A thrilling examination of our state of chaos and a hopeful manifesto for a different future, by one of our most influential and profound thinkers on the British economy.

‘Finally – an exciting, positive agenda’ MINOUCHE SHAFIK
‘thoughtful and provocative’ MARTIN WOLF
‘Upbeat, relentlessly sensible’ STEPHANIE FLANDERS

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 houses, our parents aren’t receiving the social care they need 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 future – and Britain’s – back.

Torsten Bell, Chief Executive of the Resolution Foundation, 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 hopeful, bold vision for the alternative. He passionately points us towards a Britain that we can actually build – a future worth fighting for.

Great Britain? is a treasure trove of enlightening and original analysis, and a much-needed antidote to the pervading sense that the country’s decline is inevitable or irreversible.

"Finally – an exciting, positive agenda to restore growth, reduce inequality and rebuild the social contract in Britain." - President of Columbia University

"How and why did the British economy become both stagnant and unequal? What must be done to transform its current plight for the better? This book gives thoughtful and provocative answers to both questions. Anybody interested in securing a better future for the country should read it." - Chief Economist, Financial Times

"Torsten Bell is an extraordinarily accomplished economist and thinker who not only speaks lucidly about what ails the British economy, but also offers upbeat, relentlessly sensible ideas for making things better." - Head of Economics and Government, Bloomberg