Made in Britain: How the Nation Earns Its living

It is a question often asked in a conversation, and then everyone starts to moan that "we don't make anything anymore". The book blows this myth to smithereens by showing what we do make and how well our products are received globally; however it is balanced with what we don't make, and why we don't make those things any more.

The UK's economics and our societies' culture (and to a certain extent its psychology) are examined, indicating why we have a trade deficit and prefer offices to manufacturing.

I'm abbreviating heavily here. This book deserves much more of your time and attention. Evan Davis narrates himself, and I've always found programs or documentaries of his on TV engaging, entertaining and easy to understand. He brings all this to the book; if you're a fan of his style, you'll love the book.

This was one of those audiobooks I didn't want to end.

I came away from this audiobook feeling both informed and entertained. A subject like this could easily be dull, but this work is both written and narrated with real pace and an infectious enthusiasm. Perhaps the best endorsement I can give it, is that it really did change my opinion on the subject. Recommended.

This was a truly pleasurable listen. Evan gives a very impartial and positive overview of the British economy. If you have been reading a news paper or listening to the doom and gloom on TV. Get this book, listen to Evan's account of how Britain does what it does and I guarantee the pride will return.

Really good stuff.

I enjoyed this book. It's read well, interesting, and at times surprising. Best of all: it's a positive, honest message.

A factual insight into manufacturing output in Britain over many decades and up to the present.

Easy listening, interesting, thought provoking and surprisingly optimistic.

I really enjoyed this. Easy to listen to and straightforward to follow, interesting throughout, balanced and also with a number of surprises. If the French have car brands and we don't, does it mean they have a larger auto industry? Well, cars are made up of components from all over the world, and the UK supplies a few. Also the retail distribution of cars is an important and essential part of the auto industry value chain. Wheels within wheels.

This was an excellent listen - very well put together and helped me understand quite a bit more about the UK economy.

Davis addresses many of the easy-to-hold prejudices about the UK economy, many of which I myself hold (or possibly held in some cases) and shows how the thing really works.

I still have many unanswered questions, but the book certainly helped.

Rather amorphous subject makes for difficult handling - supply side of UK economy. Somehow not very engaging, but probably a personal view. I kept finding my attention wandering as there wasn't a very cohesive theme.