We all want to know what on earth is going on. Why real wages are flatlining but taxes are rising, and public services are still collapsing. Why our children can't afford a house and our neighbours are using foodbanks. We are all yearning for a way out of the repeated economic crises, generational divisions and political dysfunction that dominate our lives. Most of all we want our - and Britain's - future back.
Great Britain? is a much-needed antidote to the pervading sense that Britain is going backwards rather than forwards. It is both a clear-eyed and rigorous diagnosis of the problems facing our country - a unique toxicity of huge inequality and stagnant economic growth - and a hopeful case for reclaiming a different future: by building an investment nation of good work, resilient communities and secure homes, a society in which both burdens and prosperity are shared. As Torsten Bell shows in his bold vision for the alternative, the Britain of today contains the raw materials to build a better Britain for tomorrow.
In this treasure trove of analysis, Bell argues that our era of crisis and cynicism needs neither utopia nor nostalgia, but a practical patriotism of radical incrementalism to raise the living standards of middle- and lower-income households. He expertly and passionately points us towards a Britain that we can actually build - a future worth fighting for.
| ISBN: | 9781847928153 |
| Publication date: | 27th June 2024 |
| Author: | Torsten Bell |
| Publisher: | The Bodley Head an imprint of Vintage Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 208 pages |
| Primary Genre | Business and Management |
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We all want to know what on earth is going on. Why real wages are flatlining but taxes are rising, and public services are still collapsing. Why our children can't afford a house and our neighbours are using foodbanks. We are all yearning for a way out of the repeated economic crises, generational divisions and political dysfunction that dominate our lives. Most of all we want our - and Britain's - future back.
Great Britain? is a much-needed antidote to the pervading sense that Britain is going backwards rather than forwards. It is both a clear-eyed and rigorous diagnosis of the problems facing our country - a unique toxicity of huge inequality and stagnant economic growth - and a hopeful case for reclaiming a different future: by building an investment nation of good work, resilient communities and secure homes, a society in which both burdens and prosperity are shared. As Torsten Bell shows in his bold vision for the alternative, the Britain of today contains the raw materials to build a better Britain for tomorrow.
In this treasure trove of analysis, Bell argues that our era of crisis and cynicism needs neither utopia nor nostalgia, but a practical patriotism of radical incrementalism to raise the living standards of middle- and lower-income households. He expertly and passionately points us towards a Britain that we can actually build - a future worth fighting for.
Great Britain? features in the following genres: Business and Management, Political science and theory, Left-of-centre democratic ideologies, Elections and referenda / suffrage, Political structures: democracy, Central / national / federal government policies, Social forecasting, future studies, Political economy, Economics, Finance, Business and Management, Politics and government, Society and Social Sciences, Political ideologies and movements, Political structure and processes, Central / national / federal government, Social and ethical issues, Society and culture: general, Economics
Great Britain? is available in Paperback, Hardback
Great Britain? was written by Torsten Bell and published by The Bodley Head an imprint of Vintage Publishing
Great Britain? has 208 pages
