Why politicians chasing economic growth is a lie | Radical Thinking with Aditya Chakrabortty

为什么追求经济增长的政客们说的是谎言 | 阿迪亚·查克拉博蒂的激思录

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2026-11-01

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What if someone told you the truth about the economy? For years, governments have tried spending more, spending less, cutting red tape, Brexit, levelling up – and still failed to increase growth per person in the UK. So what’s the lesson from the great British fairytale? On the latest episode of Radical Thinking with Aditya Chakrabortty, rebel economists Karel Williams and Sukhdev Johal explain why they believe praying for growth is a fool’s dream – and why it won’t improve your life. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
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