WL20: UK Growth and Technology
23 June 2026 Britain Is Still Deep in the Shadow of Brexit : Ten years after a slim majority voted to leave the European Union, the economic and political effects of that decision continue to disrupt the United Kingdom. In a prior posts, I found that (1) The UK is one of the countries ( here ) likely to become a Steady-State Economy and (2) The 2025 Technological Prosperity Deal between the US and the UK was likely an attempt to head off the steady state. The graphic above shows the effect of Technical Efficiency ( TECHE ) and Technical Productivity ( TECHP ) on growth of the UK Economy ( UK1 ). Concentrating only on Technical efficiency ( TECHE ) puts the UK economy in Growth-and-Collapse mode, while concentrating on Technical Productivity ( TECHP ) moves the economy toward a Steady State after 2100. The new UK Labor Government, formed after Prime Minister Starmer's resignation , seems to be concentrating on Efficiency in the Public Sector , the...