Alistair Campbell’s latest book But What Can I Do? Why Politics Has Gone So Wrong And How You Can Help Fix It is part call to arms, part practical handbook and looks at the state of politics across the UK. Alistair proposes that we can’t stand on the side-lines when we are confronted with policies that serve the interests of the few and when faced with the culture of lies from Governments that works to undermine democratic values. It's no surprise that so many of us feel frustrated, let down and drawn to ask, 'But what can I do?'
But What Can I Do? provides each of us with the motivation and the tools to make a difference. It explains how we can develop our skills of advocacy and persuasion. It draws on Alastair's long experience to offer practical tips on putting together and leading a campaign team. It provides priceless advice on developing confidence and coping with criticism and setbacks. And it sets out the practical steps by which we can become political players ourselves.
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READ MORECelebrate the coming festivities with one of music's most uplifting seasonal creations Bach's Christmas Oratorio performed at City Halls by the Scottish Chamber Orchestra!
READ MOREThis concert from Bearden Choir is sure to leave you feeling nothing but joy and excitement as we guarantee you will be singing all the way home!
READ MOREThe Unthanks tour In Winter, an abstract new work that captures the warmth and nostalgia of the festive season, which comes to Glasgow City Halls on Sunday 1st December!
READ MOREProkofiev's darkly lyrical Violin Concerto No 2 is the ideal musical match for the exceptional violinist Aylen Pritchin and conductor Maxim!
READ MOREMaxim Emelyanychev surrounds one of Mozart's most-loved pieces with rarities created around the same time by Haydn, Krommer and Wranitzky!
READ MOREBBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra's glorious 'Christmas at the Movies' concert returns to City Halls on Sunday 22nd December!
READ MOREJoin British violinist Rachel Podger for a concert focusing on some of JS Bach's most iconic orchestral music.
READ MORESCO Conductor Emeritus Joseph Swensen directs the fiery Sibelius Violin Concerto, alongside the coolly elegant Sixth Symphony.
READ MOREFinnish folk supremos Frigg will be joined by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in this special Celtic Connections show at Glasgow's City Halls!
READ MORERhiannon Giddens and Dirk Powell are celebrated for bringing the emotional essence of rural American music to modern audiences with a unique depth and vision.
READ MOREDon't miss an explosive and unstoppable emotional force, emanating from over 70 awe-inspiring musicians, when the BBC SSO perform Vaughan Williams Symphony!
READ MORECeltic Connections presents Hayden Thorpe & Propellor Ensemble perform NESS at City Halls' Recital Room on Sunday 26th January!
READ MOREBBC SSO Guest Conductor Antony Hermus presents enchanting music from Prokofiev's 'Cinderella' and the remarkable soloist Ning Feng plays Brahms's Violin Concerto.
READ MOREImagine this. A robot goes terrifyingly off the rails... and percussionist Colin Currie is the only man who can stop it!
READ MORESir James MacMillan conducts his new Concerto for Orchestra 'Ghosts' and presents a dazzling spread of new music from six of his younger colleagues from the Cumnock Tryst festival.
READ MOREDiscover Mozart's song-like Oboe Concerto in the hands of Ivan Podyomov, principal oboist at Amsterdam’s Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra.
READ MOREFauré’s hushed prayer for the departed, from outstanding British baritone Roderick Williams, conductor Andrew Manze and the SCO Chorus.
READ MORETwo of the most dynamic young stars in Finnish music – violinist Tami Pohjola and conductor Taavi Oramo – bring a special freshness and energy to music filled with sea air and northern light.
READ MOREOutstanding Finnish violinist Pekka Kuusisto directs and plays one of the best-loved masterpieces in the Romantic violin repertoire.
READ MOREEnjoy an intoxicating combination of Eastern and Western traditions creates musical magic, conjured by Indian musical royalty, courtesy of the BBC SSO!
READ MOREJoin Pekka Kuusisto and Simon Crawford-Phillips on an arc through time and musical styles, from Britten to Adès, Beamish to Haydn.
