
Britain is Bust
The coming sovereign debt crisis and what it will mean for you
Ross Clark(Author)
Forum (Publisher)
Will be published approx. on 10. September 2026
Book
Hardback
288 pages
978-1-80075-664-9 (ISBN)
Description
Britain is broke. We have been living beyond our means for decades, piling up debt year after year. It is now costing the British taxpayer well over GBP100 billion a year just to pay the interest on our borrowings - more than we spend on either education or defence. Sooner rather than later, Britain's debt problems will be impossible to ignore.
In Britain is Bust, Ross Clark argues that a major rationalisation of public spending is inevitable, and likely to have profound impacts on the country's political landscape. Cuts that might seem unpopular now will soon be inescapable if we want to avoid the kind of debt crisis that afflicted Greece in 2010. Our only choice is between taking the lead on those cuts now, or being forced by the bond markets into much deeper ones in the near future.
This clear-headed, engaging and carefully argued book demonstrates that we really can't afford to carry on as we are, and offers a set of solutions to avoid the worst.
In Britain is Bust, Ross Clark argues that a major rationalisation of public spending is inevitable, and likely to have profound impacts on the country's political landscape. Cuts that might seem unpopular now will soon be inescapable if we want to avoid the kind of debt crisis that afflicted Greece in 2010. Our only choice is between taking the lead on those cuts now, or being forced by the bond markets into much deeper ones in the near future.
This clear-headed, engaging and carefully argued book demonstrates that we really can't afford to carry on as we are, and offers a set of solutions to avoid the worst.
Reviews / Votes
Praise for Not Zero:'This devastating and detailed demolition of the case for committing Britain to Net Zero should be compulsory reading for everybody in government and the media. Ross Clark is relentless in his pursuit of facts' - Matt Ridley
'This is a must-read for those in involved in the climate debate and devising climate policy' - Michael Kelly, former Prince Philip Professor of Technology at the University of Cambridge
'Bravely challenging the Establishment consensus ... forensically argued' - Mail on Sunday
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Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Swift Press
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 153 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-80075-664-9 (9781800756649)
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Person
Ross Clark is a veteran British journalist who regularly writes for The Spectator, The Times, the Telegraph and the Daily Mail.