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Despatch: Our Growth Problem is a Productivity Crisis
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Britain is spending more than ever—but getting less. Public debt is soaring, growth is non-existent, and dissatisfaction with public services has never been higher. The government talks tough on cuts, but the real crisis is deeper: a bloated state that punishes efficiency and rewards failure. The one word no politician dares to take seriously? Productivity. If public sector performance matched the private sector, we’d unlock £100bn a year—no tax hikes, no cuts, just better government. So why isn’t it happening? And who, if anyone, has the courage to fix it? Listen now to Tim Knox's diagnosis of Britain's great stagnation—and what we can do about it.
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Britain is spending more than ever—but getting less. Public debt is soaring, growth is non-existent, and dissatisfaction with public services has never been higher. The government talks tough on cuts, but the real crisis is deeper: a bloated state that punishes efficiency and rewards failure. The one word no politician dares to take seriously? Productivity. If public sector performance matched the private sector, we’d unlock £100bn a year—no tax hikes, no cuts, just better government. So why isn’t it happening? And who, if anyone, has the courage to fix it? Listen now to Tim Knox's diagnosis of Britain's great stagnation—and what we can do about it.
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