
Britain Needs Change
The Politics of Hope and Labour's Challenge
Gerry Hassan(Author)
Biteback Publishing
Published on 28. November 2024
Book
Hardback
432 pages
978-1-78590-934-4 (ISBN)
Description
After
fourteen years of Conservative government - combined with Brexit, a global
pandemic, the rise of a populist far right and the existential threat of
climate change - many see Britain as undergoing serious social, economic and
cultural decline. This is the context in which Labour have taken office at
Westminster after a decade and a half in opposition. With recent ways of doing
politics, government and statecraft in crisis, how can a serious, humane
alternative emerge? What scale and type of change is coming, and will it be for
the better?
All this
raises serious questions about the future of the UK and its constituent nations,
Labour's ability to govern progressively, and the incoming government's confidence
and capacity to take on the entrenched vested interests of present-day Britain
while also having an honest, mature conversation with the public and its own
supporters about the nature of these challenges.
In Britain
Needs Change, some of our best thinkers and commentators dissect the challenges
facing the new government in a series of wide-ranging, penetrative essays.
Featuring contributions from Helena Kennedy, John Curtice, Mariana Mazzucato, Neal
Lawson, Aditya Chakrabortty, Ann Pettifor, Gavin Esler, Hilary Cottam, Sunder Katwala,
Savitri Hensman, Fintan O'Toole and Andrew Gamble among others, this is required
reading for anyone interested in the future of our country.
fourteen years of Conservative government - combined with Brexit, a global
pandemic, the rise of a populist far right and the existential threat of
climate change - many see Britain as undergoing serious social, economic and
cultural decline. This is the context in which Labour have taken office at
Westminster after a decade and a half in opposition. With recent ways of doing
politics, government and statecraft in crisis, how can a serious, humane
alternative emerge? What scale and type of change is coming, and will it be for
the better?
All this
raises serious questions about the future of the UK and its constituent nations,
Labour's ability to govern progressively, and the incoming government's confidence
and capacity to take on the entrenched vested interests of present-day Britain
while also having an honest, mature conversation with the public and its own
supporters about the nature of these challenges.
In Britain
Needs Change, some of our best thinkers and commentators dissect the challenges
facing the new government in a series of wide-ranging, penetrative essays.
Featuring contributions from Helena Kennedy, John Curtice, Mariana Mazzucato, Neal
Lawson, Aditya Chakrabortty, Ann Pettifor, Gavin Esler, Hilary Cottam, Sunder Katwala,
Savitri Hensman, Fintan O'Toole and Andrew Gamble among others, this is required
reading for anyone interested in the future of our country.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 242 mm
Width: 163 mm
Thickness: 34 mm
Weight
532 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78590-934-4 (9781785909344)
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Gerry Hassan
is a writer and commentator who for the past three years has been Professor of
Social Change at Glasgow Caledonian University. He has written extensively on
Scottish and UK politics, social change and the future. His books on the Labour
Party include The Strange Death of Labour Scotland (2012) and The
People's Flag and the Union Jack: An Alternative History of Britain and the
Labour Party (2019) (both written with Eric Shaw). He is reviews editor of
the journal Renewal: A Journal of Social Democracy and lives in
Kirkcudbright in Dumfries and Galloway, where he co-founded and runs
Kirkcudbright Fringe Festival.
Simon Barrow is
a writer, commentator and activist who was director of Ekklesia, the beliefs,
politics and ethics think tank, for nearly twenty years. He has written and
edited numerous books on politics, ethics, religion and music. He has edited
four books with Gerry Hassan, including Scotland the Brave? Twenty
Years of Change and the Future of the Nation (2019), Scotland
After the Virus (2020) and A Better Nation? The Challenges of
Scottish Independence (2022).
is a writer and commentator who for the past three years has been Professor of
Social Change at Glasgow Caledonian University. He has written extensively on
Scottish and UK politics, social change and the future. His books on the Labour
Party include The Strange Death of Labour Scotland (2012) and The
People's Flag and the Union Jack: An Alternative History of Britain and the
Labour Party (2019) (both written with Eric Shaw). He is reviews editor of
the journal Renewal: A Journal of Social Democracy and lives in
Kirkcudbright in Dumfries and Galloway, where he co-founded and runs
Kirkcudbright Fringe Festival.
Simon Barrow is
a writer, commentator and activist who was director of Ekklesia, the beliefs,
politics and ethics think tank, for nearly twenty years. He has written and
edited numerous books on politics, ethics, religion and music. He has edited
four books with Gerry Hassan, including Scotland the Brave? Twenty
Years of Change and the Future of the Nation (2019), Scotland
After the Virus (2020) and A Better Nation? The Challenges of
Scottish Independence (2022).