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Can We Be Rich Again?

Jeremy Hunt

Book cover: Can We Be Rich Again?

Many worry that Britain is stuck in a doom loop of higher debt and higher taxes. In Can We Be Rich Again?, Jeremy Hunt argues that getting out of Britain’s low growth is a solvable problem, and that we should approach the country’s economic future with optimism.

Hunt asks the key questions: How deliverable are the changes we need by a Labour, Conservative or Reform government? How do we get the economy growing despite dangerous levels of debt? How do we sell long term reforms when our leaders have so little political capital? But countering pessimism needs solutions not just assertions, and they need to be realistic – plans that politicians can actually deliver in a democratic system and the majority of the electorate can get behind.

Hardback

ISBN: 9781800756878

Published: June 4, 2026

Ebook

ISBN: 9781800756885

Published: June 4, 2026

Book cover: Can We Be Rich Again?

Category:
Non-fiction

Reviews for Can We Be Rich Again?

‘A compelling recipe for growth from the man who pulled Britain back from the abyss in October 2022’ – Nick Macpherson, former Treasury Permanent Secretary

‘The table on page 9 alone makes the book worth buying, and it should be stuck on the desks and walls of every Secretary of State and their Permanent Secretaries’ – Jim O’Neill

Realistic, optimistic and rooted in Hunt’s experience of government, Can We Be Rich Again? is an uplifting counterweight to the usual gloom-mongering about the British economy. It’s a book by a man who understands government intimately, and knows that — and how — it can be done better’ – Emma Duncan, TheTimes columnist

‘As a former chancellor, Jeremy Hunt knows very well the many economic challenges facing the UK. It is highly encouraging, therefore, that in this book he sets out a compelling vision of the UK as a low-tax, innovative, strongly-growing economy which can compete with the world’s best’ – David Smith, Sunday Times Economics Editor

‘A refreshingly optimistic plan for growth from someone who knows how things work on the inside’ Paul Johnson

An optimistic, can-do, compelling account of how Britain’s vast potential can be uncorked from someone who knows better than anyone how power is most effectively deployed’ Andy Haldane, former Chief Economist at the Bank of England

Reviews for Can We Be Great Again?:

‘A mastery analysis of why Britain has much more global influence than it thinks’ – Eric Shmidt, former CEO, Google

‘Enthralling’ – Daily Mail

‘Full of good facts’ – Observer

Reviews for Zero:

‘A natural storyteller with an eye for the poignant detail … An impressive and readable account’ – Financial Times

‘A thoughtful, serious and well-written book that tackles an immensely important subject’ – Rachel Clarke, Observer

Author

Jeremy Hunt

Author image: Jeremy Hunt

Jeremy Hunt was elected Conservative MP for South West Surrey in 2005. He was first appointed Secretary of State for Health in September 2012, and then served as Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs from 9th July 2018 to 24th July 2019. Before his election as an MP, Jeremy ran his own educational publishing business, Hotcourses. He also set up a charity to help AIDS orphans in Africa in which he continues to play an active role. Jeremy lives in Godalming and London with his wife, son and two daughters.

Author image: Jeremy Hunt