UK
Britain is going through a difficult time, when its sustained ability to punch above its weight, economically and diplomatically, is ebbing. The end of irrational exuberance found the country ill at ease with itself, with rising inequalities and unhealthy nationalism, just when it needs to be fleet-footed in recognising that many of the traditional pillars of its strengths have changed. The need is to recognise other supports and partners and find a new common purpose after the pandemic. I live in hope.
it's the governance, stupid
Some months ago now I was a respondent at a research conference (p6), picking up the themes of 3 papers on how the right governance at the right level positively affects economic growth, "strong, stable governance prioritises, reaps opportunity and deals with challenges..."
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