Larry Elliott – There is nothing revolutionary about McDonnell’s economic plan

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Before Thatcher, capital and labour had an even share – Labour merely plans to rebalance a skewed relationship Another good article in the Guardian today. The British Labour Party is set to reverse Thatcherism. The first was that the state must be prepared to invest if the private sector is unable or reluctant to do so. Capital is plentiful, interest rates are at historic lows, Britain’s infrastructure is badly in need of modernisation. Yet, businesses would rather sit on piles of cash or use profits to buy back shares rather than seize the plentiful investment opportunities. The fact that this tendency long predates Brexit suggests a need for the state to take the initiative in the hope that public investment will encourage private investment.  McDonnell’s second theme was the need

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