audiobook End State: 9 Ways Society is Broken – and how we can fix it

audiobook End State: 9 Ways Society is
Broken – and how we can fix it
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'His analysis of what needs to be re-thought and repaired is
beautifully written, clear and ultimately optimistic. This book
made me think. For me, there is no higher praise' b Gavin
Esler b , author of How Britain Ends'A book full of bold ideas
for how to make life better. James Plunkett is a one man think
tank and his ideas deserve a wide audience' Andrew Adonis,
author of Saving Britain b Can we reverse the mental health
crisis by getting rid of Mondays? b b Is it time to stop poor
people being poor by... giving them money? b b Can we quell
the fires of populism by giving young people a say in the
future? b As the shockwaves of Covid 19 continue to spread,
and as the smoke clears from a year of anger and unrest,
many people feel forlorn about the future.In End State, James
Plunkett argues that this can be a moment not of despair, but
of historic opportunity - a chance to rethink, renew, and reform
some of the most fundamental ways we organise society. In
much the same way as societies emerged stronger from crises
in the past - building the state as we know it today - we too can
build a happier future.James Plunkett has spent his career
thinking laterally about the complicated relationships between
individuals and the state. First as an advisor to Gordon Brown,
then a leading economic researcher and writer, and then in the
charity sector, helping people struggling at the front-line of
economic change. James combines a deep understanding of
social issues with an appreciation of how change is playing out
not in the ivory tower, but in the reality of people's lives.Now, in

his first book, he sets out an optimistic vision, exploring nine
ways in which our social settlement can be upgraded to
harness the power of the digital age. Covering a dizzying
sweep of geography and history, from London's 18th Century
sewage systems to the uneasy inequality of Silicon Valley, it's
a thrilling and iconoclastic account of how society can not only
survive, but thrive, in the digital age. End State provides a
much-needed map to help us navigate our way over the
curious terrain of the twenty-first century. em em
'His analysis of what needs to be re-thought and repaired is
beautifully written, clear and ultimately optimistic. This book
made me think. For me, there is no higher praise' b Gavin
Esler b , author of How Britain Ends'A book full of bold ideas
for how to make life better. James Plunkett is a one man think
tank and his ideas deserve a wide audience' Andrew Adonis,
author of Saving Britain b Can we reverse the mental health
crisis by getting rid of Mondays? b b Is it time to stop poor
people being poor by... giving them money? b b Can we quell
the fires of populism by giving young people a say in the
future? b As the shockwaves of Covid 19 continue to spread,
and as the smoke clears from a year of anger and unrest,
many people feel forlorn about the future.In End State, James
Plunkett argues that this can be a moment not of despair, but
of historic opportunity - a chance to rethink, renew, and reform
some of the most fundamental ways we organise society. In
much the same way as societies emerged stronger from crises
in the past - building the state as we know it today - we too can
build a happier future.James Plunkett has spent his career
thinking laterally about the complicated relationships between
individuals and the state. First as an advisor to Gordon Brown,
then a leading economic researcher and writer, and then in the
charity sector, helping people struggling at the front-line of
economic change. James combines a deep understanding of

social issues with an appreciation of how change is playing out
not in the ivory tower, but in the reality of people's lives.Now, in
his first book, he sets out an optimistic vision, exploring nine
ways in which our social settlement can be upgraded to
harness the power of the digital age. Covering a dizzying
sweep of geography and history, from London's 18th Century
sewage systems to the uneasy inequality of Silicon Valley, it's
a thrilling and iconoclastic account of how society can not only
survive, but thrive, in the digital age. End State provides a
much-needed map to help us navigate our way over the
curious terrain of the twenty-first century. em em