Ece Temelkuran presents a bold new manifesto for recalibrating the inequalities and ignorance in modern society.

In 2020 protest movements across the world revealed the inequalities sewn into the fabric of society. The wildfires that ravaged Australia and California made it clear we face a climate catastrophe. The pandemic showed us all just how precarious our economies really are, and the conspiracy theories surrounding the US election proved the same of our democracies. Those in charge do not have the answers. In fact, those in charge, more often than not Temelkuran believes, are the problem.

Political violence. Global inequality. Climate catastrophe. It feels like everything is collapsing, and those in power couldn’t care less. So what do we do now? How do we begin to build something better, together?

Award-winning political commentator Temelkuran puts forward a compelling new narrative for our current moment, not for some idealised future but for right now, and asks us to make a choice. To choose determination over hope; to embrace fear rather the cold comfort of ignorance; to save our energy for an unwavering attention on those in power and the destructive systems they uphold, rather than wasting time spewing out anger and outrage online. Above all, to choose to have faith in the other human beings we share this planet with.

Ece Temelkuran’s Together: 10 Choices for a Better Now is published by Fourth Estate. Buy a copy from Waterstones our bookselling partners.

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Festival of Ideas: Ece Temelkuran, How Do We Build Something Better, Together?