Great Britain is facing a host of economic woes: high youth unemployment, stagnating wages (especially compared to American workers), and a rising deficit. So what is the new prime minister's grand plan to end Britain's economic malaise? A new government office.
In July, Prime Minister Andy Burnham announced the opening of "No. 10 North," which is located at Heron House—a refurbished 1980s office block in Manchester, where Burnham served as mayor for almost a decade. The government press release called it "the government's new situation room for growth," while the prime minister described it as a way "to get power out of Westminster," which is the center of political life in Britain.
