{"product_id":"fixing-britain-9781119963974","title":"Fixing Britain","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNo nonsense solutions from the straight-talking face of British business.\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003eIF FUNDAMENTAL REFORM DOES NOT TAKE PLACE THEN WE ARE DEAD IN THE WATER.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGLOBALISATION DOES NOT TAKE PRISONERS. BRITAIN MUST BECOME FIT FOR PURPOSE IN THE 21\u003csup\u003eST\u003c\/sup\u003e CENTURY.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis is the explosive, first book from ''the face of British business'', Lord Digby Jones. With a renowned, no-nonsense, straight-talking approach, he is one of the world''s most acclaimed business commentators.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn his candid and forthright style \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFixing Britain\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e puts the spotlight on critical national and international business issues and lays out the essential reform urgently needed for the growth of our nation. Knowledgeable, authoritative and independent, Digby highlights how untenable the status quo is in the UK, and sets out how Britain can get back in  and stay in  the globalised race.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSending a clear message to government, business leaders, strategists and the media, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFixin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten in a no-nonsense straightforward style, and much of what he says is straightforward and much of what he says is reasonable and balanced. (The Market, May 2012) The book is easy to read and does question some key issues that sit at the heart of our society. (Financial Adviser, 31st May 2012)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1 Five Minutes to Midnight – Time for Change 1  \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2 The Voice of Business 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 The Globe-Trotting Goat – Tethered by Westminster and Whitehall 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Education, Education, Education? 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 The World Moves East 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 The Business of Politics: Fixing the System 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Taxing Britain Out of Business 233\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 The Gimme Society 265\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Our Great Britain 287\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements 305\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 306\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407194857815,"sku":"9781119963974","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781119963974.jpg?v=1730498512","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/fixing-britain-9781119963974","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}