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How To Run Britain: Therapy For A Traumatised Nation
- GenresPolitics
304 pages, Paperback
Published February 11, 2025
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September 26, 2025
This book really highlights just how much politics comes down to the economy, and how at the moment, that means we’re screwed.
While some chapters offered insight into the longer-term trends causing our current predicament, overall I felt disappointed that this book didn’t offer much which was radical or new. Once again, the analysis of the problem takes up over 95% of the book, with too little time devoted to solutions or genuine debate about the future.
Also, while I understand AI has huge potential, I’m becoming tired of politicians and journalists using it to make vague promises about revolutions using technology which doesn’t yet exist. It often feels like a lazy way to avoid doing the actual work on what can be done in the here and now.
While some chapters offered insight into the longer-term trends causing our current predicament, overall I felt disappointed that this book didn’t offer much which was radical or new. Once again, the analysis of the problem takes up over 95% of the book, with too little time devoted to solutions or genuine debate about the future.
Also, while I understand AI has huge potential, I’m becoming tired of politicians and journalists using it to make vague promises about revolutions using technology which doesn’t yet exist. It often feels like a lazy way to avoid doing the actual work on what can be done in the here and now.
March 14, 2025
Somewhere between 3 and 4 star. Picked up chapter 5 - 8 and very enjoyable there, but otherwise a little indifferent
Chapter 1: The effect of change of monarch to hold constitution in current climate
Chapter 2: current economic challenges and how got here. Reviewing 1970s economics to here, growth, interest rate, inflation, etc
Chapter 3: Importance of AI adoption for growth of economy and productivity , whilst mitigating the risks and impact to livelihoods
Chapter 4: COVID-19 and it's impact on economy & Health service, and general proactive risk management in government
Chapter 5: History of Inflation in Uk and it's role in economy and impact on interest rates and government debt, and the Bank of England role in managing it . Recent management, and Quantitative easing and assets
Chapter 6: Global economy impact on Britain, and continued themse of chapter 5, digital currencies
Chapter 7: Productivity stagnation, Growing the economy by driving productivity, need for investment and championing of British business
Chapter 8: Explanation of the current nature of Housing market and it's history, impact on society and generational wealth inequality
Chapter 9: Boris Johnson as a leader
Chapter 10: Considerations and suggestions for improvement
Chapter 1: The effect of change of monarch to hold constitution in current climate
Chapter 2: current economic challenges and how got here. Reviewing 1970s economics to here, growth, interest rate, inflation, etc
Chapter 3: Importance of AI adoption for growth of economy and productivity , whilst mitigating the risks and impact to livelihoods
Chapter 4: COVID-19 and it's impact on economy & Health service, and general proactive risk management in government
Chapter 5: History of Inflation in Uk and it's role in economy and impact on interest rates and government debt, and the Bank of England role in managing it . Recent management, and Quantitative easing and assets
Chapter 6: Global economy impact on Britain, and continued themse of chapter 5, digital currencies
Chapter 7: Productivity stagnation, Growing the economy by driving productivity, need for investment and championing of British business
Chapter 8: Explanation of the current nature of Housing market and it's history, impact on society and generational wealth inequality
Chapter 9: Boris Johnson as a leader
Chapter 10: Considerations and suggestions for improvement
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May 27, 2025
A well written but strange book suggesting socialist, verging on the communist, proposals for how to run Britain. Maybe that reflects my views as much as anything but the book reminded me of that quote by Churchill: “The trouble with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people’s money.”
January 18, 2025
Thought it was more of a, how not run Britain and didn’t give as many alternate solutions as I was hoping.
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