Given that government in Britain chews up 45% of GDP, one percentage point more than in Germany and five more than the OECD average, the accent should be on shrinking the state.

• 英国政府消耗国民生产总值的45%25，比德国多一个百分点，比经合组织国家的平均值高五个百分点，由此可见，重点是削减国家的开支。