"Successive UK govts have expected the City of London to revive the economy. This faith is misplaced."
"In 2024, £25.3bn new shares issued on the London Stock Exchange
£92.1bn paid in dividends
£57.1bn paid in share buybacks."
"Companies sweat assets, leads to low productivity."
"Yet no govt reforms."
https://leftfootforward.org/2025/08/our-state-has-become-a-guarantor-of-corporate-profits/





