Britain Needs Change : The Politics of Hope and Labour’s Challenge

Afterfourteen years of Conservative government – combined with Brexit, a globalpandemic, the rise of a populist far right and the existential threat ofclimate change – many see Britain as undergoing serious social, economic andcultural decline. This is the context in which Labour have taken office atWestminster after a decade and a half in opposition. With recent ways of doingpolitics, government and statecraft in crisis, how can a serious, humanealternative emerge? What scale and type of change is coming, and will it be forthe better?All thisraises serious questions about the future of the UK and its constituent nations,Labour’s ability to govern progressively, and the incoming government’s confidenceand capacity to take on the entrenched vested interests of present-day Britainwhile also having an honest, mature conversation with the public and its ownsupporters about the nature of these challenges. In BritainNeeds Change, some of our best thinkers and commentators dissect the challengesfacing the new government in a series of wide-ranging, penetrative essays. Featuring contributions from Helena Kennedy, John Curtice, Mariana Mazzucato, NealLawson, Aditya Chakrabortty, Ann Pettifor, Gavin Esler, Hilary Cottam, Sunder Katwala,Savitri Hensman, Fintan O’Toole and Andrew Gamble among others, this is requiredreading for anyone interested in the future of our country.