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  • 13 - Seven Pillars of Empowerment

  • from Part IV - After the Virus: Who Do We Want to Be?
  • Hilary Cooper, Simon Szreter, University of Cambridge
  • Book:
    After the Virus
    Published online:
    20 August 2021
    Print publication:
    23 September 2021, pp 318-340

  • Summary

    This chapter argues that an empowering society that nurtures its individual citizens and protects our environment rests on seven mutually supporting pillars, based on the values, behaviours and policies that the book has advocated, drawn from history. These will be crucial in creating a society that works for all, as we build forward from the pandemic, giving us the robustness and resilience that we need to face an increasingly uncertain future.The seven pillars are:1. A Nurturing State: Respect and inclusive support for all2. Ethical Capitalism: Working with business to redefine our values3. Fair Contributions: Full participation by the prosperous 4. Open Public Discourse: Enabling all voices to have an equal hearing5. Measuring What We Value: Signalling the changes we need6. A Sustainable Future: Responsible stewardship of our planet’s resources7. Participatory Politics: Reviving democracy and civic engagement

After the Virus
  • Lessons from the Past for a Better Future
  • Hilary Cooper, Simon Szreter
  • Published online:
    20 August 2021
    Print publication:
    23 September 2021
  • Why was the UK so unprepared for the pandemic, suffering one of the highest death rates and worst economic contractions of the major world economies in 2020? Hilary Cooper and Simon Szreter reveal the deep roots of our vulnerability and set out a powerful manifesto for change post-Covid-19. They argue that our commitment to a flawed neoliberal model and the associated disinvestment in our social fabric left the UK dangerously exposed and unable to mount an effective response. This is not at all what made Britain great. The long history of the highly innovative universal welfare system established by Elizabeth I facilitated both the industrial revolution and, when revived after 1945, the postwar Golden Age of rising prosperity. Only by learning from that past can we create the fairer, nurturing and empowering society necessary to tackle the global challenges that lie ahead - climate change, biodiversity collapse and global inequality.