{"product_id":"mortgaged-to-the-hilt-martin-beck-9798263962722","title":"Mortgaged to the Hilt: The UK National Debt Crisis - First Steps to Rethinking Public Spending and Growth","description":"The United Kingdom is in a rut. There is a growing sense that nothing works. There is little confidence that any of the traditional parties can move the dial. Populists pander to the frustrated majority but will only make matters worse. Even the current prime minister, Kier Starmer, has commented on \"the tepid bath of slow decline.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe root cause of many issues is money - how we generate it and how we spend it. On one hand, we lack the ambition and creativity to unlock 'real' economic growth. On the other, we are trapped by current spending commitments which act as a drag on the economy and are politically difficult to change.\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Fresh, Grown-Up Look at Britain's Finances\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eStraightforward ideas to start a serious national conversation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003ePragmatic choices: protect the vulnerable, cut waste, invest for growth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eCalm, credible, constructive - no jargon, no despair, just action\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Martin Beck\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798263962722\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/19\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.31lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.20d","brand":"Martin Beck","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48997196366079,"sku":"9798263962722","price":7.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/mortgaged-to-the-hilt-martin-beck-9798263962722","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}