Brexit offers Britain a chance to mould a fairer society | John Penrose

It's easy to see the return of two-party politics as a return to the 1980s, but new problems need new solutions

" John Penrose is Conservative MP for Weston-super-Mare

There's an element of "back to the future" about this current parliament. Two-party politics is back with a bang, after 25 years away, and with it has come a retro vibe to the economic debate too. There's talk of re-nationalising key industries such as energy, water and railways; proposals for more public spending and an end to austerity; accusations of financial black holes, tax bombshells and soaring borrowing. You can practically hear the coffin lids creaking as Thatcher-era warriors from the political left and right rise from their graves to re-fight old battles.

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