Sean Rameswaram
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7,113 appearances
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4 series
first heard Nov 2024
last heard 9 Sep
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And it's often the benchmark that people compare themselves to both in America and outside of it.
And we chose the comparison to make the point that actually, you know, living standards in the UK have stagnated.
That's really what's gone on here.
And for 18 years, wages have not grown significantly.
GDP has barely grown.
And the result is that, you know, over that time period, America was growing spectacularly.
And now America's poorest state is on par with the UK.
But really, the story here is about what went on in the last 20 years and why the UK is kind of stuck in place economically.
And you reported this story out in Britain, right?
How does this poverty you're talking about manifest?
Because I imagine if people go to London for Wimbledon or something, they're not feeling the poverty that you write about.
Yeah, London's, you know, a great global cosmopolitan place and it's a great place to be.
But in the same way that you don't get a feel for America by visiting New York or San Francisco, London itself doesn't tell you the whole story.
And, you know, it is the kind of thriving metropolis in the UK and a lot of the rest of the country is not doing nearly as well.
One thing that I think people are astonished to learn about the UK is that salaries are very, very low.
So Americans who are interested in moving to the UK will often encounter salary offers that are a half, maybe a third less than what they're making here.
Junior doctors, for example, have been on strike 15 times in the UK over their salaries.
So last month for my normal salary, I made about £3,000.
What would be your starting salary as a doctor?
If you're a British civil servant, which again, you know, they're kind of the backbone of the British state, their salaries are less than £36,000 a year.
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