Tories: The State can’t pick winners. The Mah-Ket will decide our fate.

Also Tories: Shackled to the dinosaur EU we can’t take advantage of the New Economy. We have to Leave!

EU: Okay. Bye!

Tories: Incandescent lightbulbs!

Also Tories: Behold the powerful suction of our vacuum cleaner motors! (Made in Malaysia).

US: Here’s the Inflation Reduction Act, a massive green economy stimulus that’s attracting $billions of private investment, creating jobs and competitive advantage.

EU: Wait! What? We need a committee.

Tories: Here’s our status-quo preserving boondoggle, losers.

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