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GO BIG

How To Fix Our World
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An empowering, uplifting set of practical and transformative solutions for remaking society, inspired by the Reasons to be Cheerful podcast 'Enthralling. I was left with such an unusual feeling that I didn't at first realise what it was, and then I remembered- optimism. I hope everyone with the slightest interest in the way the world works will read it' PHILIP PULLMAN ______ Good news- the solutions to our problems already exist. Great news- a once-in-a-generation appetite for change means we can make them happen. The challenges we face are daunting, but in Go Big Ed Miliband shows that the scale of what is possible is far greater. We are at a rare moment in history when people everywhere see the need for big change. Meanwhile, practical and proven ways exist for tackling everything from inequality to the climate crisis - if you know where to look and have the courage to think big. Ed Miliband has captured imaginations with his award-winning hit podcast Reasons to be Cheerful, which discovers brilliant people all around the world who are successfully fixing problems, transforming communities and pioneering global movements. From a citizens' assembly in Mongolia to the UK's largest walking and cycling network in Greater Manchester, from flexible working in Finland to the campaign for the first halal Nando's in Cardiff, Go Big draws on the most imaginative and ambitious of these ideas to provide a vision for how to remake society. The future is not yet written. It's our job to write it. Go Big shows us how. ______ 'Inspired and inspiring, Miliband calls upon us to rise to our challenges with courageous boldness' CHRISTIANA FIGUERES, Lead Negotiator of the UN Paris Climate Agreement ''Go big' should be the rallying cry of progressives around the world' RUTGER BREGMAN, author of Humankind *A Guardian, Evening Standard and New Statesman Book to Look Out for in 2021* _____ (*WARNING - Contains genuinely big ideas that may inspire* Solutions cover- Green New Deal - Affordable Housing - Universal Social Inheritance - A Care Economy - Reining In Big Tech - Citizens' Assemblies - Votes At 16 - A Devolution Revolution - Fossil Fuel Divestment - Community Wealth Building and many, many more)

Author Biography:

In September 2017, Ed Miliband and his co-host Geoff Lloyd launched the Reasons to be Cheerful podcast to explore the ideas, people and movements solving the biggest challenges facing society, through interviews with smart thinkers and inspiring campaigners from around the world. It has since had over 11 million downloads across a diverse listenership and was awarded Podcast of the Year by the Broadcasting Press Guild in 2018. Ed is the MP for Doncaster North and was Leader of the Labour Party from 2010 to 2015 and Climate Change Secretary from 2008 to 2010. In April 2020, he returned to the front bench to serve as Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.
Release date NZ
June 3rd, 2021
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Audiences
  • General (US: Trade)
  • Professional & Vocational
  • Tertiary Education (US: College)
Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Imprint
The Bodley Head Ltd
Pages
352
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Dimensions
162x242x36
ISBN-13
9781847926241
Product ID
33210539

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