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Across the Western world, people are desperate for a radical shift in politics and for new kinds of politicians. Primary defeats for established figures and shock results in referendums are becoming the norm, while outsiders are shaking up political cultures.
In this book, Ali Milani, a rising star in the UK’s Labour Party, brings a unique perspective to the key political issues we're facing in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, and shows how young people from all walks of life can engage in politics to transform our country and the world.
Drawing on his rollercoaster campaign against Prime Minister Boris Johnson in the UK’s 2019 general election and his time in Bernie Sanders’ campaign team, he aims to inspire a new generation, including the disenfranchised, disillusioned and marginalised, to raise their voices and change mainstream politics for the better.
Foreword by John McDonnell
Introduction: ‘Hope’
1. ‘A great idea, but probably not for someone like me’
2. ‘Every election has a story’
3. ‘The imperfect candidate’
4. ‘I think it’s safe to say, I was never supposed to be an MP’
5. ‘Where are you really from?’
6. ‘Running while broke’
7. ‘This is big. Bigger than me’
8. ‘The audacity to dream of change’