By most standards, Britain is a rich country. But it behaves as if it is wealthier, faster-growing and more influential than it actually is.Take chancellor Rachel Reeves’ visit to the World Bank-IMF spring meetings earlier this month. She called on other nations to follow the UK’s lead in containing energy costs and touted the country as a “safe harbour economy” to woo war-weary expats from the Gulf. The ambition was laudable, but detached from reality.
按大多数标准来看，英国是一个富裕国家。但它表现得比实际状况更富有、增长更快、影响力更大。
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