Braver New World

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  • ISBN 9781805462507
  • Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
  • Publication Date: 16 Apr 2026
  • Publisher: Atlantic Books
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Hardback
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'Refreshing... A rare example of a Broken Britain book with answers' New Statesman
'Engaging and informative, imploring us not to lose hope' Observer
'A ray of sunshine' Start the Week, Radio 4
'Rattlingly readable... Inspiring' Financial Times


At a time when democracies seem paralyzed by fear and populations are turning inward, award-winning journalist John Kampfner travels to ten countries confronting our shared challenges with bravery and imagination.

- Taiwan's health system achieves 90% patient satisfaction at a fraction of the cost of the NHS.
- Moroccan solar panels in the Sahara produce enough clean energy to power two million homes.
- Estonia has transformed itself into a digital pioneer in a single generation - becoming the world's first fully digital government where 97.6% of citizens access state services online.
- Costa Rica has tripled its economy while doubling its forest cover, proving that green policies can pay direct dividends.

What unites these countries, and more, is a refusal to accept that difficult problems are unsolvable. The places showing true innovation are often those with their backs against the wall - not wealthy nations assuming they have all the answers. Braver New World is an urgent reminder that solutions exist. The question is whether we have the courage to learn.

'A persuasive and imaginative argument against the gloom of our times' Bronwen Maddox
'Solutions-focused authorship at its best' Andrew Roberts
'A how-to book with inspired answers to our urgent questions' Lyse Doucet
'Read this book as an antidote to fatalism and gloom' Robert Peston
'Closely reported, surprising and, above all, hopeful' Jonathan Freedland

JOHN KAMPFNER is an award-winning author, broadcaster, foreign-affairs commentator and conference speaker. He began his career reporting from East Berlin (during the fall of the Wall) and Moscow (during the collapse of communism) for the Telegraph. After covering British politics for the FT and BBC, he edited the New Statesman. He has been Chair of several organizations. He is a regular TV and radio pundit, documentary maker and author of seven previous books, including the bestselling Blair's Wars. Why the Germans Do it Better, published in 2020 was a Top 10 bestseller and Book of the Year in the Guardian, Economist and New Statesman, and sold over 150,000 copies in all editions. His most recent book, In Search of Berlin, was longlisted for the Ondaatje Prize.

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