The State We Need

Keys to the Renaissance of Britain

Michael Meacher

• Publisher: Biteback Publishing
• Year: 2013
• Print ISBN: 9781849545884
• eBook ISBN: 9781849546393
• Topic: Politics & International Relations
• Subtopic: Politics
• Index: Politics & International Relations

At a time when great issues are crying out for resolution - financial and economic stagnation, an increasingly polarised society, global paralysis over climate change, and spiritual emptiness and loss of vision throughout the West - politics is dominated by spin and manipulation. Too many people feel confused, cynical and angry... and poorly represented by a remote political elite in Westminster. Despite the crash, that elite are still clinging to the same old ideas that have been tried and found wanting; we're still being told that we're not allowed to think outside the box of Thatcher's capitalism. This book opens up a whole new vista - one that is radical but also practical. It presents a different model for business, a restructured banking system, an alternative economic policy, a reconfigured power structure, an industrial policy geared to the revival of manufacturing, a sharply different approach to employment and welfare, as well as inequality in society, and a fundamental reassessment of the handling of climate change. The State We Need answers the cry of the alienated many. It delivers a full analysis of the problems facing the British state, and offers the comprehensive, resonating vision of Britain for which we've all been waiting.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Dedication
• CONTENTS
• PART 1: UNSUSTAINABILITY: WHAT’S WRONG WITH BRITAIN AND NEEDS FUNDAMENTAL CHANGE
• PART 2: WHY NEO-LIBERAL CAPITALISM MUST BE REPLACED
• PART 3: A NEW BUSINESS MODEL: STRATEGY FOR BRITAIN’S RENAISSANCE
• PART 4: HOW NATIONAL INTEREST CAPITALISM WOULD RADICALLY TRANSFORM BRITAIN’S SOCIETY AND CULTURE
• PART 5: THE WIDER PERSPECTIVE
• INDEX
• Copyright