Kicking winners: Britain’s political economy
British politics has a unique disdain for the country’s strengths
MOST COUNTRIES take pride in their successful industries. Olaf Scholz, the new German chancellor, hosted a rally for Volkswagen’s workers, ignoring a decade of corporate misdeeds by the carmaker. After his health minister suggested easing off the wine, Emmanuel Macron boasted that he drank it at lunch and dinner and shuddered at the idea of dry January.
This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “Kicking winners”
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