But What Can I Do?: Why Politics Has Gone So Wrong, and How You Can Help Fix It

Alastair Campbell's new book, "But What Can I Do?", is a heartfelt and impassioned manifesto that encourages readers to get involved in politics and effect change for the better. It provides practical tips on putting together and leading a campaign team, developing confidence, and coping with criticism and setbacks. It is a call to arms and a practical handbook for anyone who wants to make a difference.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 336 pages
Publication date: 18 January 2024
Publisher: Cornerstone

Everything a manifesto should be: heartfelt, hectoring, impassioned, and rousing.

The time has come for us to take action. Our country needs us. Our world needs us. Our time is now.

The state of our politics is a disgrace. Leaders who should never have been allowed to lead. Governments that lie and seek to undermine our democratic values. It's no wonder that so many of us feel frustrated, let down, and drawn to ask, "But what can I do?"

That question is the inspiration behind this book. It's a question regularly posed to Alastair Campbell, not least in reaction to "The Rest is Politics," the chart-topping podcast he presents with Rory Stewart. His answer, typically, is forthright and impassioned. We cannot afford to stand on the sidelines. If we think things need to change, then we need to change them, and that means getting involved.

But What Can I Do? provides each of us with the motivation and the tools to effect change for the better. It draws on Alastair's long experience to offer practical tips on putting together and leading a campaign team. It provides priceless advice on developing confidence and coping with criticism and setbacks. And it sets out the practical steps by which we can become political players ourselves. Part call to arms, part practical handbook, But What Can I Do? will prove required reading for anyone who wants to make a difference.

Weight: 234g
Dimension: 128 x 197 x 27 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781804943137