Knowing what the next decade has in store can help progressives to shape the future. Mathew Lawrence outlines the major factors that will impact British lives over the next 10 years – including Brexit, ecological instability, and technological transformations in social and economic life – and argues for a future‐focussed strategy for change.
When global markets leave resources and power in the hands of too few people, everybody suffers, says Charles Leadbeater. The ALT/Now programme – a Canadian group of social entrepreneurs – demonstrates how an ethic of stewardship can shift our economy towards one that puts people first.
As centre‐left parties falter across Europe, Claudia Chwalisz wonders whether progressives can find the roots of a resurgence in Justin Trudeau's victory. Or is there nothing for them to learn from this uniquely Canadian tale?
With mainstream politics seemingly in disarray, Chris Bickerton asks whether a victory for either Macron or Le Pen would represent the collapse of the traditional left–right party politics in France.
