Musician and activist Billy Bragg diagnoses the crisis of
accountability in Western democracies in this new series of political
pamphlets from Faber.
We live in a world where strongman politics are rising;
neo-liberalism has hollowed out political parties; and corporations
have undermined democracy. Ordinary voters feel helpless to effect
change, resulting in outbreaks of populist anger, and traditional
platforms for debate are losing their viability as readers source
information online. In this short and vital polemic, progressive
thinker and activist Billy Bragg argues that accountability is the
antidote to authoritarianism, and that without it, we can never truly
be free. He shows us that Freedom requires three dimensions to
function: Liberty, Equality, and Accountability – and the result is
a three dimensional space in which freedom can be exercised by all.
