Britain and America’s link is often called the “special relationship”. But is it that special anymore – or is it actually pretty one-sided? Angus Hanton is a businessman and entrepreneur and the author of Vassal State: How America Runs Britain. He argues that the relationship has changed for the worse – and that Britain has become the 51st state of the United States at great cost to its economy. He joins Gavin Esler in The Bunker to discuss.
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• “We’re being taken over at scale and the government doesn’t care.” – Angus Hanton
• “I think this has contributed to our impoverishment and higher tax rates.” – Angus Hanton
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