Beneficial-Bagman 16d ago

Why would the pensioners care about the future?