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Podcast: The Prospect Podcast
Episode: Why Britain is condemned to be liberal
Description: From Clement Attlee to Margaret Thatcher, several movers and shakers have entered government with plans to fundamentally change how the British economy is run. But have they ever truly succeeded? In this weekâs podcast Tom Clark welcomes the Economistâs Duncan Weldon, who argues that Britainâs âhands offâ approach to the economy is so ingrained itâs influenced everyone, from the Treasury to trade unions.You can read Duncanâs essay heï»żre: https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/essays/condemned-to-be-liberal-why-britain-cant-easily-break-with-economic-laissez-faire Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.