Britain today resembles 1974 much more than it resembles 1979, when the Thatcher revolution set the country on a new path. There is again a major economic problem, the end of a credit-driven boom, and a threat to the banks (except that it all looks much bigger, owing to the financial system’s massive growth and internationalization).
今日英国的局面更像1974年，而不像1979年，那一年，撒切尔革命把这个国家带上了一条新的轨道。如今，经济上也面临大问题——信贷驱动的泡沫破灭了，银行业岌岌可危（唯一的差别是，由于金融体系的大幅扩张和国际化，如今的银行规模大得多）。两大政党都暴露出疲态，似乎在争相模仿对手。这样的选择让选民意兴阑珊。