Changing society: Participate to change the world

There has hardly been a moment in the last half century when the lives of ordinary people have not been more influenced by politics, or more correctly, the management of economies and fiscal policies, through politics.

Or, if expressed differently, there has hardly been a moment in those 50 years when political decisions about which services are protected, cut or expanded, and which taxes are increased, has had a more immediate impact on the quality of life enjoyed or anticipated by millions of Europeans.

There has hardly been a moment either when multi-state intervention was more needed to protect ordinary communities’ falling living standards and the relentless concentration of wealth among a tiny minority. It seems vital too to do more to effectively control capitalism’s wildest excesses to protect the great sweep of humanity that depends on stability and credibility in the markets.