fromwww.theguardian.com
5 days agoThe Guardian view on state failure: Britain's crisis is not just one of investment, but also of upkeep | Editorial
What ails the British state is that it has built, and is building, what it cannot seem to maintain. A decade of attrition has hollowed out public services to the extent that they struggle to function coherently or plan beyond the next crisis. Under the Tories, state spending grew by just over 1% a year well below the long-run trend of 2.6% per year.
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