All In

Name: All In
Brand: Harper UK
Availability: InStock
Author: Lisa Nandy
ISBN: 9780008480790

Author: Lisa Nandy

Narrator: Lisa Nandy

Unabridged: 5 hr 55 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperNorth

Published: 11/24/2022

Categories: Nonfiction, Political Science, Commentary & Opinion, Political Process, Biography & Autobiography, Memoirs, History, European History, Business & Economics

Synopsis

‘A persuasive manifesto for a better Britain.’ Book of the Day Britain needs a fresh start. This timely book by one of the stars of the new government shows how to achieve it. In this brilliant and accessible intervention, Lisa Nandy reveals how Britain can leave behind the mess in which we find ourselves. charts a course towards a fairer, more equal, more prosperous country by drawing on the greatest asset we have – each other. Rapid global changes, political division and economic crisis have left Britain reeling. For decades, large swathes of the country have been shut out, condemned to low productivity, underinvestment and managed decline, and stripped of their voice. With most major cities now beset with high housing costs, air pollution and congestion, even the ‘winners’ are losing. All In Lucid, clear-eyed and hopeful, this book sets out how we restore values, energy and direction to our politics and offers a glimpse of the alternative future that remains within our grasp.

About Lisa Nandy

Lisa Nandy is the UK's Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport and MP for Wigan. Born and brought up in Manchester, she worked for the charity Centrepoint and later ran the refugee and asylum programme at The Children’s Society before entering parliament. In over a decade as an MP she has held several prominent shadow roles and co-founded the Centre for Towns.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Tom

Sections of this read as if it were only written so Nandy can shoehorn in another quote. Some decent ideas but this let's it down as does its quick pace which leaves little room for investigation of an issue. Interesting on the power of football for communities, devolution, the role of local groups in......more

Goodreads review by Ella

This gets 3.75 stars from me, my boss forced me to read it and I'm not a political book girlie, but I found it more interesting than I expected! Going to her lecture tonight, morphing into the world's biggest Lisa Nandy fan??......more

Goodreads review by Jacob

This was a powerful book which offered serious thought about what has gone wrong in Britain in the last few decades, and how this has led to disillusionment and a growing divide between the people and the political class. Nandy seems to be serious about understanding the reasons why people are so fr......more

Quotes

‘Nandy makes a powerful argument for rethinking politics.’ ‘A much-needed intervention. … This fast and accessible read [offers] a deceptively radical vision and one that Labour should embrace.’ Book of the Day ‘Gives a clear sense of Nandy’s ambitions for the Labour party’s future policy. … Bang on the political zeitgeist.’ ‘Brilliant, brave and bursting with ideas.’ ‘A humane and decent personal manifesto that does not shirk the challenges and dangers we face. Powerful and deeply authentic.’ ‘Clear-eyed and compassionate, but caustic about the people and ideas that have let Britain down so badly, Lisa Nandy is a new kind of politician and a new kind of thinker. We have never needed voices like hers more urgently.’ ‘Nandy is a big thinker and a gifted story teller. A must-read.’ , former General Secretary of the TUC ‘Original, thought-provoking and exciting.’, former Prime Minister of Denmark ‘A positive agenda for change and renewal rooted in the best traditions of the Labour movement.’ ‘Informative, perceptive and at times inspiring. This is the kind of political vision the country so badly needs.’ , Director, UK in a Changing Europe ‘Wide-ranging, imaginative, practical and believable.’ ‘A tour de force. outlines what a better world might look like.’ ‘With a sharp eye for illustration, Nandy offers one of Labour’s more radical routes out of neoliberalism in her accessible book.’