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. In The State of Us, Jon Snow traces how the life of the nation has changed across his five-decade career, from getting thrown out of university for protesting apartheid to interviewing every prime minister since Margaret Thatcher. In doing so, he shows how the greatest problems at home and abroad so often come down to inequality and an unwillingness to confront it.
But that is not our fate. Despite the challenges, Snow has witnessed profound social progress. In this passionate rallying cry, he argues that at its best, journalism reflects not just who we are now, but who we can be.
We’ve had enough of division; the future is for us.
Superbly conjured world of post Civil War tensions and uncertainties in which two brothers, recently freed from a Georgian plantation, seek to forge a new life helping a local farmer.
Journalist, broadcaster, local author and Labour peer writes engagingly about down-sizing from her former family home and facing up to what constitues a fulfilling and contented ‘next segment’ of life.
Enchanting, large-format gift edition of Kenneth Grahame’s classic riverside adventures, skilfully retold by Lou Peacock and beautifully illustrated by Kate Hindley. Age guide: 6-9
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Impressive chronicle of world history told through the lives of great and infamous families from the Pharaohs to present day tycoons with diverse tales of power, politics, war, religion, migration and technology to extraordinarily powerful effect.
Join Mink, an intrepid dog, a baby zebra and a squirrel on an exuberant rescue mission to save a menagerie of animals from the evil Mr Spit. Age guide: 5-8
Beautifully nuanced story of three childhood friends urgently re-united after thirty years by a newsworthy discovery near one of their favourite haunts. Suspenseful and moving, by the best-selling author of Fresh Water for Flowers.
Celebrated as the author’s masterpiece and now available in English for the first time, this is a tense enigmatic thriller which starts with the bodies of a young couple discovered in a rocky cove.
From a first meeting in an LA hospital in 1987 to the heights of tech stardom, this moving and immersive novel charts the 30-year relationship of shared passion and creativity between two childhood friends in the computer games industry.
