A Place Called Stop by Adam Tugwell explores how Britain reached the limits of a system built on efficiency, extraction, and dependency – and why reconstruction begins with honesty.

In this provocative analysis of national capability and decline, Tugwell examines the forces that hollowed out Britain’s economic foundations: financialisation, privatisation, offshoring, and the erosion of public purpose. Through sharp insight and grounded realism, he reveals how a worldview obsessed with short‑term gains has left the country unable to sustain its own resilience.

A Place Called Stop is not just a diagnosis – it’s a call to rebuild. Tugwell argues that recovery starts with recognising what has been lost and reclaiming the capacity to make, build, and govern with integrity.