This is a forensic examination - by the man best placed to do so -
of what it costs to run the United Kingdom's economy. To follow the
money. To provide an explanation, of where that money comes from
and where it goes to, how that has changed and how it needs to
change. We are heading off, in fact, on a journey to not just
follow the money, but to track it and pin it down, to find out how
much of our money government takes and spends to keep the country
we recognise as the UK running. Government decisions determine the
welfare of the poor and the elderly, the state of the health
service, the effectiveness of our children's education, and our
preparedness for the future: whether that is a pandemic or global
warming. As a society, we are a reflection of what the government
spends. Nearly four pounds out every ten we earn goes, one way or
another, to the taxman? What are the combined effects of these
decisions to take hundreds of billions from us every year and then
dish it out again? Johnson looks at what happened following the
financial crisis of 2008-09 and the austerity years that followed.
And then at how in 2020 the government reacted to the coronavirus
with by far the biggest spending splurge in peacetime history. And
he peers into our economic futures as we try to reach a new
'normal' after Covid-19.
General
| Imprint: |
Abacus
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Release date: |
2024 |
| Authors: |
Paul Johnson
|
| Dimensions: |
198 x 126 x 22mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
320 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-349-14466-5 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
0-349-14466-4 |
| Barcode: |
9780349144665 |
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