An inspiring manifesto offering a radical vision for our political future.

We live in an age of crisis and decline. The right presents ‘solutions’ that only worsen the situation, driving a downward cycle in which desperation leads to despair. But the left is also to blame: progressive politicians have consistently failed to recognise both the urgency of people’s need and their receptiveness to new solutions.

In Act now, a team of leading researchers presents a compelling and achievable vision for a progressive future. They outline clear policies for welfare, health and social care, education, housing and more. Arguing for a rolling forwards of the state, they call for a new era of active citizenship and economic democracy, grounded in robust and resilient institutions.

Only a comprehensive and integrated approach, based on clear evidence of feasibility and popularity, can provide a pathway to the secure, democratic and prosperous Britain of tomorrow. This book is the blueprint. It calls on politicians, pundits and the British people to act now.

By Common Sense Policy Group, Kate Pickett, Richard Wilkinson, Danny Dorling, Neal Lawson, Cat Hobbs et al.

Cat Hobbs and Neal Lawson will be here in conversation here at bookhaus. Tickets cost £6 and include a glass of wine or a soft drink.

Neal Lawson is Director of Compass the pressure group for a good society. He is the author of All Consuming and co-author of the Progressive Century. He writes for the Guardian and the New Statesman.

Cat Hobbs is the founder and director of We Own It, an organisation that campaigns for public ownership of public services.

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