Varoufakis: UK's "Special Relationship" Is About Bond Market Dependency, Not Diplomacy
By
Yanis Varoufakis
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Summary
Yanis Varoufakis argues that the UK's "special relationship" with the US is not about diplomacy or shared values, but rather about American financiers' willingness to keep buying British government debt. This dynamic makes British governments uniquely vulnerable to bond market pressures, creating a structural dependency that constrains economic sovereignty.
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