... and thanks for dropping by. My latest scribblings are available here on my blog. Otherwise, I'm pleased to announce the publication of my new book, co-authored with film director Ross Ashcroft: Four Horsemen: The Survival Manual takes a deeper look at the issues raised in the acclaimed Four Horsemen film, the DVD of which is now available. There's a summary of the book below, along with an order link.
The next book/film related event is on Wednesday 30th May at 7.00pm, when we'll be sharing a platform with Phillip Blond at The Frontline Club for an event entitled: Four Horsemen - The Debate .
My first novel, a political thriller entitled The Blueprint, will also be published shortly. And for anyone yet to read it, my first book, The Possibility of Progress, is still available, with a summary and order link further down this page.
Four Horsemen: The Survival Manual
As the global economy veers from crisis to catastrophe, people have finally had enough. Billions are denied effective access to an economy that's been hijacked by vested interests. When western civilization reaches the end of the road, it takes the rest of the world down with it.
But it doesn’t have to be like this. By equipping ourselves with a better understanding of the causes of the crisis in our fatally-flawed economic system, not only will we be better prepared for the challenges ahead, we will also find the motivation to work towards real change.
The Survival Manual points the way to a saner future. There is an alternative to civilizational collapse. And while the need for change has never been more urgent, the conditions have never been better. A civilization fit for human beings is within reach.
The Possibility of Progress
With conventional politics increasingly unable to address the growing threats to planet and people, this book argues for an alternative to current economic thinking, one which combines the potential power of free markets with the ideals of socialism.
Drawing on evolutionary biology, the history of ideas, cultural antropology, economics, moral philosophy and social psychology, it summarises key contributions from each, investigating what it is about humans as biological organisms, cultural players and economic agents which gives rise to our continuing lack of progress, and how change in individuals might translate into wider social change.
Impressive, important and readable.
James Robertson
A deeply moral and intellectual book.
Tony Benn
