Act Now: A Vision for a Better Future and a New Social Contract

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A stirring manifesto that offers 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 peoples need and their receptiveness to new solutions.

In Act now, an extraordinary team of 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.

Reviews

'With the Labour Party timidly reversing even modest commitments, this book is full of ideas that can fill the vacuum.'
Guy Standing, author of The Politics of Time

'A really valuable attempt to do something different, thoughtful, clever and timely.'
Henrietta Moore, Founder and Director, UCL Institute for Global Prosperity

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Common Sense is a group of leading figures from academia, politics and industry who share a common belief in the need for pragmatic reform to end our era of crisis. The group are bound together by the conviction that the reforms we need are those that have the support of the British public and are grounded in common sense.