Rafe Fletcher: We should learn from Singapore how to treat our country like an asset

Rafe Fletcher: We should learn from Singapore how to treat our country like an asset

Rafe Fletcher is the founder of CWG. The UK is fast becoming a place to enjoy wealth, not build it. It offers world-class institutions and infrastructure cheaply to transient visitors, while punishing those who seek to build a future there. A recent trip back from my home in Singapore reinforced this view (though I concede it’s a rather London-focused case study). While Britain and its capital should welcome foreign investment, it must be self-c…