Source: Cobden Centre
by Elias Sanchez & Ritvik Verma
“Our engagement with Britain’s so-called ‘productivity puzzle’ began not in a seminar room, but while listening to a podcast from LBC in which a stream of callers voiced their frustrations about the economy and the political system. What struck us in that moment was not only the palpable sense of disillusionment, but also the absence of any conceptual or theoretical vocabulary through which these citizens could situate their concerns. Despite the frequency of debates on Britain’s economic stagnation, the public discourse remains largely detached from a framework that might defend the real processes of wealth creation and highlight the centrality of entrepreneurship in political culture.” (10/16/25)