"A revolutionary moment in the world's history is a time for revolutions, not for patching." Willaim Beveridge
"I have no doubt that the situation in UK and Europe is as revolutionary a time as it was in 1942, and that this needs a revolution in both our governance and in our own behaviour. The only wise words I have heard from our four recent pathetic and ineffective Prime Ministers were Johnson's presumably insincere reference to the need for levelling up. This is at the heart of socialism. It requires a revolution among both politicians and public, essentially to move from selfishness to selflessness, from motivation by money to motivation by a desire for a fulfilled and healthy life for all. It requires, perhaps, a change to looking for growth not in gross domestic product, a measure of how much we spend and which has led to climate change, but in gross domestic contentment.
Now, the time has come for a social and political revolution in Britain to address inequity, summarised as Beveridge's five giants; inequity that has grown on the fruits of a fear of what are, after all, not just socialist ideals but also virtues espoused by all major religions. We need to confront the evils of inequity, warfare, disease and climatic disaster, and to do this with all of Europe and our allies round the world.
A new government must regain the respect we have lost, and it can do this by showing that it is joining in effective action on levelling up and addressing the refugee crisis. In doing this, it needs to emulate a great wartime leader and tell us of the need to make personal sacrifice for the greater good. There are obvious things to do, and it will take courage. I seriously doubt that there will be another opportunity if the one provided by the next election is missed and I hope that election will be soon." Anthony Seaton