UK Business

Britain is not as broken as everyone seems to think

Written by John Bryson, Professor of Enterprise and Competitiveness, University of Birmingham

According to many politicians and commentators, the UK is in a very sorry state. Ahead of the general election expected this year, Labour leader Keir Starmer has pledged to “fix broken Britain”.

He has spoken of his vow to “usher in a decade of national renewal”, claiming that “the...

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