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The Tyranny of Nostalgia
Half a Century of British Economic Decline
Book • 2023
This book examines the economic and political history of the UK over the past fifty years, focusing on how nostalgia for past glories has influenced policy decisions.
It explores the challenges faced by successive governments and their economic strategies, often driven by wishful thinking and borrowed initiatives.
The narrative covers significant events like the 1970s economic crisis, the European Exchange Rate Mechanism debacle, and the Global Financial Crisis.
It explores the challenges faced by successive governments and their economic strategies, often driven by wishful thinking and borrowed initiatives.
The narrative covers significant events like the 1970s economic crisis, the European Exchange Rate Mechanism debacle, and the Global Financial Crisis.
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Alastair Campbell
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193. What makes the Tory right so powerful?
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Alastair Campbell
127. Question Time: Communists in Austria, the collapse of First Republic, and the political power of Ben and Jerry's
