U OK, UK?

In the United Kingdom, young people are out of work, government borrowing costs are high, and the nation is burning through PM’s like yesterday’s leftovers. A lot of countries are feeling the economic strain of the Iran war. But is the UK the country we should be worrying about? <br /><br />Fact checking by Leyla Doss.<br /><br /><strong>Your Next Listen </strong><br />— <a href="https://lnk.to/IR7LTPWE" target="_blank">What broke Britain’s economy?</a><br /><br /><strong>Connect with The Indicator </strong><br />— Sign up for <a href="https://npr.org/indicatornewsletter" target="_blank">The Indicator’s brand new newsletter</a><br />— Buy the <a href="https://lnk.to/i3AukBdDWE" target="_blank">Planet Money book</a><br />— Find our <a href="https://linktr.ee/indicator_npr" target="_blank">socials, YouTube and more</a>!<br />— For sponsor-free episodes, <a href="https://plus.npr.org/" target="_blank">subscribe to NPR+</a> <br /><br /><br />See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>