Who's going to pay for Burnham's Britain?
Burnham's Britain sounds bold, but the maths still has to work. If taxes rise, borrowing climbs, or spending is squeezed, somebody pays. The tricky part is making the politics add up without breaking the economy ... Who's footing the bill for Burnham's Britain? The cost of his plans will surely impact taxpayers and the economy If the King of the North stands unopposed and becomes Prime Minister later this month, his new-style government will arrive with big promises and a very old problem: the bill. Andy Burnham may talk more softly than some of his rivals, but in politics, the arithmetic never goes away, and public spending still has to be financed somehow. That is why the question is not whether the government | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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