Overview

Does a for-profit society damage our humanity to the extent we cannot save ourselves? Can simple human connection be the answer? The authors explain why they think it is, and how to do it. How do we break old habits and routines that stop us making progress? In organising politically, how do we escape ways of doing things that are either self-defeating or out of date? Those involved in radical politics frequently put their heads in their hands in despair as old habits die hard - too often they are as destructive as ever. Or attempts to break the mould seem as eccentric and counter-productive as the patterns they would replace. It seems that we are on rails, travelling to a destination that has already been determined. How to escape? Let's open the book and see what Micheline and Alan suggest ...' Ken Loach - Film maker