The Economy in Plain English with Torsten Bell

Past event: 13th May 2024

Hear journalist Clare English and David Hume Institute Director, Susan Murray in conversation with Torsten Bell, Chief Executive of the Resolution Foundation. He has a background in economic policy, with a current research focus on how to renew the UK’s economic strategy to raise growth and reduce inequality.

In this episode, Torsten discussed his latest analysis from his new book, Great Britain? Described as “a treasure trove of enlightening and original analysis, and a much-needed antidote to the pervading sense that the country’s decline is inevitable or irreversible”.

We also discussed why Britain needs to stop living off its past and invest in the future; how complicated stories are told to justify the lack of investment; and how we need to pay attention to the economy as it is, not as people imagine it to be. Britain has a broad based service economy - if we live off our past, we will continue to remain poor.

This session was streamed live on LinkedIn, X and Youtube.