Can We Be Rich Again?
The Surprising Potential of Britain's Economy
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Swift Press
Publishing:4th Jun '26
£25.00
This title is due to be published on 4th June, and will be despatched as soon as possible.

Britain’s economy is stuck.
In recent years, a succession of economic shocks has led to low growth, stagnant living standards and divided politics. As debt and taxes have risen to record levels, many worry that the UK economy is stuck in a low-growth trap with ruinous implications for future generations.
Jeremy Hunt was Chancellor during one of those shocks and successfully navigated the economy out of both inflation and recession. He argues that despite widespread pessimism, Britain still has a lot going for it – the third largest technology ecosystem in the world, a huge financial services sector, globally admired universities and respected institutions. What’s more, the solutions to our economic malaise are in plain sight if we are willing to learn from what works elsewhere.
Can We Be Rich Again? sets out a credible case for optimism when it comes to the future of Britain’s economy, and a roadmap of how we might get there.
'A compelling recipe for growth from the man who pulled Britain back from the abyss in October 2022’ - Nick Macpherson, former Treasury Permanent Secretary
'The table on page 9 alone makes the book worth buying, and it should be stuck on the desks and walls of every Secretary of State and their Permanent Secretaries’ - Jim O’Neill
'Realistic, optimistic and rooted in Hunt’s experience of government, Can We Be Rich Again? is an uplifting counterweight to the usual gloom-mongering about the British economy. It’s a book by a man who understands government intimately, and knows that — and how — it can be done better’ - Emma Duncan, The Times columnist
'As a former chancellor, Jeremy Hunt knows very well the many economic challenges facing the UK. It is highly encouraging, therefore, that in this book he sets out a compelling vision of the UK as a low-tax, innovative, strongly-growing economy which can compete with the world’s best’ - David Smith, Sunday Times Economics Editor
‘A refreshingly optimistic plan for growth from someone who knows how things work on the inside’ - Paul Johnson
‘An optimistic, can-do, compelling account of how Britain’s vast potential can be uncorked from someone who knows better than anyone how power is most effectively deployed’ - Andy Haldane, former Chief Economist at the Bank of England
Reviews for Can We Be Great Again?:
‘A mastery analysis of why Britain has much more global influence than it thinks’ - Eric Shmidt, former CEO, Google
‘Enthralling’ - Daily Mail
‘Full of good facts’ - Observer
Reviews for Zero:
‘A natural storyteller with an eye for the poignant detail ... An impressive and readable account’ - Financial Times
‘A thoughtful, serious and well-written book that tackles an immensely important subject’ - Rachel Clarke, Observer
ISBN: 9781800756878
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304 pages