Great Britain?

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Things have not been going Great for Britain. Wages are flatlining, taxes are rising, and public services are collapsing. Our children can’t afford to buy a house and our neighbours are reliant on foodbanks. We are all yearning for a way out of the financial crises, generational wars and political dysfunction that dominate our lives. Most of all we want our – and Britain’s – future back. Torsten Bell offers both a clear-eyed diagnosis of the problems facing the country – a uniquely toxic combination of huge inequality and stagnant economic growth – and a hopeful, bold vision for the alternative. As he shows, the Britain of today contains the raw materials to build a better Britain tomorrow – an investment nation of good work and secure homes, and a society in which both burdens and prosperity are shared.

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*THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER*

An essential blueprint for a better future, from the leading economist and Labour rising star

‘No one has done more to re-inject sanity into our national policy’ Emily Maitlis
‘Refreshingly optimistic’ The Times
‘Stellar: brilliant, incredibly pragmatic’ Rory Stewart

There are few who are better placed to investigate Britain’s plight than Torsten Bell, Labour MP for Swansea West and former Chief Executive of the Resolution Foundation.

In Great Britain? he offers both a clear-eyed diagnosis of the problems facing our country – a uniquely toxic combination of huge inequality and stagnant economic growth – and a bold vision for the alternative. This is a book bursting with ideas and infectious hope.

In his treasure trove of enlightening and original analysis, Torsten Bell argues that our era of chaos and cynicism needs neither utopianism nor nostalgia, but a practical patriotism to raise living standards and create a more equal country. He passionately points us towards a Britain that we can actually build – a future worth fighting for.

‘A roadmap to the new normal’ Observer
‘Pretty cool ? the think tank work I raved about on The Rest Is Politics has morphed into a book’ Alastair Campbell
‘A dose of Torstenomics is the only thing that can give us hope’ Amol Rajan
‘Spiced with wit, masterful, fact-packed’ Polly Toynbee

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Weight 415 g
Dimensions 224 × 145 × 30 mm
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Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Hardback

Pages

208

Language

English

Edition
Dewey

330.941086 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K