'Act Now': A Vision for a Better Future and a New Social Contract
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.
At a stimulating public event next month, Northumbria University's Common Sense Policy Group will launch Act Now, an inspiring manifesto offering a better vision for Britain.
In Act Now: A Vision for a Better Future and a New Social Contract, a team of
leading researchers present 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.
At a book launch hosted by Northumbria University, the authors will argue that 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 calling on politicians, pundits and the British
people to act now.
About the Authors
Speakers at the book launch include:
Professor Andy Long FREng, Vice Chancellor and Chief Executive, Northumbria University
Professor Louise
Bracken PVC, Northumbria University
Professor Matthew
Johnson, Professor of Public Policy & Chair of the Common
Sense Policy Group at Northumbria University
Professor Kate
Pickett, Professor of Epidemiology, University of York
Professor Danny
Dorling, Professor of Human Geography, University of Oxford
Professor Richard
Wilkinson, Emeritus Professor of Social Epidemiology at the University of Nottingham Medical School, Honorary Professor at University College London, and Honorary Visiting Professor at the University of York, and Visiting Professor in SWECW
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