1 June 1914: A snapshot as the storm breaks 15 -- 2 June 2014 in Lagos-on-Thames 51 -- 3 Welcome to the beautiful south 87 -- 4 A century of failure: the big fixes and why they went wrong 123 -- 5 Into free-fall: the no-strategy strategy 163 -- 6 Up where we belong: is Britain's economic crisis all in the mind? 195 -- 7 The great reckoning 235 -- 8 Desperately seeking Sweden, or Freeport Ho! The search for a development model 269 -- 9 Hanging on in there: investment during the crisis 301 -- 10 After the illusions 335
Summary
With a second recession looming, Britain is facing a moment of truth. This book examines how the leader of the industrial revolution came to exhibit the features of a 'developing country'; chronic debt, volatile growth and vulnerability to external events. Going South explains how this has happened, arguing that the time for quick fixes is over
