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School of Life: Paul Mason's Guide to the Future at the Mary Ward House

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Time 12:20
Date 06/09/15
Price £20

From climate change to banking scandals, austerity to IS, a perfect storm appears to threaten the world we know – change that will affect not only our lives, but our children and grandchildren, too.

What’s next for the future of the world?

It’s hard to watch the news without growing despondent about the future. But could this crisis be an opportunity? Economics editor of Channel 4 News, Paul Mason, believes a global transformation is already underway – and that each of us has an unprecedented chance to determine what that is. It’s going to be up to us to decide what comes after capitalism. Can science and technology only serve the 1%, or be steered to serve human needs? Will we allow the markets to dictate every last part of everyday life, or stand up and fight for social justice, community and culture?

In this brilliantly polemical sermon, you’ll hear the future history of the world from one of the country’s most acclaimed thinkers – and discover your part in writing it.

ABOUT SUNDAY SERMONS

Since 2008, The School of Life has presented strictly secular Sunday Sermons exploring the values we should live by today. They ask maverick cultural figures to give us their take on the virtues to cling to or the vices to be wary of in our complex world. Expect persuasive polemics, pop-song hymns and artist-made buns and biscuits.

Paul Mason is one of Britain's most recognisable voices on the economy, culture and politics. He is the award-winning economics editor of Channel 4 News. His books include Why It's Kicking Off Everywhere: the New Global Revolutions ('Compact, urgent, present-tense, declarative and addictive' - Andy Beckett, Guardian); Live Working Die Fighting ('Indispensable, brilliant' - Ken Loach; longlisted for the Guardian First Book Award); and Meltdown: The End of the Age of Greed ('Lucid and sharply polemical' - Oliver Kamm, The Times).

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