The Economics of Andy Burnham

Ones and Tooze by Foreign Policy

Jul 24, 202635:11Business

Britain’s new prime minister, Andy Burnham, calls his economic philosophy “Manchesterism,” after the city he led as mayor. But the term has meant different things since it was coined in the 19th century. Adam and Cameron...

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