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A manifesto for making change
SYLVIA HIKINS welcomes a brilliant book that should be compulsory reading for all MPs
TIRED OF WAITING: Campaigners gather on Fistral Beach, Newquay on National Day of Action on Sewage Pollution one of 12 simultaneous protests against the UK's water companies on April 23 2022
MIK SABIERS revels in a band that ploughs an idiosyncratic furrow of expletive laden, guitar-driven alt rock
ANDY HEDGECOCK, MARIA DUARTE and ANGUS REID review Synthetic Sincerity, Our Hero, Balthazar, Heartstopper Forever, and A Year In London
The bard invites readers to a gig, raps for Clacton, and lays out the Burnham-Hurzeler conundrum
RON JACOBS recommends an important book that enhances the oppositional theories put forth by Fanon and, in doing so, remakes psychology itself
JAN WOOLF relishes an extensive history of our long relationship to trees in Britain that underlines the current emergency
DIANE WATT argues that while evidence of sex is not there, a 16th‑century lesbian poet could be Scotland’s answer to Gentleman Jack
Act Now – A Vision for A Better Future and A New Social Contract
Common Sense Policy Group
Manchester University Press, £9.99
WHAT an incredibly timely book this is. The authors, featuring Kate Pickett, Richard Wilkinson and Danny Dorling, are a collective of leading figures from academia, politics and industry who share a common belief in the need for pragmatic reform to end our crisis.
It has become patently obvious that we cannot go on as we are, perpetuating an era of decline for many people, with politicians from all perspectives responding inadequately to the genuine needs of Britain’s population. Forget tinkering around the edges. Now is time for real change and to rebuild from the ground up, not just by reigniting the economy but reforming the whole structure of society.
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