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UK PM hopeful Andy Burnham calls for financial system overhaul

Andy Burnham, a leading candidate for UK Prime Minister, is advocating for a significant overhaul of financial systems, particularly focusing on the power of bond markets. He suggests that private financial institutions funnel savings into these markets, which have grown excessively large and pose a threat to financial stability. Burnham also points to overburdened government budgets, which are increasingly reliant on borrowing from bond markets due to responsibilities in areas like defense, health, and education. AI

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UK PM hopeful Andy Burnham calls for financial system overhaul

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Anthony Rowley ·

    Can Andy Burnham fix Britain’s essential services and debt problem?

    Nowadays, prime ministers and even presidents cower before the mighty bond markets. These have the ability – in democracies, at least – to have leaders ejected from office via the ballot box, as even US President Donald Trump appears to acknowledge. However, it is not enough to s…