THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Iain Macwhirter) - Back to the ’70s in Burnham’s Britain?
The new prime minister has little room to maneuver on the UK’s brewing fiscal crisis. The post Back to the ’70s in Burnham’s Britain? appeared first on The American Conservative .
UK Special Coverage Back to the ’70s in Burnham’s Britain? The new prime minister has little room to maneuver on the UK’s brewing fiscal crisis. UK Special Coverage Photo by Richard Pohle-WPA Pool/Getty Images On Monday, Britain’s new prime minister, Andy Burnham, promised to “bring life’s essentials back under stronger public control to make them affordable again.” He has honored his pledge to help with the cost of living by restoring the £2 cap on bus fares and by reducing VAT on household electricity bills. Well, every little bit helps. But anyone who thinks that bus usage in the UK, which has…Open