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The Bigger Picture: The crumbling of Britain's welfare state & Trump's extraordinary first 6 months

The Bigger Picture: The crumbling of Britain's welfare state & Trump's extraordinary first 6 months

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Professor Tim Evans of Middlesex University says that the wheels are coming off the welfare project that began in the early 20th century. The state can no longer do it all and either massive changes are made proactively or it will happen reactively through a money market crisis. Sadly, few politicians show the necessary pragmatism and we may already be seeing the early signs of a legitimation crisis. He also looks at Donald Trump. The domestic picture is mixed but, internationally, he cannot remember a US President moving so many dials so rapidly and in such significant ways. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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