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Columnist,Times. Spectator. Author: "Disunited Kingdom". BBC TV/ radio presenter for over 25 years. Former Rector Edinburgh University.

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Columnist for Herald. Author: "Disunited Kingdom" -"Still best book on the independence vote". Ex BBC TV/ radio presenter. Former Rector Edinburgh University.
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As Burnham Gains Support, Britain Keeps Going Backwards

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By Iain Macwhirter Verified
| The American Conservative Verified
Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... Britain is not just getting poorer, it’s going backwards: back to the politics of the 1970s, to state controls, high taxes, and big public spending. According to YouGov polls, voters want nationalization of utilities, wealth taxes, rent controls, even a return to the European Union. And Labour is eager to oblige.
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Britain wants to return to the 1970s

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By Iain Macwhirter Verified
| Substack
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Burnham’s first target is pensioners - seriously?

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By Iain Macwhirter Verified
| Substack
The UK state pension is half the National Living Wage. Labour want it to stay that way. Many of the younger Labour MPs who entered Parliament in 2024 possessed a burning ambition to address what they call “intergenerational inequality”. Or, crudely, to bash the Boomers.
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