Greater: Britain After the Storm

by Penny Mordaunt, Chris Lewis

Overview

Is the Britain of 2021 a nation hopelessly divided? Stuck in outmoded political convention and economically outclassed on the world stage? Penny Morduant and Chris Lewis don’t think so. And neither should anyone else. In this ground-breaking polemic, they argue that Britain is a country with still plenty to offer to ourselves and the world- a unique culture and history with endless economic opportunity and an unstoppable drive for innovation. It is an indispensable guide to the post-Brexit future for business, government and everything in between by two individuals with an unmatched experience of both.

Featuring a foreword by Elton John, Greater is a manifesto for hope and optimism, a guide for the future in times that are not nearly as troubled and crisis ridden as many would have us believe. Delving insightfully into our culture, our business practices and political conventions, they demonstrate that Brexit is far from a disaster. It is an unmissable opportunity for positive reform and preserving the values that can and will bring us together into a brighter future for all.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781785906091
Publisher:	Biteback Publishing, Ltd.
Publication date:	07/06/2021
Pages:	352
Product dimensions:	5.30(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Penny Mordaunt is a former UK Secretary of State for Defence. She was the first female to hold this post. She has been the British Member of Parliament for Portsmouth North since 2010. She served as Minister for Women and Equalities from 2018 to 2019 and Secretary of State for International Development from 2017 to 2019. During 2017 to 2019 she was the UK Governor of the World Bank. She has achieved global impact through her work on disability reforms and in cleaning up the aid sector after the Oxfam scandal.

Chris Lewis is a writer, entrepreneur and political adviser. He is the author of Too Fast to Think: How to Maintain Your Creativity in a Hyper-Connected Work Culture (KoganPage, 2016) and The Leadership Lab: Understanding Leadership in the 21st Century (KoganPage, 2018), which won Business Book of the Year and Leadership Book of the Year 2019.

Table of Contents

For Those with Neither the Time nor the Patience… xv

Foreword Bill Gates xvii

Prologue xxi

Introduction 1

Part 1 US 13

1 Who Are We? 15

2 What Are We Good At? 43

3 How Did We Get Here? 87

4 Who Do We Compete With? 113

5 What Should We Be Doing? 143

Part 2 Our Mission To Modernise 173

6 Modernising the Mandates That Represent Us 175

7 Modernising the Management That Governs Us 203

8 Modernising the Mutuality That Binds Us 261

9 Modernising the Markets That Serve Us 301

10 What Is Britain? 341

Surprising Facts 371

A Personal Note 375

Acknowledgements 377

Notes 379

Index 401