The State of Us - The good news and the bad news about our society

''A call to arms from one of the great television journalists of his generation'' Robert McCrum

There is a question at the heart of this book: What sort of a society do we want to live in?

It is rare in history that so many nations in the developed world are in crisis at the same time. There has been a disintegration of trust in political leaders and in the media that holds them to account. For all the progress humankind has made, for all the inventions and new technologies, our society is being undermined by inequality. We should care not simply because of its impact on productivity and growth, but because it''s wrong. It''s wrong that some don''t have enough money to eat whilst others fly wagyu beef halfway across the planet for a couple of amusing mouthfuls. It''s wrong that there are council residents unable to safely escape their homes if they catch fire. To fix it, we must begin by seeking out the truth about our world.

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