来英国一年了,不论报纸电台的舆论,或是英国朋友的日常接触,英国的经济形势总是离不开的一个话题:大至保守党经济政策的成败,小至生活费用的涨落。当然,反应是各式各样的,褒贬不一,毁誉俱有。特别是涉及英国经济的前景,那就更是众说纷纭了。英国经济多年来都处于通货膨胀、生产增长缓慢甚至停滞以及失业严重交相并举的困难境地。历届政府上台,都要开一付解决经济顽症的药方,这的确也是英国人民所最关心的问题。去年五月,以撒切尔夫人为首的保守党获得大选胜利后,新政府提出的经济政策也是其施政纲领中最引人注目的一部分。保守党认为,英国经济不振,其重要原因之一是历届工党政府所推行的赤字财政和“福利主义”政策。它认为,搞赤字财政只不过是虚假繁荣,必然导致经 A year into Britain, the media situation in the United Kingdom has always been inseparable from the public opinion of newspaper radio stations or the daily contacts with British friends. The success and failure of the Conservative economic policy and the fluctuation of living expenses. Of course, the response is varied, with mixed opinions and good reputation. In particular, the outlook for the British economy is even more diverse. Over the years, the British economy has been in a difficult situation of inflation, slow or even slow production growth and serious unemployment. All previous administrations have to open a prescription to tackle the chronic problem of economy. This indeed is what the British people care most about. After the victory of the conservative party led by Mrs. Thatcher in May last year, the economic policy proposed by the new government was also the most conspicuous part of its policy agenda. The Conservative Party believes that one of the important reasons for the sluggish economy in the United Kingdom is the deficit fiscal and “welfare” policies pursued by successive Labor governments. In its view, engaging in deficit finance is nothing more than a false prosperity, which inevitably leads to the passage of time