Lucas passionately delves into our literary heritage to uncover insights on today’s biggest issues: from the toxic legacy of Empire, to the struggle for constitutional reform, and the accelerating climate emergency. She deftly sketches out an alternative Englishness: one that we can all embrace to build a greener, fairer future.
Caroline Lucas is the MP for Brighton Pavilion, and the UK’s first Green Party MP. Elected to parliament in 2010, she also served as leader of the Green Party of England and Wales from 2008 to 2012 and as co-leader from 2016 to 2018. She was previously a Member of the European Parliament for ten years. She holds a PhD in English literature. It was her passion for the English countryside that first inspired Caroline to think more deeply about the importance of place in our national life, and her love of literature that led her to respond to the rise of the populist Right by examining the more positive, inclusive stories of England and the English explored in this book.