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Tanked

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7th August 2025

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Selected: Paperback / ISBN-13: 9780349136363

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Reviews

Bill Emmott, Financial Times
Wallace's plea is for what could be called common sense through stability: ending the churn of ever-changing ministers and half-baked policies, and bringing in some longer-term strategy. Let us hope
Howard Davies
A lively review of Britain's economic history since the Global Financial Crisis. It is a sad story, but Wallace finds some room for hope amidst the gloom
Alex Dean, Managing Editor, Prospect
Paul Wallace has written an exceptionally clear-eyed account of the malaise that afflicts the UK economy. He explains how the usual culprits-excesses in the City, stark regional inequality, false promises on Brexit-have dovetailed with deeper structural neglect to leave the British economy operating at a fraction of its potential. There is a way out-but it will require politicians to put aside short-term expedients and invest in the country's future. This is a must-read analysis
Ben Chu, former Economics Editor, BBC Newsnight
Paul Wallace has written a really useful primer on why the UK economy is in the state it is in and an admirably clear prospectus for reform
Simon Jenkins
A rare book on economics that is actually written in English. Trenchant, clear and comes complete with solutions. Essential reading
Tom Clark, editor of Broke: Fixing Britain's Poverty Crisis
Crisp, comprehensive and forensic, Tanked casts an unflinching eye across the British economic horizon. The sooner we pay attention, the better