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What has data ever done for us? In this book, House of Commons Library statistician Georgina Sturge explores the rich history of the moments when we have counted and measured ourselves in different ways, and the shocks and fundamental changes which have come as a result. ‘Sum of Us’ showcases how the process of deciding who and what we count can be disruptive and intrusive – and at other times it can be emancipatory. From unravelling a deadly public health crisis to exposing the tensions at the heart of what it means to describe ourselves as ‘British’, and from being the seed of the NHS to a spotlight on equal rights, data is a force which can turn the wheel of progress forwards as well as, sometimes, backwards. Along the way, Sturge also tells the story of how governments and politicians came to use and rely on data for policy making, and what that means for us now, in an age more awash than ever with information.
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How far will he go to save a future he may never see? Having been made High Commissioner in Nairobi, Ed Barnes is keeping his head down and staying out of trouble. But when his daughter, Sophie, is kidnapped following a security crisis for which he is blamed, his attempts at normality fall apart once again. He finds himself at the heart of a complex negotiation with a dangerous Somali terrorist group, in an effort to avert a regional security crisis and free his daughter. Meanwhile, across the globe a series of political assassinations have been shaking the world of business and government. Tensions boil over when a Chinese envoy is murdered in Jordan, only days before a crucial climate change conference, sparking a diplomatic crisis and the threat of US/China confrontation.
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Together these essays provide deep reflections on the nature of trust in the context of public life, agreeing that it is engendered through real encounters, not in the abstract or by force, and offer guidance on how to make those encounters real, whether they be within oneself, between people, or within institutions and the people they serve.
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Professor Devi Sridhar has risen to prominence for her vital roles in communicating science to the public and speaking truth to power. In ‘Preventable’ she highlights lessons learned from outbreaks past and present in a narrative that traces the COVID-19 pandemic – including her personal experience as a scientist – and sets out a vision for how we can better protect ourselves from the inevitable health crises to come.
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The Sunday Times Bestseller
‘Seasoned Whitehall watchers often remark: “It wouldn’t have been like this if Jeremy Heywood were still around.” ? How could it be that the effectiveness of the once-revered civil service had become reliant on a single man?’ Guardian
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The US has the highest rate of incarceration in the world. One in every 15 people born there today is expected to go to prison. For black men this figure rises to 1 in 3. And Death Row is disproportionately black, too. Bryan Stevenson grew up poor in the racially segregated South. His innate sense of justice made him a brilliant young lawyer, and one of his first defendants was Walter McMillian, a black man sentenced to die for the murder of a white woman – a crime he insisted he didn’t commit. The case drew Bryan into a tangle of conspiracy, political machination, startling racial inequality, and legal brinksmanship – and transformed his understanding of mercy and justice forever. At once an unforgettable account of an idealistic lawyer’s coming of age and a moving portrait of the lives of those he has defended, ‘Just Mercy’ is an inspiring argument for compassion in the pursuit of justice.