READ MOREJoin the BBC SSO as they perform devastatingly beautiful melodies & breath-taking virtuosity that thrills you to the edge of your seat.
READ MOREMark Wigglesworth conducts Beethoven's hymn of wonder to the natural world, with SCO Principal Nikita Naumov as soloist in Eötvös's Aurora.
READ MOREIsabelle van Keulen takes the reins of the SCO for the lyrical Violin Concerto by Robert Schumann, alongside Schubert's Third Symphony.
READ MORESoprano Johanna Wallroth turns the leaves of the Richard Strauss songbook: miniature worlds of tenderness, melody and romance, perfectly suited to what one critic called the pure magic of her voice.
READ MOREDeeply charismatic oboist and conductor François Leleux directs Mozart's cheeky Bassoon Concerto, and music by the teenage Richard Strauss.
READ MOREJapanese singer, songwriter, composer, and multi-instrumentalist Ichiko Aoba brings her Luminescent Creatures World Tour to Glasgow's City Halls on Saturday 5th April!
READ MOREThe BBC SSO's superb new Principal Double Bass Kai Kim steps into the spotlight for a concerto by Estonian composer Eduard Tubin, and Anu Tali conducts Dvořák's dance-like Seventh Symphony.
READ MOREImagine... in 240 years, what music will be performed the world over? A world-renowned pianist demonstrates the timeless beauty of Mozart.
READ MORELorenza Borrani teams up with SCO Principal Violist Max Mandel in what many consider Mozart’s finest creation: the Sinfonia concertante.
READ MOREStruggles between love & despair inspire a pulse-raising master-piece that stirs the soul when the BBC SSO perform Tchaikovsky's Fifth Symphony!
READ MOREYeol Eum Son makes a welcome return with Beethoven's Third Piano Concerto, in a concert that reaches its climax with Haydn's 'Nelson' Mass.
READ MORENicola Benedetti joins charismatic Principal Conductor Maxim Emelyanychev for an end-of-Season celebration full of romance and adventure.
READ MOREA young artist embarks on a lifelong voyage, narrated by BBC SSO and conductor Tito Muñoz. Pianist Alim Beisembayev, a luminous talent, is the soloist.
READ MOREMajestic swans take flight and Finland's greatest composer unleashes a spine-tingling melody that fills your heart with hope at the BBC SSO's closing night of their 2024/25 season!
READ MOREGlasgow's Book Fair, Books at the Botanics, is held every month in the Hopkirk building at Glasgow's Botanic Gardens!
READ MOREChristopher Whyte will be reading in Gaelic and in English translation from his tenth collection Athair/Father at Gaelic Books Council on Wednesday 27th November.
READ MOREJoin Eliza Clark, author of Boy Parts and Penance, for the launch of her first short story collection, She's Always Hungry, in conversation with Elle Nash at Waterstones Argyle Street!
READ MOREJoin broadcaster and author John MacKay at Kelvingrove for the launch of his latest book, Scotland Today and Yesterday: Witness to a Changing Nation.
READ MOREGlasgow Mitchell Library Classics Book Group runs on the first Thursday of each month with the library kindly providing books for all members, so there is no cost involved!
READ MOREMeet the Hebridean Baker, Coinneach MacLeod, as he signs copies of his latest cookbook, The Scottish Cookbook, in store on Saturday 7th December!
READ MORECome join Dave and Steve Flynn from The Happy Pear as they dish out wisdom, laughs, and plenty of plant-based goodness when they bring their live tour to Oran Mor Glasgow on Sunday 26th January!
READ MOREJoin bestselling author Tom Hindle at Waterstones Sauchiehall Street as he brings you his latest locked-room destination mystery, perfect for fans of Anthony Horowitz and Knives Out.
READ MOREVal McDermid and Nicola Sturgeon will be joined on stage at the King's Theatre by special comedy guests to talk about the books that have left an indelible mark on them, for good and ill!
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