Liz Truss is right: there is something deeply, structurally wrong with the UK economy
While the UK sees social spending as suspicious, European countries treat it as an essential investment in human capital to...
Read moreThomas Hinkel is a PhD candidate at the University of St Andrews who has spent time living and studying in Egypt and Mali. Originally from Kentucky, he maintains a key interest in trans-Atlantic political ties, particularly the spread of right wing politics from the US to the UK, as well as the politics of Scottish independence. He spends most of his free time walking the streets of Edinburgh and petting strangers' dogs.
While the UK sees social spending as suspicious, European countries treat it as an essential investment in human capital to...
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