Act Now manifesto launch - Danny Dorling, Richard Wilkinson, Kate Pickett at Northumbria University

“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.” - Act Now: A Vision for a Better Future and a New Social Contract
This is an audio recording of the 12 July 2024 launch of Act Now, an edited volume and inspiring manifesto that aims to offer a better vision for Britain, presented by Northumbria University's Common Sense Policy Group.
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. The book's forward was written by Rowan Williams, the former Archbishop of Canterbury.
The book's contributors 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. Act Now is the blueprint calling on politicians, pundits and the British people to act now.
Speakers at this event:
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.
Lena Swedlow, COMPASS.
Read more about Act Now, published by Manchester University Press:
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