Why the state sector has to be cut

The Financial Times has a piece about something we've got to stop calling the "public sector".

Politicians are vying to fight the next election on the size and boundaries of the state. Consensus reigns on the need to shrink it but there is no detail on what should be cut and which services protected, reflecting a lack of understanding of what the modern British state does and how it has changed.

It concludes that the state is "an unsustainable leviathan", but this is far from being a crude polemic. The story of government spending and assets is told largely in interesting graphics, including one which is enjoyably interactive.

Have fun while the FT helps you think.