BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//sebbo.net//ical-generator//EN URL:https://lectures.london/london-school-of-economics/can-we-be-rich-agai n-the-extraordinary-potential-of-britains-economy/calender.ics NAME:Lectures London X-WR-CALNAME:Lectures London TIMEZONE-ID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:32b24223-7a96-4c41-abda-d96ce7da98ed SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20260628T071742 DTSTART:20260708T173000 DTEND:20260708T190000 SUMMARY:Can we be rich again? The extraordinary potential of Britain's eco nomy LOCATION:London School of Economics: In-person public event (LSE campus\, venue tbc to ticketholders) DESCRIPTION:Wednesday 8 July 2026 6.30pm - 8pmSpeakerSir Jeremy HuntChairP rofessor Tony Travers\, CBEJoin us for this talk by Jeremy Hunt in which h e will talk about his new book\, Can We Be Rich Again? The extraordinary p otential of Britain's economy.In recent years a succession of economic sho cks has led to low growth\, stagnant living standards and divided politics . As debt and taxes have risen to record levels\, many worry that the UK e conomy is stuck in a low-growth trap with ruinous implications for future generations. Jeremy Hunt was Chancellor during one of those shocks. He arg ues that despite widespread pessimism\, Britain still has a lot going for it – the third largest technology ecosystem in the world\, a huge financ ial services sector\, globally admired universities and respected institut ions. What's more\, the solutions to our economic malaise are in plain sig ht if we are willing to learn from what works elsewhere.Meet our speaker a nd chairJeremy Hunt (@Jeremy_Hunt) spent over a decade in government\, mos t recently as Chancellor from October 2022 to the general election in the summer of 2024. Before that\, he was Chair of the Health and Social Care S elect Committee in Parliament\, having also been Health Secretary from 201 2 to 2018. In June 2018\, Jeremy Hunt became the longest ever serving Heal th Secretary. He has also been Foreign Secretary and Culture Secretary\, i ncluding overseeing the Olympic and Paralympic Games in London in the latt er role. He is currently Member of Parliament for Godalming and Ash.Tony T ravers is a professor in practice in the LSE’s Department of Government and Associate Dean of the School of Public Policy. His key research intere sts include local and regional government\, elections and public service r eform. Professor Travers' knowledge is frequently sought by policy makers and he has advised a range of select committees and think tanks. 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