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Can Britain be rich again? The former Chancellor Jeremy Hunt talks to the financial reporter Joe Mayes and sets out a case for optimism when it comes to the future of Britain’s economy, and a roadmap of how we might get there. In recent years, a succession of economic shocks has led to stagnant living standards and divided politics. Can We Be Rich Again? argues that 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. Get ahead of your Festival reading and visit the Waterstones Cheltenham Literature Festival bookshop and support Cheltenham Festivals with every purchase.

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