The author has a background in teaching, up to ‘A’ level and to undergraduates – in Britain and beyond. He has spent 25 years of his working life abroad, in Canada, Spain and Belgium. During this time he did considerable research into politics and society, developing conclusions on UK affairs from an external perspective. His starting point was a frustration with the narrow focus of much political and economic analysis, which led to a resolve to shed a clearer light on many common assumptions, and provide an alternative vision for the future.
Is Capitalism doomed; how long is its shelf-life? Can its promise of prosperity and the ‘good life’ be sustained? Have stories of its impending demise been exaggerated? If some soothsayers are to be believed it has been on a downward slippery slope at least since the financial crash over a decad...
