Rethinking Britain: Policy Ideas for the Many

What if we had a government prepared to implement the policies that could radically change 21st-century Britain and improve people’s lives?

Social and economic policies are rarely communicated clearly to the public, but it’s never been more important for citizens to understand and contribute to the debate around the country’s future.

In everyday language, Rethinking Britain presents a range of ideas from some of the country’s most influential thinkers such as Kate Pickett and Ha-Joon Chang. From inflation to tax, and health to education, each contribution offers solutions which, if implemented, would lead to a fairer society.

Curated by leading economists from the Progressive Economics Group and accompanied by a ‘jargon buster’, this book is an essential aid for citizens who are interested in critiquing inequalities while looking to build a better future.

Jane Lethbridge has worked on public service issues for over 20 years, with experience of management and project implementation in both the public and NGO sectors. She has worked for the Public Services International Research Unit (PSIRU),University of Greenwich since 2001.

Kate E. Pickett is Professor of Epidemiology at the University of York and co-author of The Spirit Level

Pauline Allen is Professor of Health Services Organisation in the Department of Health Services Research and Policy at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and co-deputy director of PRUComm.

Stewart Lansley is a visiting fellow in the School of Policy Studies, the University of Bristol, a Council member of the Progressive Economy Forum and a Research Associate at the Compass think-tank. He is a fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences and has written widely on poverty, wealth and inequality. His recent books include A Sharing Economy (2016), Breadline Britain, The Rise of Mass Poverty (with Joanna Mack, 2015) and The Cost of Inequality (2011).

Sue Konzelmann is Reader in Management at Birkbeck. An economist by training, she is Co-executive Editor of Cambridge Journal of Economics.