\'Your country needs you.
And it sets out the practical steps by which we can become political players ourselves.
Part call to arms, part practical handbook, But What Can I Do? will prove required reading for anyone who wants to make a difference..
It provides priceless advice on developing confidence and coping with criticism and setbacks.
It draws on Alastair\'s long experience to offer practical tips on putting together and leading a campaign team.
It explains how we can develop our skills of advocacy and persuasion.
Opening with an acute analysis of our polarised world and the populists and extremists who have created it, it goes on to show how we can effect change for the better.
If we think things need to change, then we need to change them, and that means getting involved.
But What Can I Do? provides each of us with the motivation and the tools to make a difference.
We cannot afford to stand on the sidelines.
His answer, typically, is forthright and impassioned.
It\'s a question regularly posed to Alastair Campbell, not least in reaction to The Rest is Politics, the chart-topping podcast he presents with Rory Stewart.
It\'s no surprise that so many of us feel frustrated, let down and drawn to ask, \'But What can I do?\'That question is the inspiration behind this book.
Policies that serve the interests of the privileged few.
Governments that lie, and seek to undermine our democratic values.
Leaders who can\'t or shouldn\'t be allowed to lead.
Your time is now.\'Our politics is a mess.
Your world needs you. \'Your country needs you
