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Starmer announces resignation as prime minister and leader of the Labour party (www.theguardian.com)

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[–] tenebrisnox@feddit.uk 1 points 5 hours ago

Again, I agree with you. But this "ridiculous claim" WAS made by economists like Krugman and others.

The more alarming aspect is that UK politicians - eapecially in Labour - are now calling for a return to pre-2008 levels of deregulation now because it's now "safe" to do so. Nothing is learned from history and it seems we are destined to repeat it.