How Private Equity Hollowed Out the UK’s Economy – Angus Hanton | Spectator Cover

Jul 25, 2025 | Britain has become a ‘vassal state’ to foreign money – and especially to American private equity.

In this episode, economist and author Angus Hanton joins Spectator TV to explain how private equity is hollowing out the UK economy, why the profits are heading overseas, and what the government could do to stop it.

Angus is the co-founder of the Intergenerational Foundation and author of Vassal State: How America Runs Britain.