Why Capitalists Need Communists

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"Big moments, when we face both huge problems and opportunities, require big books about how we make the desirable feasible. Why Capitalists Need Communists meets the challenge of the moment by addressing key issues, not just posing the problem but offering answers. Charles Seaford has done the progressive community a great service." (Neal Lawson, Director, Compass, UK) "Charles Seaford clearly and intelligently articulates the challenges that the capitalist system is facing today and manages to thread together the thoughts of those (from both sides of the divide, so to speak) who can see this failure and wish to put the system back on a more sustainable tack that serves the majority of citizens rather than a small minority; and weaves a plausible road map of how we can help heal our society. This is a must read for politicians, professional investors and civil society activists who are looking to get a better understanding of the challenge facing us and a glimmer of an idea of how we can tackle it." (Saker Nusseibeh, Chief Executive, Hermes Investment Management, UK) "Speaking as one of what Charles Seaford describes as market liberals who believe that markets are almost always the best way of organising economic activity, but also that governments have to intervene in them, and that governments have to invest in public services, I can say that I see absolutely no need for the new ideology he promotes in this book; but I can say with equal certainty that his thesis deserves to be debated, and that anyone with a serious interest in political ideas will find this book well written and highly stimulating?" (Oliver Letwin, Conservative MP for West Dorset) "Free market capitalism is failing and ruling elites are losing their nerve. What better time for progressives to strike back? From workers on boards to resurgent trade unionism, this book signposts the way to a greener, fairer economy." (Frances O'Grady, General Secretary, the TUC)