The current British mood is unusually lethal: to simplify, it mixes Sicilian levels of cynicism with a Swedish rage for transparency, in a country that no longer does deference. That is a combination that has never been tried before.I'd throw one ingredient in; the belief that a Norwegian style welfare state can be paid for by Swiss level of income taxes.
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
The British mixed bag
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Your comment is oh so true. Throw in also the belief that the UK can have a major world military presence whilst paying low taxes and having a large welfare state:)
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