Great Britain?: How We Get Our Future Back (Paperback) - Torsten Bell

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

'Stellar: brilliant, incredibly pragmatic' Rory Stewart
'No one has done more to re-inject sanity into our national policy' Emily Maitlis
'Everyone should read this book if they care about our country' Tom Baldwin

Great Britain? is 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.

In this 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. This is a book bursting with ideas and infectious hope: Bell passionately points us towards a Britain that we can actually build - a future worth fighting for.

*Updated with a new Preface*

'Pretty cool' Alastair Campbell
'Refreshingly optimistic' The Times
'A dose of Torstenomics is the only thing that can give us hope' Amol Rajan
'Spiced with wit, masterful, fact-packed' Polly Toynbee

About the Author

Torsten Bell is the Labour MP for Swansea West, and the former Chief Executive of the Resolution Foundation, an economic research charity working to raise the living standards of households on low to middle incomes.

Prior to leading the Resolution Foundation, Torsten worked in HM Treasury, as a member of the Council of Economic Advisers during the financial crisis, and as Director of Policy for the Labour Party. He is a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, trustee of the Child Poverty Action Group and an Honorary Professor at UCL. He has a weekly column in The Observer.