The Duran Podcast UK economy on brink of collapse
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Aug 26, 2025 The podcast dives into alarming reports of the UK economy teetering on the brink, drawing unsettling parallels to Greece's financial crisis. It highlights staggering challenges such as soaring energy costs and stagnant productivity. Brexit's complexities and its potential fallout are scrutinized, especially in light of the Ukraine war. Listeners will discover the political fallout of a possible IMF bailout and its historical echoes, alongside the urgent need to prioritize domestic issues over international distractions.
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Government Silence Signals Severity
- Alexander Mercouris highlights the unusual muted government response to Telegraph claims about an IMF bailout.
- He interprets the silence as a signal that economic problems may be as bad as the economists claim.
Deep Structural Decline In The UK
- Mercouris outlines long-term structural decline: stagnant productivity, wages below 2007 levels, and rising debt.
- He warns these trends create demographic and economic pressures that worsen over time.
Sanctions Raised UK Energy Costs
- Mercouris attributes high UK energy costs mainly to sanctions on Russian energy and the green transition.
- He links those costs to deindustrialization and comparative disadvantage versus other G7 countries.