“In many ways, both parties are still living in a world that has long since died—a world in which distributional conflicts can be suppressed through broad-based economic growth.”
My piece on today’s budget for @tribunemagazine tribunemag.co.uk/2023/03/the-gr…
My piece on today’s budget for @tribunemagazine tribunemag.co.uk/2023/03/the-gr…
@tribunemagazine “Even if either party had any desire to return to the post-war consensus, it is highly unlikely that in a world characterised by slowing productivity, financial instability and climate breakdown, it is even possible to grow our way out of the problem of distribution anymore.”
“In short, political choices have to be made. Winners and losers have to be chosen. And which side loses largely depends on who is the strongest—which is the real reason both parties will avoid any measures to strengthen the hand of workers.”
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