Twenty transformative solutions, inspired by the Reasons to be Cheerful podcast
Think of any problem that we face and there is already a solution out there.
A new book by Mr Miliband is an important political event ... mounts
a coherent challenge to orthodox views, encouraging his audience to think differently and laying the foundations of where the country needs to go ... Miliband is clear that we live in an age where it is movements of people, not politicians, that change the world
Full of ambitious ideas about how to solve gigantic social issues such as working life, childcare and climate change ... This flawed, funny Miliband sparkles with an Alan Partridge-like flourish through
Go Big ... Miliband never sounds angry. He doesn't even seem to get annoyed when the Tories steal his ideas
At a time when our problems seem insurmountable and our disagreements intractable,
Ed Miliband gives us reasons to be hopeful. This book makes a compelling case we need to hear: if we are willing to think big, politics can be a force for change and a force for good
There's a lot of good stuff in here ...
flashes of insight ... neat observations ... it is hard to disagree with much of what [he says] ... charmingly self-deprecating
By turns
bouncy, chatty and confidential, and above all relentlessly upbeat ... fully of ideas, nifty schemes for solving the climate crisis, sound stratagems for encouraging more and better housing, for revitalising public transport, for loosening the stranglehold of the market and a whole lot more besides
Ed Miliband is Shadow Secretary of State of Climate Change and Net Zero, having been Leader of the Labour Party (2010-2015) and Climate Change Secretary (2008-2010). Since 2017 Ed has captured the imagination of millions with his award-winning podcast
Reasons to Be Cheerful, in which he explores the ideas, people and movements solving the challenges facing societies all around the world. In
Go Big, he presents an inspiring array of real solutions to the toughest and most urgent of these problems, and argues that the key to success is to raise our sights and think big.