Jeremy Hunt - Can We Be Rich Again?

You might not think that a book about our nation's economy could make for happy reading.

In recent years a succession of economic shocks have 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.

But Jeremy Hunt, the Conservative MP who served as health secretary, foreign secretary and, crucially, as chancellor, believes that it's not all bad.In his new book, Can We Be Rich Again?, he argues that, despite widespread pessimism, Britain still has a lot going for it - we have the third largest technology ecosystem in the world, a huge financial services sector and globally admired universities.

What's more, he believes, 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 for Britain's economic future, and a roadmap of how we might get there.

In the words of Andy Haldane, former chief economist at the Bank of England, it's "an optimistic, can-do, compelling account of how Britain's vast potential can be uncorked."