The Power In The People: How We Can Change The World

Michael Mansfield, KC, is a renowned civil liberties lawyer who has spent his career fighting for justice. In his book, he argues that people power is unstoppable and that when people get together they can make lasting and positive change. He revisits his most important cases and clients to prove this point, demonstrating that the power is in the people, not the people in power.

Format: Hardback
Length: 288 pages
Publication date: 05 October 2023
Publisher: Octopus Publishing Group

A lifetime spent fighting the powers that be and turning personal pain into collective power.

Take care of this book because you are holding our history in your hands.

- Baroness HELENA KENNEDY of the Shaws KC

Michael Mansfield has given power to the voiceless, the innocents ... For this, he too is a hero.

- John Pilger

Michael Mansfield combines rare humanity with a brilliant understanding of the law.

- Jon Snow

A book of great importance ... Mr Mansfield's thoughtful reflections demand our attention.

- Ken Loach

An impressive and inspiring read.

- Duncan Campbell

I want this book to inspire people, give them a blueprint for fighting their own battles, and challenge the status quo. To see that together, we are always stronger. To understand that those who stand in the way of change cannot do so forever.

Michael Mansfield, KC

Barrister Michael Mansfield, KC, has spent his career fighting injustice, persecution, and corruption. And be it the Birmingham Six, Bloody Sunday, Stephen Lawrence, the Marchioness, Hillsborough, or Grenfell, he has come to learn one thing - that people power is unstoppable.

Time and again he has witnessed governments, police forces, legal institutions, and the establishment, try to block change and maintain the status quo in order to protect their interests. But almost every time he has seen that passion, perseverance, collectivity, and courage create a powerful momentum which is increasingly difficult to stop.

In this short but powerful book, the veteran barrister draws upon his 50 years of fighting for justice and revisits his most important cases and clients, proving without doubt that when people get together, they can achieve anything.

Weight: 342g
Dimension: 135 x 205 x 31 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781800961449